"Ugg, my hoof. How can a cowgirl shake so hard?"
"Come Twi. It wasn't that bad."
"Speak for yourself, Solarflare."
The four ponies had met some ponies, including Applejack, the food caterer in these parts (who made mean a pie), and Rarity, the decorations director (who Spike had fallen head over heels for) . Unfortunately, there was no pegasus to clear the sky, but Rainstorm, Rainbow Dash, and Solarflare had taken care of that. Twilight had poofy hair when the Sonic Trio was done with their 2 second sky clearing. They had barely managed to spare their wings from Twilight's constant studies. So basically, the three had gotten closer in all of this. It just felt right, you know?
"Twilight, can we go out for a quick flight?" Rainbow asked.
"Yeah, I agree." Said Rainstorm, spreading her wings for emphasis.
"Alright, but just for a little. Be back by two so we can make the final preparations, then go to the Summer Sun Celebration!"
"Awesome!" The Sonic Trio cheered, ready for their vacation to really start.
Flying out (Twilight yelling in disapproval), they took to the skies, wings finally getting the attention they wanted.
Soaring along the tops of the clouds, hooves barely touching the surface, they landed on a fair sized cloud.
"Ahh... what a day." Rainbow noted happily.
A shadow fell on them. Rainstorm looked up, wondering what cloud would be up at this height.
"I kno- oh no! Guys, looks like we got some problems... "Rainstorm said, pointing a hoof towards the sky.
Zooming back to Twilight's temporary house, ignoring Twilight's protests, they merely said, "Look outside."
Sensing the urgency in the voice, Twilight teleported herself to the window, and promptly gasped.
" Uh oh..." Above, the Sun was blocked by a eerily familiar circular object, the only light coming from the outer rays of the Sun. It looked like a gigantic ring of glowing gold.
The Sun had been covered with the Moon.