"Attention everpony! Attention please!"
The mayor stood at the podium in front of an enormous population. The crowd was chatting among themselves, but fairly quickly quieted down.
"Now, our kindly neighborhood dragon Spike here, has recently received a letter from Princess Celestia about an incoming disaster. He will now read it out loud for you to hear."
The small purple dragon walked across the stage as ponies mumbled among themselves.
"Disaster?"
"Does it have to do with that dog Fluttershy has?"
"Oh no. Not another one."
"Ahem." Spike was standing atop the podium, and he cleared his throat as he took out the letter.
"Citizens of Ponyville,
You may have noticed that Cerberus is not at his usual post at the gates of Tartarus. I have recently discovered that He is currently staying at Fluttershys' place. That is not important. The important thing is that you must evacuate Ponyville immediately. If my historians are correct, Cerberus has provided us with a sign that all of Tartarus and the ancient evils contained within may break out and destroy Equestria.
I have chosen Ponyville to be our first and hopefully final stand against these monsters. My student, Twilight Sparkle, is on a quest to bring back the one who fought back these monsters before. I advise you, citizens of Ponyville, to escape to Canterlot while the Elements of Harmony defend your town. Hopefully they can keep them back long enough For Twilight to return.
Those of you who wish to stay and fight, I have sent several imperial guards to provide you with weapons. Those of you wish to escape, The guards will escort you to Canterlot.
At most, you have the rest of the afternoon to decide.
Good luck, my little ponies
Princess Celestia"
Spike looked up from the letter to see fear striken faces. The mayor walked back to the podium.
"You have heard the word of Princess Celestia. Make your choice, you have by nightfall to decide."
The crowd began to depart, murmurs flying everywhere.
Fluttershy quickly trotted over to an orange Earth pony. "Applejack, the Princess told us specifically to stay." Applejack simply nodded. "I know that, sugar cube. I'm willing to stay." She looked up to the sky to see a rainbow maned pegasus.
"Rainbow! Get your Element. This is gonna be one heck of a fight."
A purple colored mare trotted over. "I hear you're gonna fight the demons." Applejack looked over. "Oh, howdy Berry. Yes, you heard right." Berry shuffled through her bags. "I've been experimenting with gun powder, I think I can help." Applejack smiled. "Thanks Berry. I think we're gonna need all the help we can get."