One month has passed since Sunny Starscout and her friends crossed paths with the villainous Opaline Arcana and stopped her from killing Sparky. But that didn't excuse the fact that she has fully ignited the Dragon Stone after using Misty Brightdawn to do all the work for her. But now the Mane 5 know everything, and Misty, in the end, decided to have real friendship in her heart and leave Opaline behind for good... and so became the new Mane 6! Also, breezies and even more dragons have appeared all across Equestria for the first time in centuries! And although both ponies and dragons had some challenges recently, they still got along really well.
One day, at the dark and gloomy castle, Opaline, all alone, enters Misty's former room where she used to live before the Mane 5 showed up that day. She looks around and picks up an old drawing of herself that Misty did when she was a filly.
"*sigh* You used to think of me as your mother, didn't you, Misty?" She thought with a kind voice, but she then turns angry. "But now you turned your back on me since Sunny Starscout and her pathetic pony friends came and took that little dragon from my grasp." She lights up her horn... "I know what I need to do now that I don't need you anymore." ... and ignites the drawing into nothingness with her fire power.
She then enters her workplace where the Dragon Stone is all lit up after absorbing Sparky's dragon fire into it. "Now, with the power of the Dragon Stone in the palm of my hoof, and with more dragons throughout the land, I shall finally take back what's mine, after all these moons!" She then looks out the window with a menacing grin. "You haven't seen the last of me, Sunny Starscout. Once I deal with you and your little friends once and for all, Equestria and all of its magic WILL BE MINE!!!" She lets out a loud, evil cackle, as lightning strikes over the castle.
It's another bright and beautiful morning at Maretime Bay, and Sunny is working at her smoothie stand, as she's made three chocolate flavored smoothie's for the Pippsqueaks.
"Here you go, three chocolate smoothies for Princess Pipp's biggest fans!" Sunny said.
The Pippsqueaks take the smoothies and began to drink them. They then squealed with happiness as they loved the taste of them.
"Super delicious!" Glory said.
"This is the best smoothie ever!" Peach Fizz said.
"Chocolate is my favorite!" Seashell said.
Sunny felt proud of their reaction. "Oh, I'm so happy you three liked it."
"Liked it? We LOVED it!!!" The Pippsqueaks said altogether.
"You should make these every day!" Glory said.
Sunny giggled. "Only if I have a lotta ingredients, that is. Have a nice day, girls."
"Thank you, Sunny Starscout!" The Pippsqueaks said, as they walk off.
Hitch approaches Sunny with Sparky by his side, and he seems impressed with how she served them. "Well well well... Chocolate flavored smoothes, huh? Gotta say, Sunny, I'm impressed."
"Thanks, Hitch." Sunny replied politely.
"And jealous!" Hitch then stated.
"Wait, what?!" Sunny said in shock.
Hitch then giggled. "Nah, I'm just kidding."
Sunny sighed of relief. "You got me there. But for a second, I thought you were gonna arrest me because I didn't make you one."
"No, it's fine. You know I always have a good laugh whenever I feel like it."
"*scoff* Not everytime, sheriff."
"Can I have a strawberry smoothie, please, Sunny?" Sparky asked.
"Sure can, Sparky, but would you like to share it with Hitch? I think that would be very kind if you did."
"I'm good, thank you." Hitch said. "It's all for you, buddy."
"Oh, cool!"
"Okay, one strawberry smoothie coming right up!" Sunny said, as she begins working on it. "You know, Hitch... have you ever thought about doing something different other than being a sheriff every day?"
"Um... I'm not sure." Hitch replied. "Why you asking?"
Sunny turns on the machine as it starts mixing the fruits. "*sigh* Well, sometimes there's a part of me that says: 'Doing a lotta different things in Equestria is really good for your portfolio.', or: 'Being a pony who can do anything so well is a great strength to have.'" She then pours the mixed fruit into the cup. "I mean, is it really that hard to imagine something like that?"
"I don't know, but hey, you always do a good job as a smoothie operator, you know that?"
"Of course I do. Serving everypony is really kind, but doing it everyday seems... I don't know what to say, maybe... meh?"
"Okay, then... why not take part in next year's Jinxie Games? I know I would've won if it weren't for those stupid rules." He said annoyingly.
"That would be really hard to do, but, I do like a challenge, alright."
"Like when you defeated Opaline!" Sparky brought up with a smile.
Sunny felt uncomfortable for a second after hearing that. "Yeah, right. Probably best not to talk about her again, though..."
Hitch agreed. "Yeah, we don't want her taking you away from us again now, wouldn't we, little buddy?"
"If she comes back, we'll deal with her together, right?"
"Okay, okay!" Sunny said nervously. "Anyway, here's your smoothie!"
"Oh yeah! Thank you, Sunny!" Sparky takes the smoothie and starts drinking it.
