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Kingdom Hearts 2.7: Friendship Is Magic - KHXhero



Sora finds himself in Equestria, and helps Twilight make friends, while also facing the return of Nightmare Moon!

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Party Down Hill

Chapter 03: Party Down Hill

Hours later...

He could not tell the time how long he was up, but that didn't matter, because he was having so much fun! The ponies around him were cheering as he played several party games with them, such as Pin the Tail on the Pony, Limbo, and of course, dancing. To his right, Pinkie Pie was leading a congo line, with a noisemaker in her mouth. With her being a party planner, she knows how to throw a party. The boy then suddenly tripped to the ground after dancing so much. But he gave a cheerful laugh.

"Wow, this party is amazing!" Sora said to himself. "We don't have stuff like this back on the Islands." As he got back up, he scanned the room carefully. He noticed there was one pony not in the crowd. Where was Twilight? He remembered that she ran into one of the rooms after she accidently drank that hot sauce. He might as well go check on her. Going to the door she ran to, he opened it up and found that it was dark. He turned on the light, seeing bookshelves lined up on one wall, but the rest of the space had enough room for a bed at the top of the staircase, a house plant, a nice mat on the floor, and a table by the window with a unicorn bust on it. Hung on the wall were two overlapping horsehoes and a cuckoo clock, and there was a nice telescope. But no sign of Twilight inside.

"Hello?" Sora asked. "Twilight are you in here?" There was a loud tired moan coming from the side of the room, underneath the bed covers. The boy approached the bed.

"Twilight, are you ok?" Sora asked.

"No... I'm not ok." Twilight hissed.

"Well, do you want to play Pin the Tail on the Pony?" Sora asked.

"NOO!" Twilight shouted, showing her tired face, nearly startling the boy. "I came here just to check on the Summer Sun Celebration preparations, but I ended up eating too many pies, get my mane frizzled by a pegasus, tried on too many dresses, listened Spike talking about his life story, and I drank hot sauce that nearly burnt my tongue off! All the poinies in this town are CRAZY!!!" The unicorn began panting as she finished her rant, leaving the boy speechless.

"So?" Sora asked.

"SO?!" Twilight asked. "Do you even know what time it is?!" She pointed to the clock, showing that that it was almost six, just before the crack of dawn.

"Wow, the party's gone on for that long?" Sora asked. "That's so cool!" Hearing that only made Twilight groan with more fustration.

"Seriously, Twilight, you really should lighten up a bit." Sora said. "It's just a party." Twilight only began mimicking the tone of hsi voice with gibberish before ranting again.

"How can someone like you handle all this?!" She asked.

"What?" Sora asked. "I like to have fun." Twilight only shook her head.

"Here I thought I'd have time to learn more about the Elements of Harmony, but silly me, all this ridiculous friend-making has kept me from it!" She shouted.

"Oh c'mon Twilight." Sora said. "It's good to make friends. Is that such a crime?"

"When the world is at stake yes!" Twilight said. "Apparently you don't get that with that stupid happy-go-lucky attitude of your's all the time?!" Hearing that made Sora's eyes widen with surprise, and a sad expression began to form on his face. The lavender unicorn stopped herself, realizing that what she just said. She lowered her head in shame.

"I'm sorry..." She said. "I didn't mean to be-"

"No." Sora said, turning his head. "It's ok. If anything, I'm not perfect either." The unicorn made a turn with her head too.

"How do you put up with me?" Twilight asked.

"I just like making new friends." Sora said with a smile. Twilight couldn't help but smile at his happy face. She then looked towards the window, seeing the full moon in the sky, whose craters and darkened surfaces formed the silhouette of a pony.

"When I was a filly, I'd always wondered where my life would be." Twilight said. "One night years ago, I went to the Summer Sun Celebreation, and saw Princess Celestia raise the sun. Seeing her do that was the most amazing thing I have ever seen. She inspired me to learn everything I could about magic. I always had a bit of trouble with starting my magic. One day, my parents helped me get enrolled in Princess Celestia's School for Gifted Unicorns. It was a dream come true... except for one thing." Interested, Sora sat down next to her, wanting to hear more.

"And what's that?" Sora asked.

