Chapter 42: Firework-ing Together
At the Brighthouse, Izzy twirled around as she laughed excitedly while levitation something that looks like a ball with her magic.
“Woo!” Izzy cheered as she tossed the ball thing into the air, which exploded into fireworks. “Zoom! Boom! Pchah! Yah!” She excitedly cheered as she kept tossing more fireworks balls into the air as she twirled around with a cheerful smile with sparkles in her eyes.
Sunny and Sunset then came into view in front of Izzy as they watched her toss more fireworks excitedly.
“Izzy, come on.” Sunny called out to her friend with a smile.
“Yeah. Enough with those mini homemade fireworks, Izzy. We gotta get going.” Sunset said with a smile as she and Sunset pointed to where the Manestream is as Hitch led the Pippsqueaks in with a smile, wanting to join them on the trip.
“Yeah, or we’ll miss seeing the real firework display.” Sunny finished with a smile while pointing to the Marestream.
“Hey, these look pretty real to me.” Izzy said with a smile and still had sparkles in her eyes as she stopped twirling as she stopped tossing the firework balls as she felt dizzy as her eyes and head spin from dizziness. “W-Whoa. Oh, all that spinning made me one ‘Dizzy Izzy’.” She said with a smile as she then flew to the floor in dizziness.
Sunset gave a chuckle from that as she helped Izzy up. “That's what you get from spinning for too long, Izzy. Now let’s go, we gotta get going if we don’t want to miss the real fireworks.” She said with a smile.
Izzy shook her head to get out of her dizziness as she gave a smile to Sunset and Sunny. “Okay.” She said cheerfully as she hopped to the Marestream.
Sunset and Sunny looked at each other with a smile as they gave a little laugh together as Sunset spoke. “I can’t believe it’s been a whole year since Unity and Magic returned, Sunny.” She said with a smile.
“I know, right! A whole year of magic and friendship, and a start of a new year for it as well.” Sunny said with a cheerful smile, still amazed that it's been a whole year since ponykind was brought together again and magic returned.
Twilight then appeared as the necklace opened up as she spoke with a smile. “And I am glad that you accomplished this and kept the peace for this long, you two. You both make great Alicorns for all of Equestria while keeping the magic of friendship alive and ponies together.” She said with a smile to Sunny and Sunset, proud that they kept the magic of friendship alive for this long year.
“Thanks, Twilight. We always kept our promise to keep your legacy alive.” Sunset said with a smile. “And Sunny has done an amazing job at being an Alicorn than I do, being the balance of all ponykind and helping others even if I’m not around to help with those problems if we go to different locations from time to time.” She added with a smile.
“I’d learn from the best.” Sunny said as she gave a wink to Sunset. “And we will keep that promise and make sure that legacy is here to stay!” She said cheerfully, going to keep Twilight’s legacy alive.
Twilight chuckled from Sunny’s cheerfulness as she smiled down at them. “And I am proud of you two keeping that promise. Now go on and enjoy the fireworks, you don’t wanna miss them.” She said while pointing to the Marestream with a smile.
“She’s right, Sunny. Let’s get going.” Sunset said as she and Sunny rushed off to the Marestream.
Inside the Marestream, the Pippsqueaks are sitting on the couch of the Marestream while Sparky hop on into it as Izzy, Sunset and Sunny came in as they gave a smile as they went to the driver area of the Marestream.
“Next stop – Bridlewood for the Grand Unity Fireworks Display!” Zipp announced to her friends with a smile as she raised her hoof in the air.
“I love that we're all together for this.” Sunny said happily before she gasped excitedly. “I love fireworks!” She said excitedly with a smile as she had sparkles in her eyes.
“Hehe. Calm down, Sunny.” Sunset said with a chuckle as she patted Sunny’s back to calm her down a bit. “Save it when we get there.” She said with a chuckle.
Izzy then gave a squeal of excitement as she spoke. “And these are no ordinary fireworks! Unicorn fireworks are, like, totally magical!” She said with a wave of her hoof as some sparkles came out of it.
“Alright, enough chit-chat, ponies. We got a fireworks display to see! Punch it, Zipp!” Sunset called out with a smile while looking at Zipp with a knowing smile.
“On it, Sunset!” Zipp said with an excited smile as she got the Marestream into the as it took to the skies.
And then Izzy starts messing around with the homemade fireworks again as she shoots them around out the window of the Marestream. “Pow! Pyew! Boom, boom! Wha-bang!” Izzy shouted out excitedly as she was playing around with the fireworks.
“Izzy…” ZIpp groans, needing to focus on the flying and not get distracted by Izzy’s homemade fireworks.