"You know, I'm really glad that he can talk now. He's done so well." Hitch said.
"I couldn't agree more." Sunny said. "And now that we have other dragons living in harmony with us again, I'm sure he's gonna make a lotta friends." She looks at Sparky with a warm smile.
"Yeah... absolutely." Hitch said, but then became a tad concerned about it.
At Mane Melody, Pipp Petals is giving Ruby Jubilee's mane a unique makeover. Ruby has cucumber lids on her eyes, as Pipp is making it a surprise.
"Almost done, Ruby." Pipp said. "You are not gonna believe what I'm about to show you."
"*sigh* You know, Pipp, for a fan of mine, you really are inspirational and all." Ruby said. "But, lemme ask you, is it weird that all of these dragons are living with us for the first time in centuries?"
"Don't know about you, but it seems more magical than ever in my book." Pipp replied, as she finishes doing Ruby's mane. "And... finished!"
Ruby removes the lids from her eyes, looks in the mirror and is amazed with her new style. "*chuckle* Wow, Pipp, you have done it again!"
"What can I say? It's fabulous!"
"I love it, Pipp, thank you so much." She gets off the chair. "So, about this new festival you and Izzy have in mind, what's it gonna be about?"
"I have no idea, but all will be revealed as soon as we get in finalized, I promise. But I was also wondering if you might be interested?"
"As long as it'll be iconic and magical as Bridlewoodstock, I'm in."
"Oh, Ruby, that's great!" Pipp said excitingly, as they do a hoof bump. "Do you have any new songs that you might like to perform?"
"I oughta work on that. You do your part, and I do mine. It's what pop stars do, after all."
"So sweet, and I'll let you know when we start doing all the marketing."
"Thanks for the heads-up. See ya later!" Ruby walks out of the store.
"Later, Ruby! And feel free to grab a smoothie from Sunny's stand, they all taste like summer!"
From the back, Izzy swoops in with some written plans for the festival. "What's up, Pipp? Oh, tell me, did Ruby Jubilee love your exquisite work?"
"Oh, totally, Izzy, and don't leave out a couple dragons."
Izzy was confused by that. "Wait, you stylized a couple dragons? Most of them don't have hair, you know that?"
"Oh well, at least I gave their claws a sweet makeover! After all, fearsome and fabulous are such a perfect combo."
"Ooh, perfection! Anyway, got any time to read this? It's about our next festival!" She holds up the papers.
Pipp gasps with happiness. "Oh my Celestia, Izzy, please lemme see those!" She takes a look through them one by one, and her mouth opened wider and wider. "Oh my gosh, I can't wait to tell the others, they're gonna love this!"
At the Crystal Brighthouse, Izzy and Pipp are showing Sunny, Hitch, Zipp, Misty and Sparky their ideas, but not all of them had the same expression.
"You gotta be kidding me, another music festival already?!" Zipp complained. "Bridlewoodstock happened only a few months ago!"
"Now hold on, Zipp, this could be exciting." Sunny interjected. "I do like all these plans you two have in mind."
"I don't know, I... I never been to a music festival before." Misty said. "It feels kinda new to me."
"What, Opaline didn't tell you about Bridlewoodstock?" Hitch said. "That's another crime in my book!"
"Yeah, she never told me about anything." Misty said sadly.
"Don't worry, Misty, this will be your first taste of experiencing a festival yourself." Sunny said, holding her hoof.
"And even better, you're experiencing it together with us!" Izzy said happily, as she hugged her tightly.
Misty chuckled slightly, yet still nervously. "Okay, I guess it's settled then!"
Pipp clears her throat to get Izzy back by her side. "Anyway, we also want to reveal that the name of our next festival is gonna be none other than..." She and Izzy shred off the paper covering the title, and it's called...
"GLASTONPONY!!" They shouted in joy.
"Where variety is always welcome!" Izzy added as the slogan.
But the others were put in a complete shock. They don't know if they even like it or not...
"So...?" Izzy said, hopeful for a good response from them. "Do you ponies like it?"
"Wow!" Sparky said.
"That... actually sounds... not bad!" Zipp said positively, and then turned questionable. "Not quite as good as Bridlewoodstock, though, but still."
"I'm a little skeptical on the name, but I think what really matters is if it'll become a tremendous success." Sunny replied.
"Not gonna lie, girls, the plans look great, and the name looks... decent. But other than that, I have no doubt everypony in Equestria will have a great time." Hitch replied.
"*sigh* I KNEW you'd like it!" Pipp said. "But what about you, Misty?"
"Uh, that sounds exciting! I can't wait!!"
"Awesome!" Izzy said. "Now, we just need to start on doing the costumes, main stage, decorating, sound systems, food and drinks, and also the marketing, just like we did last time."
"But most importantly, we can't leave out the most talented singers and bands from all over the world!" Pipp added.
"Ah great, here we go again." Zipp said miserably.
