Chapter 8: Hearth’s Warming Eve
The next few days went by pretty quickly as Ponyville began to settle down from Spike's rampage. During that time, everything that Spike had taken was returned back to their rightful owners, many of the buildings and other structures that had been damaged both during the rampage and the fight between me and Spike were repaired and looked good as new, and Spike also apologized profusely for everything he had done. During the course of those days, I was almost always thinking back to that dream, going over everything that I had seen in it and trying to make some sense from it. In addition, I couldn't help but wonder just where the shards of the Master Crown had ended up. The shards had been sucked up into the vortex along with me, so surely that meant they were here in this world as well. As for the thought of finding the shards, I was having somewhat mixed emotions. On the one hand, I felt that I would be able to solve the questions the dream had left me with if I had found the shards. On the other hand, I wasn't too thrilled on finding the pieces of the artifact that I had been sealed within for thousands of years. Regardless, I continued to struggle with these thoughts as I was hoping a clue or hint as to where even a single shard had ended up would show up.
The day after Spike's rampage, Rarity had asked for all of us to come by the Carousel Boutique as she apparently had something for all of us. Said thing being the cloaks that Rarity had finished making for the girls as it also appeared she had easily managed to fix her the previous day. Twilight's was blue in color, had what I assumed was fake white fur around the collar and also lined the end of the cloak, and also had yellow tassels dangling from the collar. Pinkie's was a lighter shade of blue and also had white fur around the collar and end of the cloak, though her's had a pink heart that appeared to act as a clip to keep the cloak together. Fluttershy's was a slightly lighter shade of blue than Pinkie's, had what appeared to be white silk lining the bottom, a white ribbon wrapped arund the collar, and had a hood with a daisy attached to it. Rainbow Dash's was blue and had a pale yellow flame design at the bottom with a similar red lame design around the neck and had a gold star on the front. Lastly was Applejack's, which had a brown leather design to it with a lighter patch of brown around the neck, a green collar with a golden trim, and lastly a gold pendant with red metal in the center with black cords hanging from it that also seemed to act as a clip similar to the heart on Pinkie's.
While Rarity said she was still working on me and Spike's cloaks and that it would possibly take her a long time to finish them, she was happy to present me with my outfit which had been completely fixed overnight with there being no indications that it had been torn and burned during the fight with Spikezilla. To say the least, I was quite happy for having my normal outfit back as I was considering wearing my Nightmare Night costume until it was fixed.
As the days passed the temperature kept getting colder and colder as it was obvious that winter was now upon us. The sight of snow as it fell down upon Ponyville every now and again was a welcome sight considering just how long I had spent on Landia's head, with Halcandra being a place that was too hot for there to even be rain. One thing I did begin to notice however, was that similarly to Nightmare Night, ponies around Ponyville began decorating the town with various decoration which ranged from fake candy canes, plastic snowflakes that hung from windows, and even trees that had been decorated with a variety of ornaments which could be seen from windows. Though, there was a lot of decorations that seemed to revolve around what appeared to be some sort of fiery pink heart. I could only assume that another holiday the ponies of Equestria celebrated was on the horizon. It was also during those days that Twilight had me undergo even more tests as I was now able to create Magic Spheres.
Thankfully, both of us were able to learn some things about how exactly they worked, Twilight more than me as I had some experience using them. We found that the Magic Spheres, while still considered somewhat weak, still packed a powerful punch considering how only a couple of them were able to take down Spike. They were also somewhat conductive, by this I mean that the Magic Spheres were able to be infused with many different elements such as fire, water, and even electricity, gaining various properties depending on what element the spheres absorbed. I myself decided to see if I could find out anything else about the Magic Spheres in my own free time, and I did manage to find out a few things myself. Mainly, that the Magic Spheres I were using were a dark element spell, which made since considering that I had been getting stronger by absorbing negative emotions so it also made since that dark matter was involved in its use. It also explained why the Magic Spheres were able to absorb different elements, as dark variations of other elemental spells existed. Other than that, I found that by allowing the Magic Sphere to build up magic it was able to become stronger as I decided to fire off a charged Magic Sphere at a small boulder I found when I decided to go back into the Everfree Forest to see if I could find a place were I could practice in secret. Needless to say, the boulder shattered into small pieces of stone when the Magic Sphere struck it. In the end, I somehow wound up back at the clearing I found myself in when I first woke up here in Equestria, and since it was a decent ways away from both Ponyville and the path that winds through the Everfree, I ultimately decided I would use this clearing as my own personal training ground where I could further look into and practice my magic.