“Izzy, enough with those mini fireworks. Zipp needs to focus and that’s a fire hazard to play around with them in a vehicle, hoof them over.” Sunset said to Izzy as she held out her hoof, even though she wants Izzy to have fun, it’s a safety hazard for her to mess around with them in the Marestream and Zipp needs to focus on flying it.
“Aw. Okay.” Izzy said, feeling down that her fun is over as she gave the rest of her mini fireworks to Sunset.
“You’ll get these back when we land, okay.” Sunset said, assuring Izzy that she will get those back when they arrive as Izzy nodded her head in agreement as the Marestream flew off to Bridlewood where the firework display is.
Sometime later, the group made it to the forest in Bridlewood as the Marestream is parked as the Mane 6, and Sparky and the Pippsqueaks, followed Izzy since she knows her way around Bridlewood.
“Okay, the viewing spot is just up ahead.” Izzy instructed. “Follow me. I know this forest like the back of my hoof. And the front of it.” She said as she looked at her hoof before she gave a wink to her friends with a smile as she trotted ahead.
Sunny giggled as she and the others smiled and trotted after Izzy as they ran through the forest while hopping over roots.
Zipp moved a branch aside, but Hitch got smack in the face by it since he was behind Zipp.
“Ow! Hey, watch it!” Hitch called out as he moved the branch aside as he continued to trott ahead while looking around the forest. “All these roots everywhere! They should really be tidied up before somepony—” He was cut off when he didn’t saw a root on the ground, which made him trip as he and Sparky yelp and scream as they slide down a landslide as Hitch landed on his back with all four hooves sticking out as Sparky landed on his hooves. “...gets hurt.” He finished as he got up and placed Sparky on his back again. “You okay, Sparky?” He asked the baby dragon in concern.
“Mm-hmm.” Sparky nodded with a smile, which made Hitch smile in relief.
Sunset then came to them with a raised eyebrow. “Maybe instead of complaining about the forest, how about paying attention to your surroundings, Hitch.” She suggested.
Hitch gave a sheepish smile, knowing what Sunset was saying since he didn’t pay attention to where he was going. “Okay, good point.” He said as he and Sparky trotted off to catch up to the others while Sunset trotted from behind.
Twilight then sneakily appeared to Sunset’s ear with nopony looking as she whispered to her. “Seeing all of these vines reminds me very loosely of that mess with the Plunder Vines one week after I got back to Equestria following my first time in the human world.” She said, remembering the time when the Everfree Forest was out of control after she got back from CHS to get her crown back. “Hopefully, it's not going to be anywhere near as bad, but I can't blame any of the others for getting creeped out.” She added.
“Don’t worry, Twilight.” Sunset whispered with a smile. “If there was any trouble, Izzy and the other Unicorns would’ve told us about it, and this is a different forest compared to the Everfree Forest, it’s actually a lot better.” She added.
Twilight then smiled from this as she knew that was true. “Yeah, I guess it’s true. Nothing can go wrong in this forest.” She said with a smile before going back to the necklace.
Behind them, the Pippsqueaks are following while Peach Fizz giggling happily as she trotted ahead of her friends, knowing the forest as well since she’s a unicorn while Seashell and Glory carefully followed behind since they don’t know the forest as their friend Peach Fizz is.
Glory then trips as she flips over the branches. “Aah!” She cried out as she landed flat on the ground. As she got up but got one of her hind hooves stuck on a loose root on the ground as she grunt in effort of getting it off. “Oh, no! I'm stuck!” She cried out as Seashell came to her side as they tried to get her friend free as she grabbed Glory’s hoof and grunt in effort to pull her free.
But the pull was too hard as the two ponies starts rolling across the forest as they screamed and hit a branch that got them up into the air as they went through a broken tree as they slide down, once they made it to the other end, they landed on a pile of mud as they got some on them.
“Whoa. Where are we?” Seashell asked wanting to know where they are.
“Peach Fizz? Ponies? Hello?” Glory called out as she and Seashell got scared as they began to form tears in their eyes. “Oh, no. I think we might be…” She and Glory then teared up as they hugged as they cried out with tears flowing like waterfalls.
“Lost!” Both Glory and Seashell cried out as they hug each other.
With the rest of the Mane 6 and Peach Fizz, Izzy came out of a bush as she raised her hoof with a smile.
“Ta-daaaa!” Izzy cheered.
Peach Fizz came out next to her as she raised her hoof as well. “Yay! Ah!” She said with a smile.
In front of them are everypony from Bridlewood, Zephyr Heights and Maretime Bay all together, even Alphabittle and Queen Haven as well as they chatter to one another while waiting for the right time to set off the fireworks.