"How about we bring back Ruby Jubilee, Electric Blue and The Dreamlands?" Sunny asked.
"Well, Ruby wants it to be as iconic and magical as Bridlewoodstock, so that's a promise we have to fulfil." Pipp replied.
"And bring in some dragon artists?!" Sparky said.
"Whoa!" Izzy said in surprise. "Okay, that's a lot, but I guess that could work as well."
"Like Tongues of Fire, the pop-punk band!" Sparky recommended. "I'd love that!!"
"Yeah, Sparky's been following them for a while now." Hitch said. "They do look good."
"I'm sure everypony won't mind them being a part of it, only if they don't cause any disasters." Pipp said.
"Why not you be part of the lineup, Pipp?" Sunny asked. "Just like you were last time."
"Ah, good question, Sunny." Pipp replied, but then turns doubtful. "But I'm gonna need to think of a new song..."
"Like you asked Ruby Jubilee to do the same?" Izzy asked.
Pipp groans in frustration. "Maybe. But it's not like we don't suffer with writer's block or something."
Misty came up with an idea. "Oh, how about a song that's about, uh... unity of all kinds?"
"What, Misty?"
"Earth ponies, unicorns, Pegasi and dragons living in harmony! I know you didn't do a song like that before, right?"
"Uh... no, I didn't! Misty, you gave me a fabulous idea!"
Misty giggles. "Yeah, that's what friends do."
But then, Izzy thought of something terrible. "*gasp* Wait!" She shouted, and her friends looked at her. "What if the Troggles come back?"
"Troggles?" Misty responded, not understanding. "What are those?"
"The ghoulish ghosts who come out at night, haunting the ponies who play loud music, trying to steal all their voices! And turning their experience from being happy... all the way to sad."
"I saw them before, and they were spooky." Sparky said.
"Izzy, we dealt with them at Bridlewoodstock, remember?" Sunny said. "There's no need to panic about them again."
"You're right, Sunny! Not only do we need lots of glitter, but we also need lots of rubies to keep them away from all of us! Just in case."
"Well, that's clever thinking, Izzy." Pipp agreed. "What could possibly go wrong?"
"But what about Opaline?" Misty brought up with worry. The others started to feel the same way. Ever since she left Opaline behind for good, she was still having bad thoughts about what the villainous alicorn will do next now that she has the power of the Dragon Stone.
"What about her?" Zipp asked.
"She could be plotting something big. Something... disastrous for everypony and everydragon."
"Misty..." Sunny tried to speak.
"I just don't want her putting all of us in danger again. Not after everything I did for her that was wrong. If only I never dragon-napped Sparky in the first place..."
"Misty, we all understand now." Sunny put her hoof on her neck. "All those years since Opaline found you, she made you believe that you were doing the right thing. We know she was using you against us, and we shouldn't have faulted you for that. You chose friendship, remember? So that's what matters to all of us."
"Yeah, you know I always trust my instincts, but we didn't know that you've been through a lot." Zipp said.
"And besides, you should be lucky that I didn't punish you the same way I punished Sprout the other day." Hitch said. "I cleared you of all those charges, remember?"
"If Opaline does come back for revenge, Misty, we will face her together. Hoof to heart." Sunny said with confidence, and Misty brought out a warm smile.
"Hoof to heart."
"Alright, everypony, the first job is promotion!" Izzy said, as she reveals her hoof-drawn posters.
"Uh, Izzy, is that the best you could do with those posters?" Zipp asked. "They look too bland."
"Aww, but they look good in some way, right?"
Sparky then thought of something. "I know what to do!" He breathes in hardly as he's about to brew some fire.
"SPARKY, NO!" Hitch shouted, begging for him to not do it, but Sparky breathed out his fire onto the posters, and has actually made the designs of them look more unique! Seeing the result, Hitch sighed of relief. Thank goodness they weren't burned! "On second thought, nice touch there!"
"Yup, I'm a natural."
"That's what I was gonna say." Izzy said. "Okay, one little question: who's gonna go where?"
"How about you and Misty do Bridlewood, Hitch, Zipp and Sparky will do Maretime Bay, and me and Pipp will take the Marestream to Zephyr Heights?" Sunny thought. "That way, it'll get everyone talking about it."
"You know I like the sound of that!" Izzy said in agreement. "And we'll need to get more ponies signed up to help us with the other jobs and all."
"Oh, thanks, Sunny!" Pipp said. "We will make a great team, you and I."
"Well, it looks like it's just me and you, sheriff buddy." Zipp said, nudging Hitch's body.
"Oh please, me working with my fellow detective? What more could I ask for?" Hitch said adorably.
"We got this together, guys! Ready?" Sunny said.
"Ready!"
The Mane 6 and Sparky hold out their hooves together and they set off to start the marketing of Glastonpony, and they'll be hoping it'll be a festival that no one will ever forget!