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// Episode 1 
// Story: As Narrated by Zecora 
// by Ayralynn 
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In a faraway land
Far from you and from me
Twas the land of Equestria
Where ponies roamed free

There were two regal sisters
In charge of this land
They provided for all
Nothing was in demand

The elder brought light
As she raised up the sun
The younger brought night
When the daylight was done

But the younger grew jealous
Of her sister’s bright day
“The night is fun too
Why will nopony play?”

So she kept the moon up
Did not let the sun rise
When the elder tried reason
On deaf ears fell her cries		

The younger transformed
Called herself Nightmare Moon
The elder had realized
She must act very soon

So she called upon magic
Of the highest degree
Six gems known as the
Elements of Harmony 		

The younger was banished
Locked up in the moon
And the sun was brought back
Once again light was strewn		

Now our story begins
In this land matriarchal
Many ages belated
And with one Twilight Sparkle


There was research to do
There was no time to lose
No time for Moondancer
She had books to peruse

As she crashed through the door
Knocked poor Spike to the ground
She started gathering novels
Throwing volumes around

Then she found what she wanted
A dusty old book
There were tales of the future
And she gave them a look

Of the Elements, she found
There was nothing within
But a tale of the moon
And what lay sleeping therein

Nightmare Moon would return
On the one thousandth year
She would bring with her darkness
Which would never clear

“Take a letter” she said
To her trusty assistant
“The princess must know
We must warn her this instant”

“For this is the year
Nightmare moon can come back”
But the princess replied
“Twilight cut me some slack

You need to get out more
So I’m sending you down
To help get things ready
In this charming old town

Ponyville it is called
You can tie up some ends
For the upcoming party
And make some new friends”


So Twilight touched down
With a skeptical smirk
“There is no time for friends
I must get right to work”

But she found her way blocked
By a pony of pink
When Twi tried to say hi
She was off in a wink

“That was weird” Twilight mused
As she walked down the track
“But the first thing is food
In charge is Applejack”

They found this young pony
Down at Sweet Apple Acres
It was easy to tell
That they were apple makers

But she was not alone
The whole family did loom
Big Mac, Granny Smith
And little Apple Bloom

There were many of them
And they all brought some food
Twilight would have refused
But could not break the mood

So later she trudged
With a gut full of pie
The next mark on the list
Was the clouds in the sky

Twas a job for a Pegasus
One called Rainbow Dash
She came barreling down
Into Twilight she crashed    		

They fell into the mud
Twilight’s mane was a mess
So Dash brought out some rain
With the greatest finesse


One Rainblowdry later
Twilight still looked quite funny
But she asked Rainbow Dash
Why the sky was not sunny

Rainbow lounged in a cloud 
And she said it was fine
She was training for the party
It was her chance to shine

The Wonderbolts would be there
And they were her goal
But Twilight just smiled
“They won’t accept such a foal

Who can’t keep the sky clear
For even a day”
“I’ll show you” shouted Rainbow
Flying up and away

In ten seconds flat
The cloudy sky was all gone
Young Twilight was speechless
Her mouth stuck like a yawn

The next stop on the list
Was the great city hall
Where the décor was all ready
There would be no close call

A white unicorn 
Was in charge of this chore
Rarity was her name
And Spike’s jaw hit the floor		

When she saw Twilight’s mane
She let out a small yelp
“Now that simply won’t do dear.
You must let me help”

Back to her dress shop 
Young Twilight was hauled
“When you see what I’ll do
You’ll be simply enthralled”


Dress after dress 
Was tried on with great care
When there was finally a lull
Twilight ran out of there

The last stop on the list
Was the musical chords
They found that the band
Was a small group of birds

And leading these birds
Was a lone pegasi
And, it being her duty
Twilight stopped to say hi

But the flier was quiet
Her talk went unheard
Twilight tried to be nice
But it soon got awkward

But then she saw Spike
And proceeded to cry			
“What a cute baby dragon
My name’s Fluttershy”

Around animals it seemed
She was able to talk
But Twilight grew bored
And so started to walk

Back to the library
Where she would be staying
Shrugged off poor Fluttershy
And went inside, saying

“We have to do research
We have to devise
A plan to save daytime 
From Nightmare…” “Surprise!!”

She was interrupted
By ponies galore
The one in charge was
The pink one from before


“I’m Pinkie Pie”
She said with a huge grin
“You’re new to this town
So I thought we’d begin

With a party. I met you
When you just arrived
I said “hhuuuhh” and sped off	
And then I contrived			

To throw you this party….”
This one would not shut up
So Twilight just sighed
And got out a cup

She poured out a drink
And tried not to be cross
But that plan died out
When she drank the hot sauce

Holed up in her room
Twilight Sparkle looked dour
There was no time to study
It was almost the hour

For the Princess Celestia
To raise up the sun
Nightmare Moon could return
This was no time for fun

Nevertheless,
All the ponies gathered ‘round
And the Summer Sun Celebration
Started off with the sound

Of the choir of birds
Fluttershy got to teach		 
Then the mayor stepped up
And gave her proud speech

And now was the time
When the sun was inbound
But the princess, it seemed
Was nowhere to be found


Then some swirly blue smoke
Floated onto the tier
And the ponies looked on
With their eyes full of fear

Nightmare Moon had returned
And her plan had begun
But nopony knew who she was
Save for one

Twilight knew what was wrong
Nightmare thought she was clever
And nothing now could be done
For “The night will last forever”