And then Sunny, Sunset, Zipp, Pipp and Hitch came out of the bushes while looking very tired from trotting through the forest as Sunny groaned tirelessly.
“That was a long path, the forest is big.” Sunset commented.
“How's my hair?” Pipp asked the others as her mane is a little frizz out from all the trotting through the forest as Zipp and Hitch looked at her. “Does it look like I've been dragged backwards through a hedge?” She asked, wanting to know the condition of her mane.
Hitch answered with a raised eyebrow. “Just a little something right... there?” He unsurely said to Pipp while tapping something on Pipp’s mane.
Pipp turned her head and was shock to see a bird’s nest on her mane somehow as a bird squawks and flew out of it’s nest while Pipp opened her mouth in shock while Hitch and Zipp just kept watching while Sparky smiled as he tried to reach the bird as it flew off.
“Look!” Sunny called out with a smile while pointing to the crowd. “Every pony kind is here!” She called out as she saw everypony from all three kinds came together.
Hitch is doing a headcount of the group, with Pipp getting the nest out of her hair as she cringes at it while Zipp just watches as Hitch speaks as he comes next to Sunny. “Actually, I've done a headcount, and, uh... not everypony is here.” He said in a grim tone and expression as Sparky gasped in shock.
“Glory and Seashell.” Pipp said as she saw that Peach Fizz is here, but Glory and Seashell isn’t as she gasped in worry. “Oh, no! The Pippsqueaks!” She called out in worry.
“They're missing?!” Sunny cried out in shock that Glory and Seashell are missing.
“We must’ve lost them in the woods!” Sunset cried out in worry.
“Missing?!” Alphabittle cried out in shock, having heard what Sunny just called out as the crowd gasped in shock that Glory and Seashell are missing.
“Oh, no! Poor Pippsqueaks!” Rufus cried out in panic.
“These woods will eat them alive!” Thunder called out, which made the crowd panic more.
Sunset then sighs as she places a hoof on her face. “You should really learn indoor voices, Sunny.” She said, stating that Sunny should really use her indoor voice to avoid causing panics.
Sunny gave a sheepish chuckle to Sunset while facing the crowd. “Okay, everypony just stay calm! Izzy knows Bridlewood like the back of her hoof!” She gave an assuring smile.
“Yeah, Izzy and other Unicorns know Bridlewood better than any others so finding Glory and Seashell will be easy.” Sunset added with an assuring smile as well.
Sunny then turned to Izzy. “Right, Izzy?” She asked with a smile.
Izzy smiled as she nodded. “Oh, yeah! Totally! No problem!” She said as she turned around as she spoke again. “Well, there's maybe one problem. Bridlewood is gigantic! Where would we even start?!” She cried out in a panic as she began to sweat nervously, knowing how big Bridlewood is and there are many places that Glory and Seashell could be.
This causes the ponies to gasp more.
Sunset facehoof herself from this. “Can’t you ever try to lighten the mood for once, Izzy?” She asked the unicorn, who chuckled sheepishly as she made a mistake to cause more panic.
“This is terrible! We'll never find them!/They're doomed!” Two earth ponies called out as they chatted in worry for Glory and Seashell.
Hitch stomped his hooves on the ground hard to get the ponies attention, but not loud enough. Sparky saw this as he held his breath and breathed out a big dragon fire into the air, which startled the ponies, including Sunny, Sunset and Hitch, to quiet down and look at Sparky in shock as he gave a determined expression at them.
Sunset then spoke first while still in shock. “Thanks, Sparky.” She said in surprise that the baby dragon made one big dragon fire as she turned to Hitch. “You were going to say something, Hitch?” She asked the Sheriff.
“Ponies, focus!” Hitch called out to the crowd. “We need a plan if we're gonna find those ponies quickly!” He added, trying to get the ponies to calm down so they can think of a way to find Glory and Seashell.
“I say we use Earth pony magic and part the trees of the forest!” Rufus declared while lifting a hoof that was glowing green.
“Neigh way!” Thunder argues as he is in the air with Flare and Windy. “We need to fly above the forest! We'll find them quicker if we search from the air!” He pointed out.
“Hah!” Alphabittle called out. “You Pegasus think everything could be solved by flapping up about in the sky!” He commented rudely.
The ponies then argue to either one about their own plans to find Glory and Seashell. Sunny saw this reaction as she gasped at the ponies arguing with each other while Sunset facehooved again.
“Here we go again.” Sunset sighs with a groan, seeing that these ponies are fighting again.
