It was a sunny day in the small town of Ponyville, the sun was out, there was a small breeze blowing through the town and there were many ponies out enjoying the day; all except one pony and one baby dragon.
"Come on Twilight," The baby dragon complained as he carried around a binch of books that his surrogate mother had left laying around. "it's a perfect day and yet, we are probably the only ones who aren't outside."
The young filly shook her head and continued working. "Because Spike, I want this place spotless for the next slumber party I'm throwing. Besides," She paused. We may be able to find something that we may have lost before." She said as her horn started to glow a pink aura, The aura surrounded a stack of books and she started walking for the bookshelf by the door and placed them on the shelf. Just as she let her magic fade, she heard a knock at the door.
"Hey, sugarcube? You home?" A voice from just outside asked.
Twilight opened the door using her magic and saw her closest friends, on the far right was Rainbow Dash, next to her was Fluttershy, Rarity, Applejack, and Pinkie Pie. Everypony carrying their own sleeping bags, pillows, snacks, and flashlights. "Come on in everypony, I'm just finishing cleaning up so we have a place to sleep tonight." Twilight said as she steppted to the side and let the five other fillies inside.
"This is going to be the slumber party of all slumber parties girls. Do you wanna know why?" Rainbow Dash asked fluttering her wings, full of energy.
Fluttershy looked around the room then turned to face Rainbow Dash. "Um... why do you, um... say that, Rainbow?" She asked in her usual quiet manner.
"Because," Rainbow Dash started. "This time, unlike any of the other times we have sqent the night at somepony else's place, this time we are going to stay up all night long!" She finished jumping into the air happily.
"Well, this is going to be a smashing night darlings," Rarity said as she set her stuff down by the staris.
"It will. We always have tons of fun at our sleepovers," Pinkie Pie said.
"Hey Twilight? What do you want to do with this book?" Spike asked holding up a book that was worn out. The cover was old and flaky, the pages were yellow and the title on the book was faded beyond recognition.
"Put it on this shelf," Twilight told Spike. "I'll read it later." She turned and saw that everypony was looking at her. "What? It's not like I'm reading it during the sleepover is it?" Everypony nodded and sat in a circle.
"I'm going to bed so try to keep it down please," Spike said as he started to climb the stairs.
When Fluttershy heard the door close, she started asking a question that was heavy on her mind. "So, um... What are we going to do first?" She asked then started shuffling her hooves as she usually does.
"Well," Rarity began. "I think we should start with the MAKEOVERS!" Rarity finished with an overadbundance of enthusiasm. They all nodded and let Rarity get her bag that held all the supplies for makeovers. She started by putting everyponies hair into curlers so their hair wouldn't get muddy from the next treatment. After finishing up their hair, she reached into her bag and pulled out the containers that had the nutriant-enriched mud and started with Rainbow Dash.
"Why am I always the first when you do this Rarity?" Rainbow Dash complained while Rarity worked.
Rarity only laughed a little. "Because I know that you hate going first." She finished with Rainbow Dash by putting two cucumbers over her eyes then moved on to the next in line who happened to be Applejack, then Fluttershy, Twilight and Pinkie Pie. After they all had their mud masks done, Rarity put hers on with her magic. "I'm done, so now we wait for 20 minutes then we can take the mud off."
"Thank Celestia." Rainbow Dash said under her breath hoping that nopony heard her. Twilight thought she heard her say something.
"Hey Rainbow, did you say something?"
"What are you kidding? I-I didn't say say anything," Her voice cracking as she tried to cover her comment up.
Twilight knew she had Rainbow right were she wanted her but didn't push her. For the next 20 minutes they all talked about their day. After they finished with that, they cleaned their faces off and ate the cucumbers.
"So what's next everypony?" Applejack asked after she sat back down.
"Well," Twilight started. "it's still light outside, so how about a pillow fight?"
"That seems like a great idea," Pinkie Pie said and had just hit Twilight on her sholder.
Twilight grunted then got Pinkie Pie on the top of her head then ducked the second that Pinkie Pie and she got Applejack on the side of her head. "Oh, now you've gone and done it." Then she swung and instead of getting Pinkie Pie, she hit Rainbow Dash and knocked her on her side.
Rainbow Dash picked herself off of the ground and saw that Applejack was standing next to her concern etched on her face. "Are you alright partner?"