"I had to pass an entrance exam." Twilight said. "I was to hatch a dragon from it's egg. It was the most important day of my life that would affect my entire future, but my magic wasn't responding, and I thought I was about to blow. But then suddenly, an loud boom startled me greatly, and my magic activated, where I managed to successfully hatch the egg. But then I lost control of my magic, and I was doing crazy things. Suddenly I was calmed down, and I saw Princess Celestia looking down at me. She was smiling right at me. She said that I had a very special gift, a gift of raw talent, and she offered to teach me everything about magic."

"So you got accepted into the school?" Sora asked.

"More than that." Twilight said. "I became Princess Celestia's personal protégé."

"Gosh... that's amazing." Sora said.

"Yeah, it was a dream come true... but it also made me a bit of a worriedsort, and a target for bullies." Twilight said, her head lowering down. "Sometimes ponies would tease me because of my intelligence, and sometimes the bullying would get violent at times. That's why I never actually made friends because of that."

"I'm sorry." Sora said. "I had no idea."

"Well, it wasn't the bullying that made me a worriedsort though." Twilight said. "I was the Princess's apprentice, and... I always do my best to make her proud. There are times when I think, what if I fail or disappoint her?" The unicorn glanced out the window, still seeing the moon, and the four stars around it. Sora glanced back the pony and smiled.

"You don't need to worry too much." Sora said. "You should never be afraid of failure, because failing is also part of learning. I should know. And don't worry about Princess Celestia. I know she would never be disappointed in you." The unicorn looked at the boy and gave a weak smile. But her head turned back at the window.

"I'm just worried... if the legend does come true, and Nightmare Moon returns..." Twilight said. "The world will be drowned into an everlasting night."

"Try not to think about it Twilight." Sora said. "And if it does happen, then we'll find a way to stop her." The unicorn looked at the boy's whose smile was so bright. She then gave a smile of her own and nodded.

"Thank you Sora." Twilight said.

"Hey Twilight!" The two turned around to see Spike in the doorway.

"It's time to watch the sunrise!" Spike said. "Unless you guys want to be left alone..." The boy and unicorn looked at each other.

"Spike!" Twilight said as she gave a blush, while Sora looked confused. Regardless, he got up and made his way to the door.

"We better go, Twilight." Sora said. "If you want to, that is." Twilight gave a smile and nodded, getting up from the bed.

"Sure, I would like that." She said. Glad to hear that, the boy followed Spike out the door, with Twilight following. She made one last look at the window, seeing the moon.

"I hope it really is just an old pony tale." Twilight said as she went out the door.


It was almost the crack of dawn, when the sun is to rise from the horizon. Everypony was gathered at the Town's pavilion, its windows glowing into the night as many ponies made their way through the entrance. Inside, the banners were hung by the walls and ceiling posts, with many ponies admiring them. They will have Rarity to thank for the decorations. The pavilion had a balcony and a curtained archway behind the railing. Sora and Twilight, with the baby dragon on her back, made their way in, seeing many ponies inside. Sora and Spike took a moment to be astonished by the decorations.

"Wow..." Sora said. "This place looks amazing."

"Yeah... and so is the pony who decorated it." Spike said, his eyes on Rarity, who was among the group.

"How many times have you said wow?" Twilight asked to the boy.

"Don't know." Sora said. "This place is full of surprises, but I like it."

"Isn't this exciting?" Pinkie Pie asked, poking her head between the group. "Are you excited? 'Cause I'm excited, I've never been so excited, except for the time that I saw you walking into town and I went - GASP. But I mean, really, who can top that?" Sora couldn't help but chuckle at Pinkie Pie's silliness, while Twilight only rolled her eyes. Then, a short fanfare was performed, and the spotlight the picks out and descends to the stage, revealing a middle age light grayish amber earth pony that wore half-moon glasses, and a collar secured with a green ribbon tie. Her mane and tail were waved with two light shades of gray, one shade light cornflower, and the other darker. Her eyes were a nice moderate phthalo blue, and the cutie mark on her flank was a scroll tied with a blue ribbon.

"Who's that?" Sora asked.

"That's the Mayor." Pinkie Pie said. "Mayor Mare. Did you know that she's a mayor?"

"Yeah, you said that she was." Sora said.

"I know." Pinkie Pie said with a squeal.

