Spike’s Journal
Written by The39Ponies
Edited by cwiss
Friendship is Magic, Part 1
Dear Diary,
So yeah, what happened today was pretty interesting. But before I tell you the terrifying tale, I've decided I'm going to do something.
You know how ponies do things that usually catch your attention? Like screaming something, saying quirky things and all that? (Well, you can't. You're inanimate, remember?)
I've observed a lot of this, mostly from Twilight. So I've decided that when one of these things happens in an entry, and if there's something unique about them, I'll list what's so special about them. You know, the ponies, not the actions. 'Cuz I've already got enough verbs (and adjectives, adverbs, gerunds, and alliterations) from Twilight.
I'll be calling them "Unique Equine Facts".
So yeah, onto the show.
Yesterday afternoon, I was all alone in the dorm. See, I was wrapping a gift for Moondancer, Twilight's classmate. She was hosting a party today for some reason. So, I decided that I was going to give her a present. A teddy bear. Yes, I know that it isn't really appropriate for an eighteen year-old, but I figured that she probably didn't have an IQ higher than 130, which means she wouldn't appreciate the almanacs Twilight gave me.
As I finished wrapping the present, Twilight rushed in through the door and called for me. So, I made quick work and came. Her order? To find an Equestrian Mythology book. (That series has around twenty volumes, but she only told me to get the thirteenth one, Predictions & Prophecies.)
She destroyed the gift wrap and was totally unmoved by my gift. Typical.
She was looking for the section on the "Elements of Harmony", but the index redirected her to "Mare in the Moon". Now, as far as I know, the mare in the moon was an old pony's tale repeated every Nightmare Night, but she wanted to look at it anyway for some reason. The legend, in complete form, said that she would return the evening before "the longest day of the thousandth year", aided by the stars. (Don't ask me how she could escape with the aid of stars. I have no idea.) After that, she would bring about "nighttime eternal".
That just about got Twilight convinced to send a letter to the princess, using some fancy language I never even heard of. Now, here's what I'm confused about: what's so bad about eternal night? Sure, I know everything would be cold, but there's also such a thing as a heat spell.
Guess what? Princess Celestia agrees with me! She told Twilight to stop reading dusty old books, go to a small town called Ponyville to check on some preparations for tomorrow's Summer Sun Festival, and, best of all: make some friends. Now, Twilight can't disagree with her beloved mentor and princess, can she? She had to follow those orders immediately!
Wrong. The next day, I was listening to Twilight ramble about how making friends did not help save Equestria while a chariot carried us across the sky.
Well, at least she tried. Once we landed, I convinced Twilight to give a go at greeting a pink pony walking down the street.
Alas, the pink pony's reply to Twilight's hello was gasping in midair and running away.
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Unique Equine Facts 1:
Ponies have unusual responses. They can be anything.
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Anyway, we ventured off to check on the food, which was located in Sweet Apple Acres. That was home to some farmer named Applejack, who seemed to be doing okay. How do I know? Well, she had a big family, so there was more than enough food to give Twilight an impromptu picnic without a worry. Also, Twilight ended up vomiting her food back up after eating too much. Hey, too much of a good thing can be bad for you.
After that, we checked on the weather. The head of the project was some fast mare named Rainbow Dash, who showed Twilight a thing or two by clearing up the sky in ten seconds flat while also messing up her hair.
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Unique Equine Facts 2:
For every good deed relating to their special talent a pony does, there's always a bad result. Well, almost always.
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That was half down, half to go. The next location was Town Hall, to check on the decorations. They were great! In fact, they were so great that Twilight actually attempted to show the benefit of doubt, by being sure that one simple look at them was enough.
However, as we were about to leave, the most gorgeous mare ever appeared. Her name was Rarity, and it fit her perfectly! She had the most beautiful smile and just enough eyeshade. Honestly, I could go on about her for hours. I won't, though, as I promised Twilight that I wouldn't cross two thousand words, and with that last sentence, I had about seven hundred and ninety-nine words. Too bad.
She took one look at Twilight's disaster-zone of a mane and insisted on taking us back to her shop, the Carousel Boutique. I can't describe how generous she was, fixing Twilight's mane and all for free. She even let her try on some outfits. If it weren't for Twilight's decision to run outta there, I would be fanning her right now.
After that, we headed to Ponyville Garden to meet the pony in charge of the music. Fluttershy (said pony) was pretty clever, using birds for the music so she wouldn't waste her saliva. (Okay, that was a bit mean.) But she managed to ask me about my entire life on the way home, apparently fascinated with baby dragons, so bonus points to her for annoying Twilight.
Anyway, when we arrived at the Golden Oaks Library, the place where we were supposed to stay, there was some big surprise party for us! The pony in charge of it was the pink mare who had gasped after Twilight had greeted her. I forget her name, but I remember that it sounded delicious.
So yeah, I'm writing this while Twilight is burying her head in her pillow, worrying about that tale. Well, I think I found the perfect place to live, and I bet that if Twilight adjusts to them, the mares we met could be her friends. Plus, I managed to annoy Twilight a lot of times today. You know what? I think I'll call her to get up and prepare right now.
-Spike