"Yeah, but, come here please." Applejack got closer and leaned in waiting for her to say something while everypony else was attacking each other.
Rainbow Dash whispered in AJ's ear, "Gotchya," and got her in the chest and immediatly took to the air.
"Rainbow Dash, I'm going to get ya for that." Applejack said chasing her around the room. After a few more minutes, everypony was tired and a little sweaty. They all came back to their circle and heard a knock at the door.
"Who can that be? isn't it like nine at night or something like that?" Rainbow Dash asked.
Twilight got up and opened the door using magic and everypony in the room stopped and was surprised by who was at the door.
"Hello Twilight."
"Princess Luna, come in come in. Not that we're not all happy to see you but, um... what are you doing in Ponyville?" Twilight asked as she steped aside as let Luna inside. Princess Luna had her hair down so it was framing her beautiful face. Her eyes shown that she still had regret about letting Nightmare Moon take over, and her eyes also shown that she was still trying to find out if she really belonged at her sisters side. She had a saddle bag on her back and the mark that was sewn into it was a cresent moon, it looked alot like her Cutie Mark.
"Well, I can here tonight because, I believe that there is a book here that I brought here before Nightmare Moon took control, and I wanted to know about it's condition. In addition to that I'll need you to come to Canterlot tomorrow Twilight because there is some very important information that you need to hear." Granted they hadn't seen her since after the wedding between Princess Cadance and Shining Armor. "Where are my manners? Hello young ones," Princess Luna said addressing the other five Elements of Harmony.
Rarity and the others hustled to their feet and bowed toward Luna. They all said the exact same thing at the exact same time, which surprised them. Hello Your Majesty."
Luna laughed a little. "You all know you don't have to call me that all the time right? Princess is just fine."
Once again, they all said the same thing in perfect sync. "Yes Your Maj- Princess Luna."
"Well um, what does it look like Your Majesty?" Twilight asked as she followed Princess Luna looking for the book.
Princess Luna turned to face Twilight. Well Twilight it is about this big," Princess Luna used her magic to pull a book off of on of the shelves. "It looks very worn out and you cna barely ever read the title anymore."
"I think I know what book you're talking about," Twilight said as she started walking toward the bookshelf by the door. "I think Spike put that book over here somewere," Twilight started looking down everyrow that was eyelevel with her and then she saw it. "Here it is Princess."
Princess Luna's horn began to glow and the book became shrouded by a blue aura and floated over to her. The top flap of her saddle bag glowed in the same aura as the one that surrounded the book and opened, the book floated into the bag then the flap closed hiding the book from view.
"Thank you for your time, and once again thank you all for freeing me from Nightmare Moon," Luna said before she opened the door using her magic, walked outside then turned to face them all, bowed then closed the door.
After Luna left Twilight's house, everypony inside looked at Twilight. Many minutes of silence past between them all before Applejack broke it.
"Now just what in the hay was that about?"
"I'm not really sure myself girls," Twilight admitted. "Princess Luna barley talks to anypony, she didn't even attend the Gala of all things. What do you think Fluttershy?"
Fluttershy looked out the window and thought for a minute then started quietly. "I'm not sure girls, but if she came here than it must be important."
"Chill girls, I'm pretty sure it was nothing," Rainbow Dash said feeling very uneasy about Luna's appearence.
"Regardless," Rarity started. "What Twilight said here is true, did any of you see Luna during the Gala?" Everypony shook their heads. "My point exactly. She keeps herself hidden away in Canterlot only appearing when it is needed of her. This visit was she gave us tonight has been important."
Twilight cleared her throat. "Well I think it time that we complete tonight with ghost stories."
Applejack looked at Twilight seriously. "Come on sugarcube, you know as well as any of us that whenever she leave Canterlot, which is rare enough, something rare or valuable is found, it connects us to a part of something greater than any one pony."
"I know Applejack, I know," Twilight said. "It's just that she is also one of my mentorsand she looks at me like a sister. In this, I don't know." Twilight finished by shaking her head and a few tears started to fall down her cheeks.
"We don't mean to push you this far Twi but this is important," Applejack said trying to comfort their friend.
"Thank you Applejack, I just don'e know anymore. Could we please start the ghost stories to help take my mind off of this?"
"Sure thing dear." Rarity said.
"Thank you girls for understanding," Twilight said wiping the tears from her cheeks but, the stains the tears left remained.
"Alright, who wants to start?"