"Fillies and Gentlecolts, Mares and Stallions!" Mayor Mare said. "As Mayor of Ponyville it is my great pleasure to announce the beginning of the Summer Sun Celebration! In just a few moments, our town will witness the magic of the sunrise and celebrate this, the longest day of the years!" As the ponies watched, Twilight only felt a bit uneasy. But Sora then placed his hand on her head.

"You ready to see the sunrise?" He asked. The pony then gave a weak smile and a nod.

"And now..." Mayor Mare said. "It is my great honor to introduce to you... the ruler of our wonderful land... the very pony who gives us the sun and the moon each and every day... the good, the wise... the bringer of harmony to all of Equestria."

"HURRY UP ALREADY!" a pony shouted from the crowd.

"Ok, ok." Mayor Mare said. She then turns to Rarity and gives a wink. Then, the fashionista grabs a nearby rope and hauls on it.

"Princess Celestia!" The mayor called as she stepped aside, and the curtain opens up. The spotlight hits the platform as the stage if more revealed. Then....

Nothing...

Nothing happened.

Everypony watched in confusion, with murmurs and clammers were brought about. There was no sign of Princess Celestia. No sign of her in site. Twilight then showed a worried look.

"Ooooh, is she hiding?" Pinkie Pie asked. "Ooh ooh, I love guessing games! She's really good!" Sora then began thinking, wondering what was going on. But then his head was brought to the sky, seeing the moon shining down. He then saw something strange happening in the sky. Four drifting stars around the moon began to disappear, and the silhouette of the unicorn head then vanishes from the surface. That... didn't look good.

"Now remain calm everypony." Mayor Mare said. "There must be a reasonable explanation."

-BOOM-

The sound of thunder began to ring the pavilion, causing panick inside. Everypony then glanced up, to see a twinkling cloud of deep phthalo blue vapor make it's way inside through the window, and landing on the platform before them. Gasps began to light the room, as Twilight watched in horror.

"Oh no..." She said. Then, the thickened cloud bursts away, revealing a tall pony with a long unicorn horn, and pegasus wings! A pony with wings and a unicorn horn is what is called an Alicorn. The alicorn was very dark, her skin cornflower black blue, wearing a light zure armor set. The edge of her helmet framed scornfully, and her eyes were a bright cyan blue, with catlike pupils, with deep violet eyeshadow, with her eyebrows being moderate blue violet. Her mane that was phthalo and grayish persian blue were actually flowing like an actual vapor, along with her tail. And the cutie mark on the alicorn's flank was a dark purple splotch, with a light blue crescent moon, which was also on her chest armor plate. The ponies gasped as they saw the alicorn, as did Sora.

"Who is that?!" He asked.

"Nightmare Moon..." Twilight said, as Spike fainted off her back. That's right. The mare of the moon has truly returned as predicted in the Predicitons and Prophecies Book. She gives a smile and glare to the frightened ponies.

"My beloved subjects." She spoke with an unsettling mixture of suavity, contempt, and manace hiddened in her voice. "It has been so long since I've seen your precious little sun-loving faces. The ponies were all fear-stricken as she spoke, that is until Rainbow Dash flew in in front of the mare.

"What did you do to our princess?!" She asked, while Applejack pulled her back.

"Ahahahahaha!" Nightmare Moon chuckled evily. "Why, am I not royal enough for you? Don't you know who I am?"

"Ooh, Ooh, I know!" Pinkie Pie called out. "I love guessing games. Um... Hokey Smokes! How about Queen Meanie? Oh Oh! Black Snooty! Black Snooty!" Her speech is however halted by a cupcake stuffed into her mouth by Applejack.

"Oh, have you all forgotten?" Nightmare Moon asked, leaning to Fluttershy, who was scared, along with her birds, who scattered away quickly. She then glances at Rarity, and craddled her face with her intangible mane.

"Does my crown mean nothing to you now that I've been imprisoned for a thousand years?" Nightmare Moon asked. "Do you not recall the legend? Nor have you seen the signs?"

"I do!" All attention was pointed to Twilight, who stepped forward. "I saw the signs, and I know who you are! You're the Mare in the Moon... Nightmare Moon!" The crowd gasps in surprise and even more horror, remembering the name.

"Well, well, well." Nightmare Moon said. "Somepony who remembers me. Then you also know why I'm here."

"You're here... to... to..." Twilight spoke, her nerve finally being lost, and made her swallow hard.