Roughly about two weeks or so after Spike's rampage, Twilight had gotten a letter from Celestia saying that all of us have been chosen to participate in a pageant involving something called "Hearth's Warming", and that the play would be held tomorrow night in Canterlot. Upon hearing this, Twilight and the others became absolutely ecstatic about the news and before I could even ask what this play was even about and what Hearth's Warming Eve even was, everyone had rushed home to get ready for the next the next day. I ultimately decided that with how excited the girls seemed, I probably wasn't going to get an answer out of them and decided to get together a few things myself. This involved me using the same knapsack I used back when I went to Canterlot the first time on the field trip and filling it with almost the exact same things, except the book I had this time was "Drago Wing's Guide and Journal to Raising Dragons" which Fluttershy had let me read just in case I would end up having to deal with any dragons anytime in the future. Also, I managed to find a lot more interesting things now that I had the time to properly read it. Early the next day, all of us, including Spike who had also been chosen to help with the play, arrived at the train station where there was a train for Canterlot already waiting. Quickly getting our tickets and hoping on the train, the train lurched forward only a minute or two after we had all settled down in our seats as we began to head for Canterlot. Seeing how cold it was and that it was also beginning to lightly snow, the girls had decided to wear the cloaks they had gotten from Rarity to help keep them warm. Seeing how everyone was now calm and that we had a while until we got to Canterlot, I decided it was now a good time to ask a question I've had since yesterday.
"So, what is Hearth's Warming?" I asked.
"Hearth's Warming is one of the best times of the year!" Pinkie Pie exclaimed.
"Yep, it's a time about family comin' together..." Applejack started.
"Enjoying all of the wonderful decorations..." Rarity continued.
"All of the presents you get..." Rainbow Dash followed up.
"Enjoying the time spent with others..." Fluttershy said.
"And about all of the delicious and yummy treats!" Pinkie Pie finished.
"But, most importantly, it's about celebrating the founding of Equestria!" Twilight said.
"The founding of Equestria? How was Equestria founded?" I asked. During my time going through all of the books in the Golden Oak Library, the exact details about how Equestria was founded were never really explained thoroughly. Though, more often then not, almost everything talked about how Equestria officially was established as a kingdom when Celestia and Luna became its princesses.
"I actually think it might be best if you pay attention to the play, as it does go over the events of Equestria's founding." Twilight said.
"Really?" I asked.
"I agree with you there, Twi." Rainbow Dash said. "You'd probably spend hours going into what happened in exact detail."
"Hey." Twilight said with an annoyed look. I couldn't help but chuckle as now that I've spent a while with the group, it wasn't hard to see Twilight doing that exactly. And while I do like having the exact details for something so I could understand it better, it was probably for the best. My train of thought was interrupted as Pinkie pointed out the window.
"Hey everypony, look!" Pinkie said. We all turned our attention out the windows of the cabin and saw Canterlot slowly coming into view as the train got closer to its destination. The girls obviously seemed excited, as they began opening the windows of the cabin and slightly leaned out of them to get a better look.
"We're getting closer!" Twilight exclaimed.
"Yeah, I can hardly wait." Rainbow Dash replied.
"I'm so excited, I feel like shouting! Woohoo!" Fluttershy said, with her shouting somewhat softly at the end.
"Oh, I do hope I look festive enough! If not, well I at least brought this with me." Rarity said as she levitated a bag she had brought with her and opened it before levitating what appeared a hat that looked a lot like the decorated trees I kept seeing in Ponyville.
"When did you make that?" I asked.
"Since last month. Pinkie was the one who gave me the idea for it, actually." Rarity said while gesturing to Pinkie.
"Yeah! Thankfully, I was able to make another tree cake after the first one landed on my head." Pinkie said.
"How did a tree cake even land on your head in the first place?" I asked.
"Let's just say don't leave cakes on a board that's hanging over a counter and that your pet alligator can easily step on on and cause whatever's on said board to go flying." Pinkie replied.
I took a few seconds to process what Pinkie had said as it sounded something straight out of a comedy routine. "Ok then." I said as the train arrived at Canterlot and began to slow to a stop. After which, all of us began gathering everything we had brought and exited the train, finding that the streets of Canterlot were even more decorated than the streets of Ponyville. Almost every shop we passed by had a poster in the window claiming that they were having a "Hearth's Warming Sale" and that everything was a certain percent off. The streets were lined with decorated trees with ornaments of different shapes and colors hanging from their branches, and giant fake candy canes could be found at every street corner.