Rufus then used his Earth Pony magic as he stomped his hoof down as it aimed for a tree as it shakes, which made Izzy and Peach Fizz gasped in surprise as they moved out of the way as the tree then bent, the other Earth Ponies followed Rufus as they used their magic to move many of the trees to clear a path.
Thunder and the other Pegasi then flew to the air and searched around over the trees to see if they could find Glory and Seashell.
Alphabittle and other Unicorns then used their magic to lift an entire tree up, which showed a racoonicorn as many other trees are starting to lift up, with the racoonicorn yelping in fright as he was on a broke log as it lifted up into the air.
“Aah!” Thunder and a few other Pegasi hit a few trees as they fell from the sky.
Posey and an Earth Pony stallion are using their magic to move the trees, but the stallion saw the trees falling from the sky. “Aah!” He cried out as he ran out of the way before the tree hit him.
Posey looked in surprise and shock and looked up as she saw the trees falling from the sky. “Aah!” She cried out as she trotted out of the way before another tree landed on her.
An Earth Pony stallion next to Peach Fizz moved a tree, but gasps when he saw the racoonicorn heading right for him as it landed on his face and fell backwards as the racoonicorn yelps from impact as Peach Fizz cringe from that.
Hitch ran among the crowd to figure out what to do as the ponies were screaming from the chaos, but then Hitch got smacked to the face again by a tree branch that was free from an Earth Pony’s magic. “Ow! What is it with these branches?!” He asked himself in disbelief, wanting to know why the branches are hitting him after the smack he received again.
Sunny and Sunset watch this unfold as they are speechless from the chaos as Zipp came next to them as she spoke. “Not quite the display of unity we hoped for, huh?” She asked as the chaos was still going as ponies were screaming in a panic.
“Nope. These ponies really need to work it out together.” Sunset said in an annoying tone, really sick of these ponies arguing with one another as she turned to Sunny. “Sunny, you know what we need to do, as Alicorns, we must make peace and work things out peacefully.” She said in a determined tone.
Sunny and Sunset then gave each other determined expressions as they nodded to each other. “I've got an idea!” Sunny called out determinedly.
“Go for it, Sunny!” Sunset called out, knowing what Sunny was about to do to get these ponies' attention.
Sunny nodded to Sunset as she focused her magic as she began to glow and levitated into the air as Sunset smiled and flew next to her as Zipp smiled as well as she backed up a bit to give room.
Alphabittle, Rufus and Thunder glare at each other while Alphabittle growls at them before they see Sunny glowing with Sunset flying next to her. “Huh?” Alphabittle said in confusion and surprise while Rufus and Thunder gasped at this.
Sunny focuses her magic as she summons her Alicorn form as her horn and wings appear as she smiles and flies around before striking a pose as she shines bright.
“Uh…” An Earth Pony stallion said in surprise as every ponies looked in surprise as a tree landed on the ground with a thud, but the ponies ignored it as they paid close attention to Sunny and Sunset.
“ENOUGH!” Sunset called out to the crowd below her and Sunny, which caused the ponies to flinch, knowing how Sunset is when things don’t go well. “This stupid bickering of who’s great idea to find Glory and Seashell isn’t working! All is causing chaos and panicking and messing up the forest! If we are not careful, we could end up hurting Seashell and Glory in the process!” She called out the flaw in these three at once ideas and the mess it will make.
“Sunset’s right!” Sunny agreed as she spoke to the crowd. “So everypony, listen up! Right now, two little ponies are lost, and all that matters is that we find them!” She pointed out.
“So how about instead of going against one of each other's ideas, how about we combine all three of your ideas and search methods into one organized and cohesive effort.” Sunset declared. “I mean, come on, we've already been through stuff like this enough times the past few months where you shouldn't need any further reminders." She added.
“Sunset’s right!” Sunny agreed, backing up Sunset. “We learned that if we work together in Unity, we can accomplish anything! Not go up against one another and go about our own ideas, we need to work together if we are ever to find those fillies!” She declared.
“So you ponies can either run around in a panic and argue like little foals, or you work together and find our missing ponies!” Sunset finished as she pointed a hoof at them.
The ponies gave a thought to each other and realized that they weren’t in Unity since they were worried for the two missing fillies.
“Sunny and Sunset are right. We have to work together.” Alphabittle spoke to the crowd, taking Sunny and Sunset’s words by heart as Jazz nodded in agreement while Rocky gave a look to the crowd.
The ponies looked at each other, taking the words by heart as they gave each other determined looks as they nodded to each other, going to calm down and work together if they are ever going to find Seashell and Glory.
Izzy and Peach Fizz to each other with a smile as the rest of the Mane 6 smiled at each other, seeing that things have calmed down and Sunny and Sunset’s plan have worked so they can find Seashell and Glory together.