"Hahaha..." Nightmare Moon said. "Losing your nerve? Then let me make an example..." Her horn then lights up, charging up with lots of energy, as Twilight stood in shock, while other ponies quickly ran out of the way. The mare in the moon then fired a powerful blast at the lavender unicorn.

"Twilight!" Sora called out as he ran toward her, his hand beginning to glow. He lept toward her just as the blast made contact.

-BOOOM-

An explosion of blue sparks and smokes lifted into the air, as everypony watched with shock. Nightmare Moon gave a grin. But then that grin faded away to a state of surprise. As Twilight opened her eyes, glancing back to her direction, she saw Sora standing between her and Nightmare Moon. The unicorn then glanced a bit to the right, seeing what he was holding in his hand. She gasped. In his hand was a sword, but not any sword though. The sword resembled a skeleton key, approximately 3.5' long. The square-shaped guardwas bright gold yellow, and the blade was silver, along with teeth at the top shaped like a key, and the teeth's outline matched the crown necklace Sora wore. At the bottom of the guard and hilt was a silver keychain that had a lucky emblem token at the end. The weapon he wielded was a keyblade! The ponies watched with amazement.

"No way!" A pegasus said.

"Is that?" A unicorn asked.

"A keyblade?" Twilight asked. The boy turned his head and gave a smile.

"Foals!" Nightmare Moon shouted, getting the boy's attention. "How dare ye stand against me! Who do you think you are?!"

"It's Sora." The boy said, and pointed his keyblade forward. "And I'm not gonna let you hurt anyone else!"

"Ahhh how brave you are... or how foolish you are to defy me." Nightmare Moon said. Her horn then lit up once again and fired, and the boy swung his keyblade, countering the beam like a baseball, sending it flying to the ceiling, which exploded upon impact.

"Let's get out of here!" A earth pony shouted as he, and many of the ponies ran for it out of the building, leaving only Twilight, Spike, Rainbow Dash, Rarity, Pinkie Pie, Applejack, and a frightened Fluttershy in the building, as Sora pointed his keyblade forward.

"Is that all you got?" Nightmare Moon asked.

"Let's find out." He said as he then charged forward. He leapt into the air and swung his keyblade down, only for Nightmare Moon to dodge, and swing her head, using her horn like a sword. The boy countered by raising his keyblade up, clashing against the horn. He then slid under her and swung, striking the alicorn in the wings. But the mare took flight and turned, firing another beam at the boy, who then dodge rolled out of the way. As the two kept fighting, Twilight watched with amazement, while the mares reacted wth awe.

"Ooooooo." The five said. Sora then made one last leap into the air and swung down, but the mare's horn ignited, and suddenly, Sora was suspended in the air, surrounded by a blue aura.

"Hey, put me down!" Sora shouted.

"Ok then." Nightmare Moon said as she then tossed the boy backwards. Luckily, the boy tiled backwards into a somersault and made a perfect landing.

"Had enough?" Nightmare Moon asked.

"Nope." Sora said. "I have a few tricks up my sleeve too. Check this out!" He leaped up into the air and pointed his keyblade forward.

"RAGNAROK!!!" He shouted, and his keyblade began to charge up energy. Then...

-BFFFT-

The tip of the blade gave a little spark, and did nothing. The boy gasped in surprise.

"What?" He asked. "Hold on a second.... FIRAGA!!!" Still nothing.

"Um... Blizzaga?" Sora asked. Yet, his keyblade did nothing at all.

"Uh... Strike Raid!" Sora shouted as he threw his keyblade, hoping it will spin around and strike the Nightmare alicorn, only for it to dangle up and down to the ground, like any object thrown. Nothing was working! Why?

"Wha... why can't I do any of my abilities?" Sora asked. Nightmare Moon only gave a smile.

"Fool... are you really a keyblade wielder, or just some knockoff?" She said. Then with her horn, she fired a blue beam of energy right before Sora. The blast knocked him back into the chairs and table behind him.

"Sora!" Twilight called out as the boy crashed.

"Ow..." He said opening his eyes. He sure felt that, making him fall backwards, and drift into unconciousness. The lavender unicorn made her way to the boy.

"Sora!" She said. "Sora, wake up!"

"Awww... the brave wannabe keyblade master has fallen." Nightmare Moon said as she approached the boy. Twilight then stood between her and the unconcious boy, protecting him from what she's about to do next.