"Oh, isn't Canterlot wonderful this time of year?" Twilight said as we made our way through the streets.
"Yeah, I wish it was Hearth's Warming Eve every day." Rainbow Dash replied, though what she had said piqued my interest.
"Hearth's Warming Eve? I thought you said it was Hearth's Warming?" I asked.
"Well, yes. But Hearth's Warming is tomorrow, so the day before is known as Hearth's Warming Eve." Applejack answered.
I was about to reply, only to spot a familiar group of fillies standing around a fake candy cane, with a familiar orange pegasus filly struggling to pull away her tongue which was stuck to the fake treat.
"Uh, you guys go on ahead. I'll catch up." I said.
"Are you sure? You won't get lost trying to find the theater?" Fluttershy asked.
"I'll be fine. I brought the map of Canterlot with me." I said.
"Alrighty then, see ya at the theater Null." Applejack said as her and the others began heading off towards the theater while I made my way towards the Cutie Mark Crusaders. Apple Bloom and Sweetie Belle were doing their best to help Scootaloo pull her tongue off of the candy cane, but it was obvious that they were failing.
"Hey girls. Is everything ok?" I asked.
The three fillies looked towards me as I approached them, all of them looking at me with hopeful expressions.
"Not really. Scootaloo bet Apple Bloom 5 bits that she could lick the candy cane and not get her tongue stuck." Sweetie Belle said.
"And then I said that it was too cold and that she would get stuck. Then she did it anyway saying that it would work." Apple Bloom said.
"I though ih would work." Scootaloo said, though she was currently having trouble speaking due to her tongue being stuck.
"Calm down, I know how to fix this." I said.
"You do?" Sweetie Belle asked.
"Yep. Just watch." I said as I pulled out a bottle of water from my knapsack. I then hovered over to where Scootaloo tongue was stuck to the candy cane, unscrewed the lid and poured water on her tongue. "Alright Scootaloo, now try pulling again." Scootaloo did as I said and began pulling away from the candy cane, with her tongue successfully getting unstuck after she pulled a couple of times.
"Woah, that was amazing! Thanks Null!" Scootaloo said.
"Yeah, how did ya do that?" Apple Bloom asked.
"All the water does is just remove the frost that's keeping the tongue stuck. Anyways, what are you three doing here in Canterlot?" I asked.
"Mah family comes to Canterlot every year to see the Hearth's Warming pageant, and Granny Smith let me bring Sweetie Belle and Scootaloo as well so we could watch it together!" Apple Bloom exclaimed.
"Yeah! When I heard Rainbow Dash was acting in it, I knew I couldn't miss it!" Scootaloo said.
"Hmhm. Though we sort of got separated when Scotaloo got her tongue stuck." Sweetie Belle said.
"I still think it would have worked. Maybe I wasn't being fast enough?" Scootallo said.
"Lucky for you girls..." I said as I pulled out the map of Canterlot "I have this."
"You still have that map? The field trip was a while ago." Sweetie Belle said.
"Yep. It's just until I learn my way around Canterlot, which may take a while since I'm in Ponyville almost all of the time." I said.
"Well then, what are we waitin' for? Lead the way Null!" Apple Bloom exclaimed.
"Alright, let's see..." I said while taking a quick look at the map. After a little bit of looking around and seeing shops around us that were listed on the map, it turns out we were just a couple streets away from the theater. Taking one last look at the map, I was able to mentally trace a path that would take us quickly to the theater. "Good news. We're actually really close. Its just this way."
Folding up the map but not putting it away just in case I would need to look at it again, I began heading down a nearby street with the CMC following right behind me. As the map showed it only took us roughly 10 or so minutes before we arrived at the theater. The building itself was quite grand, with it being maybe two stories tall. The walls of the theater started out at brick towards the bottom, but changed to purple after the brick was roughly as tall as the fillies following me. Multiple posters in glass cases could be seen lining the front of the theater showcasing various plays that were being performed. Finally, a giant white sign above the doors leading inside read "Tonight: Hearth's Warming Eve Pageant" in large black letters. Going inside we found ourselves in a small lobby with a vendor selling various sweets and popcorn on our left while there were doors towards the back that appeared to lead to the different stages where the plays would be held. Thankfully, there were signs above each one that showed what play was being held in each room, and upon finding the one for the Hearth's Warming play, we entered and found ourselves in a decently sized auditorium that was quite empty except for Granny Smith and tall red stallion beside her with a scruffy orange mane and tail whose cutie mark was that of a green apple cut in half who I knew as both Apple Bloom and Applejack's brother: Big Macintosh, or as he is often known as: Big Mac. He was apparently as strong as Applejack was but was also a stallion of few words, as when Applejack first introduced me to him a while back he would usually say a single word or two as a response. Seeing them, the three fillies accompanying me gave me a quick goodbye before heading towards the two members of the Apple family. Judging by the small amount of worry I had been feeling coming from the both of them, I assumed that they were relieved to see the three of them safe and sound.