Sunny and Sunset smiled at this outcome as they gave each other a nod as Sunny focused her magic more as she began to sparkle as she and Sunset flew high into the air. “Let’s fly!” Sunset said to Sunny as she focused her magic to give her a boost as the two Alicorns flew at high speed to begin their search for Seashell and Glory, and if they can see their glow to light their way.
Somewhere in the forest, Seashell and Glory are still covered in mud as they still have tears in their eyes, really scared at being alone in the woods as Seashell trips and tells the floor with a grunt.
Glory picks up her friend as Seashell gives a whimper before they look up and see a glow as they see Sunny and Sunset flying overhead of them with determined expressions to find the missing fillies.
Glory and Seashell smiled tearfully at the two alicorns at their sight as they waved their hooves at them. “Sunny! Sunset! Over here! Help us!” Glory cried out happily to the two ponies if they could hear them.
Sunset and Sunny heard that sound as they looked down and saw Glory and Seashell as they smiled.
“Found them! They're safe!” Sunny called out happily.
“A little dirty, but okay!” Sunset called out in relief.
“Ponies, create a path between us and the clearing!” Sunny called out to the ponies below them.
“Give them a clear path so that they can know their way!” Sunset added.
The ponies gave a determined expression as they got into position as followed by Sunny and Sunset as they warmed up their magic.
Where the two Pippsqueaks are, Thunder then landed in front of Glory and Seashell. “Ah!” They said happily that they were found.
“Follow the cutie mark trail!” Thunder declared as he focus magic into his Cutie Mark as it gave a glow as it shot up into the sky, other ponies’ Cutie Marks then shoot a light into the sky, making a path for Seashell and Glory to follow, having recently learned how to use their Cutie Marks glow as a beacon in case any of them got lost.
Seashell and Glory start giggling happily as they start to follow the Cutie Mark trail with Thunder behind them. The two Pippsqueaks then slide down some roots that were grown by Posey, who was smiling, to make a slide as the two fillies slide down while still giggling as they start following the trail as they pass Rocky and Jazz as they keep giggling.
Sunny and Sunset watches overhead as more Cutie Mark trail glows into the sky as the Pippsqueaks kept following.
And then a rock that was blocking Glory and Seashell now levitated out of the way, thanks to the Unicorns and the Earth Ponies move the trees aside with their magic to give them an open while Zipp and the other Pegasi flew over them to make sure the other Ponies on the other side know where they are for them clear a path as Seashell and Glory kept giggling while tearing up happily as Alphabittle moved a bush out of their way with his magic as the two fillies kept trotting off.
Seashell and Glory ran straight to Peach Fizz and Pipp, with the two latter tearing up happily that her friends are okay as the four got into a group up as the Pippsqueaks starts crying happily.
“Pippsqueaks! Oh, I'm so happy you're okay!” Pipp said in relief as she hugged them with little tears in her eyes as the rest of her friends smiled at this, glad that Seashell and Glory are safe and sound.
Sunset and Sunny smiled down at this as they are glad that the Pippsqueaks are okay, just then, the fireworks began to show as they pop up from the sky behind the two Alicorns as the ponies looked and sound in awed at the fireworks.
Thunder gasps in amazement at this. “What a sight!” He said in amazement.
Izzy got in front of the crowd with a smile. “Yeah! And the fireworks are pretty awesome, too!” She cheered, thinking Thunder was talking about the Pippsqueaks reunion.
Sunny and Sunset landed on the ground as Sunny sighed happily. “We really can do anything when we work together.” She said with a smile to the crowd.
“And it looks like we did it just in time, too, Sunny. Look.” Sunset said with a smile as she turned and looked at the fireworks while tapping Sunny to turn around.
Sunny turned to where Sunset was looking and from the colors flashing from the fireworks on the crowd as she saw the fireworks behind her as she looked at them with an excited smile. “Ooh, look! They're starting!” She cried out happily with sparkles in her eyes while pointing a hoof at the fireworks.
“And they’re amazing!” Sunset called out in awed at the fireworks.
The fireworks go off one by one as they show each ponykind, an Earth Pony, a Pegasus and a Unicorn.
The crowd and the Mane 6 looked and sounded in awed as Izzy smiled with sparkles in her eyes while Pipp took a picture of it on her phone with a smile while the Pippsqueaks looked in awed at this.
Sunny and Sunset looked at the fireworks as Sunny gave sparkles in her eyes with a smile as Sunset smiled in awed at this, finding the fireworks great while giving Sunny a smile, really feel happy to see her smile.
End of Chapter 42.