"Seize Her!" a voice shouted, getting both their attention. It was Mayor Mare, with three pegasus guards, all of them having white coats of fur, wth golden boots, saddles, and roman-style helmets. It was the Royal Guard, ready for action.

"She knows where the Princess Is!" Mayor Moon called out. "Stop Her!" The soldiers then galloped, two of them flying upwards to attack.

"Stand Down, you foals!" Nightmare Moon beamed, producing more lightning that hurls the guards over backwards. Watching the guards go down, the mayor then ran out of the pavilion. Twilight watched in horror, and then glanced up at the alicorn. The lavender unicorn began to ignite her horn, ready to fight. The Mare in the Moon glanced at her carefully and smiled.

"Well well, such power there is inside you." She said.

"What of it?" Twilight asked. The alicorn only laughed.

"While you seem worth to fight against, I have no time to deal with a foal like you." Nightmare Moon said. She then turned to see the five mares watching and approached them.

"Remember this day, little ponies, for it is your last." Nightmare Moon said. "From this moment forth, the night will last forever! Ahahahahaha!" Then, with a burst of magic, she transformed into a blue-violet mist and flies out the window.

"Hey, Come Back Here!" Rainbow Dash shouted as she went after it, only to see if go off into the forest. She then glanced up at the sky, seeig the moon and stars still roaming.

"Nighttime... forever?" She asked, while the four other ponies watches. Twilight was glancing down at Sora, who was still unconscious.

"Sora..." Twilight said with a worried look. He couldn't fight Nightmare Moon off. Poor thing. However, a determined expression came across Twilight's face. Using her magic, she lifted the boy off the ground and onto her back. She then made her way to the door.

"Twilight?" Spike asked, who had gotten up after fainting eariler. "Where are you going?" Spike asked. "We have to stop Nightmare Moon."

"We are, Spike." Twilight said. "But we need to get back to the Library to find out how. And you need to get to bed."

"Why?" Spike asked. "I don't feel..." Then suddenly, he let out a yawn. He then began to feel drousy from the lack of sleep. Twilight then used her magic to lift him up and put him on Sora's back.

"You've been up all night, Sike." Twilight said. "You are a baby dragon after all." Carrying the two on her back, she made her way to the exit, unaware of the five other mares watching her leave.

"Where's she going?" Rainbow Dash asked.

"Let's find out." Applejack said as she and the other four mares followed, hoping to get answers of this strange happening.


The world was black around him. Actually it wasn't black at all. His eyes were closed. He then felt the urge to move his head a bit. Opening his eyes, his vision was a bit blur, and the only thing he saw was a strange lavender blob, glancing down at him. Suddenly, his vision began to clear up, he saw a human girl before him. Her hair was a long and dark red, her eyes were violet-blue, and along with her pale complexion, she had a necklace with a silver bead around her neck.

"Sora?" She asked. The boy gave a bit of a smile.

"Kairi?" He asked. "What are you doing here?" Before there was an answer however, her figure suddenly, shifted, revealing the lavender unicorn he had met previously.

"Sora?" She asked. The boy's eyes widened a bit, recognizing the pony.

"Oh... it's just you." He said. "Twilight... Sparkle, right?"

"Oh good... you're ok." Twilight said. Looking around, he saw that he was in a bed, a bed with a blanket that hard stars and crescent moons on it. He lifted himself up, and sighed. He then started thinking what happened. He remembered leaving Traverse Town, then finding himself here in Equestria, and then... The Party! He looked around, seeing that he was back in the Golden Oak Library.

"What happened?" Sora asked. "Where's everyone?"

"Everypony's ok." Twilight said. "They went back to their homes."

"And Spike?" Sora asked.

"He's in bed." Twilight said. "He's had a long night."

"Good." Sora said, but then remembered Nightmare Moon. "Wait... did Nightmare Moon get away?"

"Yes, she did." Twilight said. The boy lowered his head in disappointment, along with a sigh.

"So... care to tell me the truth now?" The unicorn asked, getting the boy's attention.

"Huh?" He asked.

"You said you were a traveler, but you can't be a traveler if you have a keyblade." Twilight said. The boy raised an eyebrow, but then realized something was in his hand. Turning to his right, he saw the keyblade still in his grip. He almost gasped, but sighed once more.

