At last our hero's have reached their goal the elements of harmony siting right before them on pedestals.
"Whoa." Applejack gasped when she saw the elements. "Come on, Twilight. Isn't this what you've been waitin' for?" She asked as she stood next to Twilight.
"The Elements of Harmony, we've found them." Twilight exclaimed with joy as Rainbow, Fluttershy, Soarin, and Swiftblade flew up to retrieve them. "Careful, careful!" Twilight said as the set them on the ground.
"One, two, three, four... There's only five!" Pinkie pie said counting the elements.
"Where's the sixth?" Rainbow dash asked.
"The book said when the five are present, a spark will cause the sixth Element to be revealed." Twilight said as she approached the elements.
"What in the hay is that supposed to mean?" Applejack asked.
"I'm not sure, but I have an idea. Stand back. I don't know what will happen.
"Come on everypony. She needs to concentrate." Rider said. as he led the others out of the room.
As soon as the others left Twilight so she could concentrate the mist that had been fallowing them struck. "Aah!" Twilight yelled.
"Twilight!" Everypony yelled
The elements flew up in the tornado of mist. "The Elements!" Twilight screamed as she jumped into the mist taking her and the elements with it when it teleported.
All nine ponies started searching for Twilight the girls yelling over each other and the boys cursing themselves for being so careless.
"Twilight, where are you?" Applejack yelled out.
"Look!" Rarity yelled pointing towards a distant tower.
"Come on!" Swiftblade yelled as he headed for the tower the others right behind him.
As the mist appeared in the tower chamber Twilight was thrown out of it coughing she gasped when she saw the mist turn into Nightmare Moon who gave out an evil laugh.
Twilight stood up and got into a challenging stance "Hmph!" she snorted as she hooved the ground.
"You're kidding. You're kidding, right?" Nightmare asked in disbelief that this foal was challenge her.
Twilight wasn't kidding she charged Nightmare her horn drawn just before they collided Twilight teleported to the elements. "Just one spark." she said as she focused her magic. "Come on, come on. Aah!" she yelled as Nightmare appeared before her and shoved her away from the elements.
Nightmare was confused as to why twilight was smiling until she looked down to see the elements crackling with power "No, no!" she panicked until the power diapered.
Twilight gasped "But... where's the sixth Element?!" She asked.
Nightmare started to laugh manically. "You little foal! Thinking you could defeat me?!" She yelled as she stomped on the elements shattering them. "Now you will never see your princess, or your sun! The night will last forever!" she declared breaking out into an evil laugh.
Twilight had just about given up all hope until she heard it the voices of the others calling for her filled with concern she gasped a spark in her eye appeared. "You think you can destroy The Elements of Harmony just like that? Well, you're wrong, because the spirits of The Elements of Harmony are right here." she declared the others standing behind her.
"What?" Nightmare asked in shock.
Twilight turned to the others and began her speech "Applejack, who reassured me when I was in doubt, represents the spirit of... honesty!" she said as crystals started to float around Applejack and the other four girls. "Fluttershy, who tamed the manticore with her compassion, represents the spirit of... kindness!" she said. "Pinkie Pie, who banished fear by giggling in the face of danger, represents the spirit of... laughter!" she said "Rarity, who calmed a sorrowful serpent with a meaningful gift represents the spirit of... generosity!" she said. "And Rainbow Dash, who could not abandon her friends for her own heart's desire represents the spirit of... loyalty!" she said the crystals floating around all the girls. "The spirits of these ponies got us through every challenge you threw at us." She finished.
"You still don't have the sixth Element! The spark didn't work!" Nightmare cried out desperately.
"But it did! A different kind of spark." Twilight countered as she turned to the others. "I felt it the very moment I realized how happy I was to hear you, to see you, how much I cared about you. The spark ignited inside me when I realized that you all... are my friends!" she said as she turned with her new friends beside her "You see, Nightmare Moon, when those Elements are ignited by the... the spark, that resides in the heart of us all, it creates the sixth element: the element of... magic!" she said as the sixth element appeared above Twilight.
"No! NOOO! I HAVE WAITED ONE THOUSAND YEARS FOR THIS YOU WILL NOT TAKE MY VICTORY FROM ME!" Nightmare screamed as she fired a blast of magic at the girls suddenly without thinking and no care for their own safety Swiftblade, Rider,Clover, and Soarin jumped in front of Nightmare's attack their eyes suddenly lit up with a golden light as the attack reached them a flash of magic blinded everypony Nightmare's attack backlashed and hit her she landed on the ground and the rainbow beam from the elements engulfed her.