I then immediately caught something out of the corner of my eye, and look towards the stage to see Pinkie waving at me from behind the curtain. Seeing how I noticed her, she then motioned for me to come to her as she disappeared behind the curtain. Not wanting to keep her waiting for to long, I floated up onto the stage and went behind the curtain to find a lot of different ponies going about reading from what I assumed was the script of the play as some ponies appeared to be practicing their lines. Looking around, I managed to find the others standing around what appeared to be makeup booths and floated towards them. Fluttershy was the first to notice me besides Pinkie as she seemed to sigh in relief.
"Thank goodness, I was afraid you had gotten lost." Fluttershy said.
"Good to see you didn't get lost." Spike said.
"Yeah, just what caused you to head off exactly?" Rainbow Dash asked.
"The Crusaders were having a little bit of trouble. Apparently Scootaloo bet her tongue wouldn't get stuck if she tried to lick one of those giant candy canes." I said.
"And did she win?" Rainbow Dash asked expectantly.
"No. I had to help get her tongue unstuck and then helped them get here." I said.
"Whatever, I bet she looked cool even if her tongue was stuck." Rainbow Dash said.
"Null? I'm looking for somepony named Null?"
Hearing someone call out my name, I looked back towards the curtain and saw a beige unicorn stallion with a scruffy black mane and tail whose cutie mark was that of what appeared to be a script with what appeared to be movie film wrapping around it. He was also holding multiple scripts in a gray aura.
"Um, that would be me!" I said, calling out to the stallion while raising a hand in the air. Looking over, the stallion saw me and came over to us.
"Wow, when Princess Celestia said to look out for a ball wearing a scarf with floating hands I thought she was kidding. I guess not." The stallion said. "Anyways, my name's Play Write, and I'm here to give you your script."
Play Write then levitated one of the many scripts in his aura towards me which I grabbed. The front page read "Hearth's Warming Eve Pageant" with my name right below the title.
"Ok, so what is it that I'll be doing?" I asked.
"You'll be helping out with the lighting and set pieces for the play. Mostly those up there." Play Write said as he pointed up towards a series of catwalks. There also appeared to be various set pieces made out of wood that hung in the air while attached to lengths of rope. "There's a little mechanism up there that allows you to raise and lower those pieces. Princess Celestia mentioned how you are able to levitate, so I assumed it would be best for somepony like you to handle everything up there without the risk of injury due to you falling off."
"Oh, ok." I said. I was kind of disappointed that I didn't have an actual part in the play, but I couldn't really argue with Play Write's logic.
"Hey, don't worry about it. Operating the technical stuff of a play is just as important as the actors. You help out by making sure everything needed for a scene is there and that the mood is correct for a scene by making sure the lighting is correct. Also, that script there is a little special compared to the others." Play Write said.
"It is?" Twilight asked.
"Yep. That script contains exactly what set pieces and what lighting is needed for every scene. Along with a few other useful notes." Play Write said.
Curious, I flipped through a couple of pages and saw that he was right. Right next to what scene was happening was a list detailing what set pieces and what kind of light was needed for that scene. There were also a few notes such as bringing down or bringing up pieces after someone said this or changing the light when something happens.
"Also, you don't need to worry about the mechanism up there being to complex to understand. Right next to all of those buttons and levers are labels saying what they control, whether it be moving a set piece down or just changing the lights. We had it implemented a couple months back and it's been a lot easier to manage the plays. Speaking of..." Play Write began before turning back to the crowd. "Alright everypony, places! We only have a few hours to rehearse, so let's make sure we get this right."
With that, everyone began rushing about to make sure they had what they needed, whether it be scripts, props, or just the costume they would be wearing. Play Write also headed off to assist with making sure everyone had what they needed.
"Well, he was a nice fellow." Applejack said.
"I'll say. I am sorry that you won't be able to perform with us Null, but I trust that you will be able to handle all of that technical stuff." Rarity said.