"Oh, yeah." Sora said, glancing back at Twilight. "I probably should've told you when we met. But I'm not suppose to be telling anyone about the outside worlds stuff, so we don't mess up the Order. Then again, there were a few exceptions though."

"Hmmm..." Twilight said.

"I'm sorry for not telling you." Sora said.

"Don't be." Twilight said. "I understand why you didn't. Keyblade wielders have always tried to keep the order from going all crazy. Unfortunately, they're not good at doing that. Look what happened with the Keyblade War." The boy gave a nervous smile.

"So... we still friends?" Sora asked.

"Huh?" Twilight asked. "You're my... friend?"

"Well yeah." Sora said. "You've been my friend from the start... right?" The lavender unicorn began thinking. The entire time Twilight has hung out with this boy, while she had been a bit serious, he's had a good time with her.

"I... guess so." Twilight said. "But... I don't know anything about friendship though. If anything, there's nothing in a book about friendship."

"Friendship isn't something you learn from a book." Sora said. "It's what you learn from experience." Twilight looked at the boy and gave a smile. Despite his own smile, he only lowered his head in shame.

"What's wrong?" Twilight asked.

"I... what happened back at the party when Nightmare Moon showed up." Sora said. "My powers... they weren't working like they should be. Back then I used to do a lot of cool stuff, but now... I can't do anything now. Not even magic."

"You lost your power?" Twilight asked. "How?"

"I... don't know..." Sora said, and then he gave a sigh. "I'm sorry..."

"Don't be." Twilight said. "You did your best. And that's all you could do." The boy looked at the unicorn and gave a smile.

"Thanks." Sora said. He then started thinking, of what do to next? "So... what now?"

"We have to stop Nightmare Moon." Twilight said. "Hopefully the library has something about the Elements of Harmony." She made her way to the ladder near the bookshelf and started checking the books. Anything with Elements, but there was nothing.

"Find anything?" Sora asked.

"No, nothing." Twilight said. "Nothing on the Elements of Harmony or anything!"

-KNOCK KNOCK KNOCK-

The knocking on the front door caught their attention.

"Who could that be?" Sora asked as he went to the door. Looking through the window of the door, he saw that there were five ponies outside. But he recognized them as the ponies he ran into today... or yesterday.

"Oh, it's the five we ran into." Sora said as he opened the door. "Hey-" All five ponies began rushing in, with Rainbow Dash dashing through first, pummeling Sora to the ground by accident. Suddenly, Rainbow Dash flew right to Twilight and picked her up from the ladder.

"HEY!" Twilight shouted.

"Alright, you! Spill the beans!" Rainbow Dash said.

"What?!" Twilight asked.

"How did you know about Nightmare Moon, huh?" Rainbow Dash asked. "Are you a spy?!"

"No!" Twilight said. "I'm not a spy! I'm Princess Celestia's apprentice!"

"Like I should believe that?" Rainbow Dash asked. But then she felt her tail being tugged on. Turning her head, she saw Applejack using her teeth to pull Rainbow Dash to the ground.

"Simmer down, Sallygirl." The farmpony said. "She ain't a spy."

"How do you know that?" Rainbow Dash asked.

"Because, I know honesty when I see it, and I know she's telling the truth." Applejack said. "Plus, her keywielding outsider buddy was with her, that and he kindly opened the door for us." Speaking of which, the boy rose himself from the ground.

"Wait, you knew I was from the outisde world this whole time?!" Sora asked.

"Nah, we saw you wielding that keysword thing while you were tryin' to fight Nightmare Moon." Applejack said. "And you goofed up doing so." Hearing that made Sora almost gasp, but then slump a bit.

"Thanks for mentioning that." Sora said. Rainbow Dash looked at the boy, then at Applejack. She sighed, and then placed Twilight onto the ground.

"But... she sure knows something's goin' on." Applejack said. "Don't you Miss Twilight?" The lavender unicorn sighed.

"I read about the prediction of Nightmare Moon." Twilight said. "According to the book, these mysterious objects known as the Elements of Harmony are the only things that can stop her. But I don't know where they are, or where to find them. I don't even know what they do."

