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// The Return of Harmony Part 2 
// Story: Spike's Journal 2 
// by WorkingClassWriter 
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Spike’s Journal 2
Written by The39Ponies
Edited by cwiis


The Return Of Harmony Part 2


Dear Diary,

Before I describe what happened today, I would like to make it clear that this actually happened. I didn't make it up or something. My brain would probably be too simple to create this sort of thing anyway. I'm actually surprised I can remember it.

So, I'll start from what happened after I wrote the last entry. It would make a nice poem or something, but to put it simply, I just stared at the window and saw the latest carrot parade. About five minutes after they started humming the alphabet song in Ancient Griffin, the door finally opened. I immediately turned around, expecting to see Twilight levitating whoever did this by the ankle.

I really shouldn't be doing this after twenty five episodes of torture. I wonder if some cruel people were actually viewing my life on a television set or something, laughing at my pain. 

When I looked at them, Twilight was faking a huge big grin. As usual. The others? Well, Applejack was doing the exact same thing. Applejack almost never does something that Twilight does, too. Pinkie Pie was practically growling at Fluttershy, who was smirking at her. For a while, I thought I was seeing things. Then I noticed Rarity was missing. And so was Rainbow Dash.


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Unique Equine Facts #22:
Want to know if you're having a bad dream or not? Well, it's easy to find out. When ponies you like are missing (note: missing, not dead on the floor), it's real.
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Naturally, I asked where the two of them were. As an answer, Twilight levitated me by the ankle and dragged me outside. No Rainbow Dash, but I did see Rarity. She was hugging and flattering this huge rock. You would have expected me to cry, but I didn't. Why? Well, for starters, one does not simply cry while seeing grasshoppers wrestling on the street. 

Also, it was very hard for me not to think that everypony had been replaced with body clones of themselves. I think I've been learning from Doctor Whooves or whatever his name is. 

I turned to Twilight, asking what had happened. She then blasted some of her magic spell stuff in my face, which teleported me back to the library. Hmph. You'd think I'd deserve to get a proper answer sometimes. 

I covered my face with my hands as to not see the chaos happening in the library. Finally, I dared to. The chairs were still spotless, the books weren't rearranged, the path to the kitchen wasn't blocked. Everything was fine!

Then I saw Owlowiscious trying to escape from our cuckoo clock. I tried to help him, honest. But for some reason the clock was now made of pure steel. Joy. After several minutes, I gave up. Fortunately, I didn't have time go sulk in a corner, because right then the gang burst trough the door.

Everypony but Twilight was now in an nice shade of grey. Rarity was still rubbing the rock (who had been christened as "Tom" apparently), Applejack and Pinkie Pie were having an argument, and Rainbow still wasn't there.

Once again, I asked what had happened. Once again, Twilight didn't give me an answer. Instead, she told me to find that book about the Elements of Harmony she used to defeat Nightmare Moon. Well, that was easy enough. I just had to look under "E".

Cue everypony trying to grab it for no particular reason. 

Finally, Twilight got her hands on the book. Surprisingly, the Elements were there. Well, Twilight wasn't surprised at all. She was absolutely delighted and told the others to wear their respective amulet and get into action. No result.

Exactly two minutes later, we were all outside and sorta grumpy. Well, I was half grumpy, half... half... uh, half, well, amused. You see, Twilight had just proclaimed me the "new Rainbow Dash". Don't get me wrong, I like Dashie and all. It's just that I have to admit I don't really qualify for the Element of Loyalty. I mean, I tried to run away once. I'm not the loyalest dragon on the planet. Still, there was no reason to argue right now. 

Suddenly, someone, or someTHING appeared out of nowhere. I guess he was male, but you can really never know these days. He looked like a mixture between a lion, a pony, a dragon, and... I don't really know what else. Well, I suppose he was the one who did all this.

It's kinda hard to describe what he did but he basically lamented that the girls were going to defeat him again. Then, he made a target appear on his stomach (no, really), and told us to "fire". 

Then, everypony floated in the air, their amulets shining brightly... aaaaaand I didn't float at all. 

I don't know what happened next, because I ran outside and locked myself in the living room. By now, I had accepted that by the next day we would probably be running out of the country. I rushed to the closet to pack the few clothes I had. Then, I burped out a letter.

For once, I actually was glad Celestia sent us something. After all, somepony who ruled Equestria for a thousand years or so probably encounter this thing before, right? 

It was the very first friendship report Twilight had sent. Before I could scream my rage against the dying of the light, I burped another letter. And another letter. And another letter.

I had burped about fifteen more letters before Twilight walked into the room. She was in a shade of grey now, too, but I cared more about my stomach. I really wasn't listening to her, although I do know she said something about moving before she picked up a letter. Then, she went purple again and ran out of the room, saying something about saving the fate of Equestria.

Sometimes I wished we stayed in Canterlot.

I'm not sure what happened next, but I guess I fainted. That's because I came into focus when I heard Celestia's voice. Apparently Twilight and the gals were back to normal. And so was Equestria. Hurrah.

You would have expected me to sing and dance, but in all honesty, I was sorta tired. Celestia was talking about a ceremony or something. I don't know what came over me, but I suddenly blurted out the idea that we could base the awarding ceremony on the one from Daring Do and The New Hope.

She practically jumped when she heard the idea, then went straight to the topic of the upcoming prequels. Gee whiz, can't I get a straight answer for once? Well, at least she finally listened to me and agreed.

There. I actually survived this whole thing. I also actually influenced Celestia on something. Yeah, this is pretty good evidence. 

Today, I learned that Celestia isn't so bad after all. At least she actually did something. 

-Spike