"Thanks Rarity. I should probably get up there and see what I have to work with." I said.
"No problem, if you ever need us, we'll be right below you." Rarity said.
As Rarity and the others began to get some of the things they needed for the rehearsal, I floated up towards the catwalk and managed to find the mechanism Play Write was talking about. Located on a decently sized platform that overlooked the stage, it was pretty much a console with multiple different levers and buttons that each had a label right beside them. Now that I was up here, I was able to see more of the set pieces that I would be working with ranging from a sun, clouds, and most importantly, a fiery pink heart which I had been seeing for the past few days. Other than that, there was a row of lights set up right beside the platform I was on as well as two rows that lined the left and right side of the stage. Looking at the console, there was a switch that would allow me to control either individual rows of lights or all of them at once, with there being buttons that I assumed would change the color of the lights. Finally, there were levers that were labeled with what set piece they controlled. Curious, I slightly pulled down a lever that was labeled "sun". As I did, the fake sun began to slowly lower down towards the stage before I pulled the lever back up, causing it to rise back into its original position. Now that I have gotten acquainted with what I'll be controlling throughout the play, I placed my script on a flat part of the console so that I would be able to easily read through it. As I did, I heard Play Write speaking from the front of the stage, ready to get the rehearsal underway.
"Alright, is everpony ready? Narrator?"
Spike came out from behind the curtain dressed in a somewhat fancy purple outfit with a white frilled collar and was wearing a purple hat that had a large orange feather attached to it. He gave a thumbs up with one claw while the other held his version of the script.
"Ready!" Spike said with enthusiasm.
"Good. Pegasi?" Play Write called out.
A collection of three pegasi walked out from behind the curtain wearing togas while wearing wreaths on their head. Rainbow Dash and Fluttershy came out as well, with Rainbow wearing a costume that consisted of black armor with a yellow lightning bolt at the front and a gold and black helmet that had a black mohawk while Fluttershy's costume was similar to Rainbow's, however it was black and silver while the helmet was more hat like and had a pink mohawk at the top.
"Ready to go!" Rainbow Dash exclaimed.
"Um, I'm ready." Fluttershy said nervously.
"Ok. Unicorns?" Play Write called out once more.
A collection of three unicorns walked out from behind the curtain and wore costumes that were more medieval in design. Twilight and Rarity walked out wearing vastly different costumes. Rarity was wearing a purple and white cape that had what I assumed were fake purple gemstones embedded in the collar while wearing a silver crown that also had fake purple gemstones in it. Twilight on the other hand wore a worn out brown cloak and hood with a pale yellow rope tied around her neck.
"Ready as I'll ever be." Rarity said.
"Same here." Twilight said.
"Excellent. Earth ponies?" Play Write called out again.
Coming from behind the stage were three earth ponies wearing what could be best described as worn out clothes stitched together with rags and also wore hoods similar to Twilight's. Lastly, both Pinkie Pie and Applejack emerged from behind the curtain wearing outfits that were a little similar to Spike's. Applejack wore a brown outfit that had yellow puffy shoulders that also had a white collar while wearing a slightly pointy brown hat with a white feather being held on it with a yellow band that wrapped around it. Pinkie's had a similar color scheme except her's was more yellow and had a pink bow tied where her tail would be, had a frilly collar like Spike that was a light cream color, and wore a hat with a yellow rim and what oddly appeared to be a bowl of chocolate pudding at the center.
"Ready here!" Pinkie Pie said.
"Ah'm ready as well." Applejack said.
"Wonderful! Lastly, are you ready up there Null?" Play Write called out. In response, I gave him a thumbs up of my own.
"All set!" I exclaimed.
"Alright then! Now then everpony, let's make sure this goes off without a hitch. Without further ado, let's start the rehearsal!"
The next several hours were spent with us rehearsing the play roughly three times with small breaks in-between. Even if there were a few small hiccups here and there either in the form of someone forgetting their lines or during one instance were I accidentally lowered down some fake clouds and hit Rainbow Dash because I thought a scene transition was happening, everything went extremely well. Really, a lot of the mistakes made were in the first rehearsal and by the third rehearsal we were able to get through the entire play without a single mistake occurring. Everyone got used to their roles very quickly, and I was able to handle the controls for the set pieces with ease. Twilight was also right as the play went into a good amount of detail about the founding of Equestria, as I would watch and listen to the rehearsals while waiting for my cues to help set the next scene. As the hours ticked by, so too did the sun as it moved across the sky and eventually settled over the horizon as it was now only a couple of hours or so until Luna raised the moon.