"Well why not reading about them in here?" Pinkie Pie chirped, holding a book in her hoof. On the cover art of the book, it had the same symbol of the Elements that was in the book Twilight read about before she met Sora. The five colored crystals, orange, red, purple, yellow, pink, surrounding the big magenta one in the middle. The title of the book was called The Elements of Harmony: A Reference Guide for Ponies. Twilight's eyes widened as she saw the book. Suddenly, she toppled upon Pinkie Pie and the two rolled over with Twilight on top. She lifted the book up with her magic.

"Where did you find this?!" Twilight asked.

"Well, it was in the T section!" Pinkie Pie said. "Because it starts with the letter T." Twilight froze, processing all of this in her head.

"She likes reading books and novels, doesn't she?" Rarity asked the boy next to her.

"Apparently." Sora said.

"What do you make of this Twilight?" Applejack asked.

"I just met her recently so, I don't know much." Sora said.

"Oh, so she's an Egghead." Rainbow Dash said, with Applejack kicking Rainbow Dash in the leg, making her be quiet, and causing the rainbow pegasus to cringe in pain. Back with Twilight she began to shift through the pages, until she found the one that she needed to read.

"According to the book, there are six Elements of Harmony, but only five are known." Twilight read aloud. "Honesty, Loyalty, Generosity, Kindness, and Laughter. The sixth is a complete mystery. It is said the last known location of the elements was in the ancient Castle of the Royal Sisters." The five mares in the room gasped as they heard about the castle.

"The Castle of the Royal Sisters?!" They asked, surprising Sora and Twilight.

"Wait, you know where the castle is?" Twilight asked.

"Of course we do!" Applejack said, though her hooves were trembling a bit.

"It's actually not far from Ponyville!" Rainbow Dash said.

"It.... It's... located in..." Fluttershy said.

"The Everfree Forest!" They all spoke together. As they spoke, they were completely unaware of a shadowy figure looking through the library. The figure was wearing a black trench coat that's double-breated and twin-tailed, with long sleeves and a hood that shrouded his face. The only visible thing within the hood were two glowing amber yellow eyes. He seemed to be easedropping on their conversation. After hearing the five ponies speak of the Everfree Forest, he turned away and departed.

"The Everfree Forest?" Sora asked, and began thinking. It must be the large forest area that he saw on his way to the Pavillion.

"Ok then, let's go!" He called out.

"WHAT?!" The five mares asked.

"Well, the Castle is in the Everfree Forest, so let's go there and get the Elements." Sora said smiling.

"But Mister.... uh..." Rarity said, though she didn't fully know his name.

"Sora." He said.

"Right." Rarity said. "Mister Sora, the Everfree Forest is a very dangerous place, and it's not one for a pony, especially a fabulous pony like myself should be in!"

"Huh?" Sora asked.

"I take it this is your first time in Equestria, right?" Applejack asked.

"Yeah, pretty much." Sora said.

"Well, the Everfree Forest just ain't natural!" Applejack said. "Folks say it don't work the same as Equestria. The plants grow..."

"Animals care for themselves..." Fluttershy said shaking.

"And the clouds move..." Rainbow Dash said.

"All on their own!" The three ponies spoke, where Rarity faints onto the ground.

"So?" Sora asked. "That's pretty much the same thing that happens in every world I've been to-" But he quickly covered his mouth, realizing that he just said more about the outside worlds.

"It's alright sugarhog." Applejack said. "There's no need to be quiet about it. We all know about the worlds outside our own. Everypony knows." Hearing that actually made Sora feel relieved.

"Oh... thanks." Sora said. "It's pretty hard to keep it a secret.... wait... sugarhog?"

"A nickname for fellas like ya." Applejack said. "Of course, my relative has a pet hedgehog who he calls sugarhog, but it means any kind of boy."

"Wow... thanks." Sora said. "But anyway, the Everfree Forest can't be that bad."

"Oh it's bad alright!" Pinkie Pie shouted. "Because there's a wicked enchantress that lives in that forest doing a lot of evil black magic... stuff! She's so evil, I even wrote a song about her!"

"Here we go..." Rainbow Dash said. And in that instint, Pinkie Pie began jumping, dancing, and singing.

She's an evil enchantress
She does evil fances
And if you look deep in her eyes
She'll put you in trances
Then what will she do?
She'll mix up an evil brew
Then she'll gobble you up
In a big tasty stew
Soooo... WATCH OUT!