"Ugh, my head." Rainbow grunted as she got up after the explosion.
"Everypony okay?" Applejack asked.
"Everypony but Soarin he hit his head again." Rider said.
"Ohmygosh Soarin are you okay!" Rainbow asked.
"FINLAND!" Soarin yelled in a daze.
"He's fine walk it off man." Swiftblade said.
"Oh, thank goodness." Rarity cried.
"Why Rarity, it's so lovely." Fluttershy said while Rarity was admiring her tail.
"I know! I'll never part with it again." Rarity said.
"No. Your necklace. It looks just like your cutie mark." Fluttershy said pointing to the necklace.
"What? Ooh. So does yours." Rarity said as Fluttershy gasped.
"Look at mine! Look at mine!" Pinkie pie said as she bounced up and down.
"Aw yeah." Rainbow Dash said as she puffed her chest out.
"Gee, Twilight! I thought you were just spoutin' a lot of hooey, but I reckon we really do represent the elements of friendship." Applejack said.
"Indeed you do." a regale voice from the window said.
A bright light shined though the room and from it appeared "Princess Celestia." Twilight said running to her teacher while the others bowed.
"Twilight Sparkle, my faithful student. I knew you could do it." Celestia said nuzzling her student.
"But... you told me it was all an old pony tale." Twilight said confused.
"I told you that you needed to make some friends, nothing more. I saw the signs of Nightmare Moon's return and I knew it was you who had the magic inside to defeat her, but you could not unleash it until you let true friendship into your heart. Now if only another will as well." Celestia said as she walked past her little pony's "Princess Luna!" She said in a stern voice making the now purified mare gasp. "It has been a thousand years since I have seen you like this. Time to put our differences behind us. We were meant to rule together, little sister." She said as she approached Luna.
"Sister?" Everypony gasped.
"Will you accept my friendship?" Celestia asked the tension was thick everypony was leaning forward Pinkie leaned to far and fell.
"I'm so sorry! I missed you so much, big sister!" Luna cried as she hugged her sister.
"I've missed you, too." Celestia sniffed.
"Well it's about time." a calm voice from the shadow's said everypony turned to see Twilight's friend Dust but something was different he was taller then she remembered his silver mane seemed to glow and he was wearing a cloak.
"Stardust!" Luna cried in happiness as she tackled the stallion to the ground and kissed him his cloak now discarded revealing a set of wings causing everypony to gasp
The now revealed Alicorn Stardust embraced Luna "My precious Luna how I've missed you so." he said wrapping his wings around her
Celestia walked over to them with a look of shame"Hello Stardust." she said.
Stardust stood up with a neutral face. "Celestia I have only one thing to say to you I forgive you." He said with a smile as all three of them shared a hug.
"I huh wha Dus.. I mean Stardust I I don't understand
Stardust walked over to Twilight. "Simple really normal pony's look at time like their watching a parade one thing after another passing by in sequence right in front of them I see the parade from above all the twists and turns it might or might not take." he said with a wink.
"You knew all this was going to happen all of it even this part!" Twilight realized
"Everything's the way it's supposed to be Luna is back you and your friends have met and i believe this worents something Miss Pie
"Hey your right, you know what this calls for?" Pinkie asked excitedly.
"A party!" Pinkie pie said throwing her hands in the air as the entered ponyville the citizens cheering spike running up to twilight to give her a hug some foals giving Luna a floral necklace while Stardust stood next to her his cloak on while everpony was enjoying the party Twilight had a sad look on her face.
Celestia walked up to twilight. "Why so glum, my faithful student? Are you not happy that your quest is complete and you can return to your studies in Canterlot?" she asked.
"That's just it. Just when I learned how wonderful it is to have friends, I have to leave them." Twilight said.
Celestia had a thoughtful look on her face. "Spike, take a note, please. I, Princess Celestia, hereby decree that the unicorn Twilight Sparkle shall take on a new mission for Equestria. She must continue to study the magic of friendship. She must report to me her findings from her new home in Ponyville." She decreed as everypony cheered.
Everypony gathered in a grupe hug. "Oh thank you, Princess Celestia! I'll study harder than ever before." Twilight said.
Pinkie Pie suddenly started to speak to an open field "Isn't this exciting? Are you excited cause I'm excited I've never been so excited, well, except for the time that I went haaaaaa but I mean really..." She said.
"Pinkie pie leave the forth wall alone!" Stardust yelled.
"Oki doki loki Stardust." Pinkie said.