After our final rehearsal, everyone was allowed to go out into Canterlot to relax or have an early dinner before the play started. After gathering around, Twilight and the rest of us decided to just get something small as we could eat after the play. And that small thing happened to be Joe's Donuts, who was happy to see all of us back. As all of us got a donut and enjoyed our time before the play began, I was somewhat surprised to learn that Twilight and Spike were regulars here back when they lived here in Canterlot and had been coming here since the first year the shop had been open. Right before we left to head back to the theater, Joe, seeing how I was friends with the others, told me to ask them about what happened the night of an even called the "Grand Galloping Gala" as he assured me I would probably get a laugh out of the story. I decided I would ask them about it on the train ride back to Ponyville as a way to pass time.
When we got back to the theater we found it was absolutely packed with ponies ready to see the play. Granny Smith, Big Mac, and the Cutie Mark Crusaders had left during the rehearsals as I assumed they left to have some fun in Canterlot before the play, could now be seen in the front row with Apple Bloom, Sweetie Belle, and Scootaloo in the front while Granny Smith and Big Mac were behind them as they had a perfect view of what would be happening on stage. Applejack, Rarity, Rainbow Dash, and myself made sure to say hi to them before all of us went backstage to prepare. We all joined back together at the makeup booths as everyone around us was doing some final preparations for the play, either by making sure they had their costumes in perfect condition or just going over their lines. I myself was looking through my own script as Play Write had told me I would be allowed to have mine with me while I was up in the catwalks. I couldn't help but look up from my script as the others began to talk.
"I can't believe that Princess Celestia chose us to put on the most important play of the season! Do you guys know what an honor this is? For all of us?" Twilight exclaimed as Rarity, who was dressed up in her costume, was applying some blush onto Twilight's cheeks.
"Oh, I wish she hadn't honored me quite so much..." Fluttershy said as I began to feel her anxiety slowly building. "I can't go onstage! I don't want everypony looking at me!" Fluttershy then dove head first into a box filled with various fabrics and tinsel as her stage fright was starting to rise. Seeing this, Fluttershy was wrapped in Rarity's aura as she was levitated towards a chair in front of a makeup booth.
"Fluttershy, darling, there's nothing to feel nervous about." Rarity said as she tried to calm Fluttershy down while applying a little bit of makeup to her.
"Rarity's right. We rehearsed the play a few times today, and every time we did everyone did better and better to the point where I'm positive you'll do great out there." I said trying to reassure Flutershy myself.
"Really?" Fluttershy asked.
"Of course. Besides, all across Equestria ponies are preparing their own pageants for Hearth's Warming Eve in their own towns. It's tradition." Rarity said.
"So you're saying they'll be too busy to come to our play?" Fluttershy asked as her anxiety began to fade away.
"Well, no. We're in the Canterlot pageant, the biggest, most important production in all of Equestria. A lot of ponies will come to watch us." Rarity said.
"A lot?" Fluttershy asked as I began to feel her anxiety rise again.
"Hundreds." Rarity said.
"Hundreds?" Fluttershy asked as she began to become even more anxious.
"Um, Rarity? You might not want to-" I began before I was cut off by Rarity as she gasped in excitement.
"Maybe even thousands!"
Unfortunately, that assumption caused Fluttershy's anxiety to skyrocket as she dove back into the box from earlier. I gave a slightly deadpanned stare at Rarity had made Fluttershy even more nervous.
"Oops. Sorry about that." Rarity said as she rubbed the back of her leg. She would be interrupted as cold gust of air blew right by us and messed up Rarity's hair.
"Oh, my hair!" Rarity exclaimed while she tried to fix it. "Applejack? Be a dear and shut those windows, will you?"
Looking over, Applejack began to walk over to the window to close it, before she was interrupted as Rainbow Dash was looking in a nearby mirror and seemed to be cheering for herself.
"Aaah! Rainbow Dash! Rainbow Dash! Aaaah! Thank you, thank you!" Rainbow Dash said as she seemed to be waving to an invisible crowd.
"It's a reenactment of the founding of Equestria. It's not the 'Rainbow Dash Show'." Applejack said while giving Rainbow Dash an annoyed eyeroll.
Rainbow Dash turned to look at Applejack as I felt her becoming somewhat irritated. "Well it should be the 'Rainbow Dash Show'! I'm the star!"
Started to get somewhat annoyed at the situation, I set down my script and began to make my way to the window before Twilight walked in front of me and started to try and pull Fluttershy out of the box she was in.