She stood up on her hind legs, and her front hooves doing a hoof raised stand. That singing pretty much took a bit out of her, where she was breathing heavily. Sora was a bit surprised himself seeing a pony do a lot of humane stances like that.

"Wow... catchy." Twilight said.

"It's still a work in progress." Pinkie Pie said.

"Awww c'mon, it can't be that bad." Sora said. "And besides, if we don't stop Nightmare Moon, your world will be trapped in an eternal night! Do you honestly want that?" The five ponies looked at each other, and they lowered their heads. He was right. If Nightmare Moon isn't stopped, the night will last forever, and they'll never see the beautiful day again.

"Well, I'm going to the castle." Sora said. "If that's where the Elements were last seen, then I'm gonna go there and find them."

"You gonna go all the way out there?" Applejack asked.

"Yeah." Sora said.

"And you're gonna help save our world?" Rainbow Dash asked. "Why?"

"Because it's what I do." Sora said. "I know you all have probably heard different stories about the keyblade wielders and all that, and there are some that do bring ruin. But I chose to protect the order from the forces of darkness, because helping those who need it is what I love doing." Hearing those words of courage and determination began to reflect on the other girls, each of them smiling.

"So I'll go take care of Nightmare Moon." Sora said. "I'll be back." Then made his way to the door.

"Sora, wait!" Twilight called out, getting his attention. "I'm coming with you."

"Are you sure?" Sora asked.

"Yes." Twilight said. "Like you said before, you don't have much of your power and abilities, so I'll go with you and help."

"Really?" Sora asked.

"I'm positive." Twilight said. "And besides, I've learned a few offensive spells while studying under Princess Celestia. So I can handle myself." The boy looked at the unicorn and smiled.

"Ok then." Sora said.

"Wait." The two turned to Applejack, who spoke up. "If yer goin', we're goin' too."

"Yeah, we'll help you take on Nightmare Moon." Rainbow Dash said. The other girls gave nods, including Fluttershy.

"What?" Twilight asked. "You are?"

"Of course we are." Applejack said. "Besides, this whole nightime forever is gonna mess up our farming."

"Plus, I won't be able to keep training while it's night out." Rainbow Dash said.

"I may get my hooves dirty, but I definitely don't want our home to have an eternal night." Rarity said.

"Plus, some of the animals I take care of won't survive without sunlight." Fluttershy said. "I can't have my woodland friends suffer in the cold night."

"And though I love throwing parties at night, I love throwing them in the day too!" Pinkie Pie said. "So Let's Go!" The lavender unicorn looked at the five mares.

"Look, I really appreciate the offer." Twilight said. "But I'd rather do this with just me and Sora. I don't want you all to get hurt."

"No can do sugarcube." Applejack said. "We sure ain't lettin' any friend of ours go into that creepy place alone." Twilight's ears perked up in surprise, hearing Applejack refer to her as their friend.

"You... think of me as a friend?" Twilight asked.

"Of course we do." Applejack said.

"Sure the first time meetings were a bit... awkward, but every friendship is like that at times." Rainbow Dash said.

"And besides, friends help each other whenever they can." Rarity said.

"Right." Fluttershy said. "It may be scary, but helping friends is always the right thing to do."

"Yep!" Pinkie Pie cheered.

"No matter what sugarcube, we're stickin' to you like caramel on a candy apple." Applejack said.

"Especially if there's candy apples in there too!" Pinkie Pie said, while everyone looked at her. "What? Those things are good..." The four mares gave a laugh.

"C'mon guys, let's go save Equestria!" Rainbow Dash said, while the four girls cheered.

"Ok, let's go!" Sora said as he led them out the door. As they began to depart, Twilight had a moment to think. These ponies accept her as their friend? Even after the awkward first time meetings? Looking at them, she realized now that they aren't so bad after all. And at that moment, she found herself smiling. Sighing, she heads off after them, to save Equestria!

Author's Note:

Just a reminder, the Everfree Forest was never mentioned how it worked in the first two episodes until Bridle Gossip. So I'd figured that I put that part in, especially Pinkie Pie's evil enchantress song.
No, Zecora won't be in this story, because this focuses on the first two episodes. Besides, Rhyming is tricky.

And that hooded figure... Shhhhh….

Also, Sonic SatAM reference...!