"Fluttershy, you've got to come out of there!" Twilight yelled as she was struggling to pull her out. It was at this moment that Spike arrived.
"Curtain in two minutes!" Spike said, though it appeared that everyone was ignoring him.
It was at this moment that the situation began to get somewhat hectic as Pinkie Pie began to try and help Twilight by pulling on her head only for her help to cause Twilight to begin to lose focus. Meanwhile another gust blew through the window and messed up Rarity's hair again, causing her to fix it once more. All the while Rainbow Dash and Applejack were still arguing about the play. Starting to get even more annoyed, I decided to calm down the situation the only way I knew how at the moment. After charging up a small Magic Sphere in my hand, I slammed it onto the ground which resulted in a loud bang that distracted everyone, which unfortunately caused Twilight to be pulled into the box with Fluttershy.
"Alright everyone, Spike just said the play starts in two minutes. So stop fighting and finish getting ready. Or else." I said menacingly as I charged another Magic Sphere in my hand to imply what the "else" was. Thankfully, the message got across as everyone began to rush to finish putting on their costumes and apply their makeup as I dismissed the Magic Sphere and went over to the window and closed it before floating back over to Spike.
"Was that really necessary?" Spike asked.
"Unfortunately yes. I don't think they would have been ready for the play otherwise. Now, let's go put on a play." I said with confidence before I floated up to the catwalk and towards the console. Setting my script onto the console and began to dim the lights to signal that the play was starting.
As the lights dimmed everyone in the audience began to quiet down so that they could focus on the play. As they did, I immediately began setting the scene, which really only involved lowering a set piece of a fire place down onto the stage that had a small fire lit within. Looking down, I saw Spike with his back turned against the closed curtain and looked up at me and gave me a simple thumbs up, showing that he was ready. Giving my own thumbs up back, I hit the button that was responsible for opening and closing the curtains and turned one of the spotlights towards the fireplace, illuminating both Spike and the fireplace. As the curtains were now fully out of the way, the play began as Spike turned towards the audience and began to speak in an accent.
"Once upon a time, long before the peaceful rule of Celestia, and before ponies discovered our beautiful land of Equestria, ponies did not know harmony. It was a strange and dark time. A time when ponies were torn apart... by hatred!" Spike said, with the audience gasping at the end.
"I know. Can you believe it?" Spike said, though he leaned towards the audience while speaking normally before he straightened back up and resumed talking with the accent.
"During this frightful age, each of the three tribes, the pegasi, the unicorns, and the earth ponies-" as he listed each race three members of said races entered the spotlight with me bringing down a set piece to accompany them whle I pued the fireplace back up: a few clouds behind the pegasi who were flying, a small hill on which the earth ponies stood on, and a cliff which the unicorns stood on top of. "cared not for what befell the other tribes, but only for their own welfare. In those troubled times, as now, the pegasi were the stewards of the weather. But they demanded something in return: food that could only be grown by the Earth ponies."
The pegasi floated down towards the earth ponies and held out their hooves, to which the earth ponies pulled out a bundle of fake fruits and vegetables and handed them to the pegasi. After which the pegsi flew up and began to push up the fake clouds, with me also pulling them up to make it seem like they were removing them.
"The unicorns demanded the same, in return for magically bringing forth day and night." At this the earth ponies brought out more fake crops to which the unicorns levitated towards them before they pointed their horns upwards with me bringing down the fake sun to signify them bringing about the day. After which, the ponies got onto the stage and off of the set pieces, which I quickly brought up, and stood together in the own groups while Spike continued to talk.
"And so, mistrust between the tribes festered until, one fateful day, it came to a boil. And what prompted the ponies to clash? 'Twas a mysterious blizzard that overtook the land, and toppled the tribes' precarious peace." At this, I hit a button simply labeled "Blizzard" and watched as white confetti drifted down from the rafters as stagehands (stageponies?) who were out of sight brought out fans that allowed the confetti to be blown about.
"The normally industrious Earth ponies were unable to farm their land and began to freeze." The earth ponies brought out what appeared to be dead crops and grass while looking at them with sorrow.
"The home of the pegasi fared no better as they began to grow hungry." The pegasi just simply held their stomachs while giving pained looks.
"And the unicorns were freezing and hungry, as even the unicorns' magic was powerless against the storm." The unicorns simply began shivering while holding their robes closer to them.
"Each tribe blamed the others for their suffering, and the angrier everypony grew, the worse the blizzard became. And so it was decided that a grand summit would be held to figure out a way to cope with the blizzard as each tribe sent their leaders." As the ponies walked off the stage I pulled down a lever labeled "Banners" while hitting the "Blizzard" button again to stop the blizzard and watched as three banners representing each tribe were lowered. The banner representing the pegasi was blue and featured a light blue pegasus whose wings were flared upwards with the flag also having light blue stars on it, the banner representing the earth ponies was split into four different sections and showcased a field of crops on a sunny day, while the banner representing the unicorns was similar to that of the pegasi's except it showed a white unicorn with a purple mane, was purple instead of blue, and had yellow diamonds instead of stars. As the banners were lowered, more stageponies brought out a table and set it down in the middle of the stage before they also walked off.
"Daughter of the unicorn king, Princess Platinum." A small fanfare was played as Rarity walked onstage.
"Ruler of the pegasi, Commander Hurricane." Another fanfare played as Rainbow Dash walked onstage.
"And lastly, leader of the earth ponies, Chancellor Puddinghead." A fanfare played by kazoos sounded off as Pinkie walked onstage.
"Perhaps the three tribes could finally settle their differences, and agree on a way to get through this disaster." Spike said as the three of them walked to the table and stood underneath their respective banners. They then took off their headwear and set it on the table before staring at each other for a few seconds before they began to argue, all of them talking over one another before they began to quiet down as Rainbow Dash began to talk.
"All I wanna know is why the Earth ponies are hogging all the food!" Rainbow Dash yelled out.
"Us?! We're not hogging all the food, you are!" Pinkie Pie said before her serious expression turned to a happy smile. "Oh, wait, you're right. It's us. Well, it's only 'cause you mean old pegasusususes are making it snow like crazy!"
"For the hundredth time, it's not us! We're not making it snow! It must be the unicorns! They're doing it with their freaky magic!" Rainbow Dash said as she pointed at Rarity who gasped at the accusation.
"How dare you! Unlike you pegasi ruffians, we unicorns would never stoop to such a thing! Hmph!" Rarity said.
"Well, if you non-earths aren't gonna stop using your weirdo powers to freeze us all, then I'm just plum out of ideas." Pinkie said as she crossed her hooves.
"What a shocker. An earth pony with no ideas." Rainbow Dash said.
"Commander Hurricane, please cease with the insults!" Rarity said.
"You're not the boss of me, your royal snootiness!" Rainbow Dash exclaimed.
"I beg your pardon?! I am a princess! I won't be spoken to that way!" Rarity said as she put her crown back onto her head and began to walk off.
"Well, I'm leaving first!" Rainbow Dash said.
"No, I'm first!" Pinkie said. This went on for a few more seconds before they all left the stage at the same time.
"And the blizzard raged on. In the end, the summit of the tribes did not turn out as well as hoped, and the three leaders returned home to lick their wounds... and basically complain." Spike said as I brought the clouds back down along with various kinds of marble architecture. As I did Rainbow Dash got back onto the stage as Fluttershy walked onstage as well.
"Attention!" Shouted Rainbow Dash, causing Fluttershy to jump a little bit before holding her hoof to her head to salute. After a few seconds, Rainbow Dash let out an annoyed huff.
"Aren't you curious about how it went?"
"Oh, uh, Commander Hurricane, sir! How did it go, sir?" Fluttershy said as she put her hoof back down.
"Horribly! Those other tribe leaders are so disrespectful! Don't they realize that we are a mighty tribe of warriors, and should not be crossed? We have got to break ranks with those weak foals!" Rainbow Dash said.
"And how will we do that, sir?" Fluttershy asked.
Rainbow Dash put a hoof up to her chin before giving a confident nod. "Well, us pegasi don't need earth ponies and unicorns, we should find our own land and claim it in the name of all pegasi!" After which, Rainbow Dash walked offstage shortly followed by Fluttershy. After they left, I swapped out the scenery so there was a backdrop of what appeared to be the throne room of a castle. After which, Twilight walked onstage and stood at the center before Rarity walked onstage as well.
"Clover the Clever! I need you!" Rarity called out.
"Yes, your Majesty. Did the other pony tribes see reason as I predicted?" Twilight asked as she approached Rarity.
"Those other tribes are impossible! I, for one, can no longer bear to be anywhere near those lowly creatures. The unicorns are noble and majestic, and we will no longer consort with the likes of them!" Rarity said.
"How so your Majesty?" Twilight asked.
"Simple, by claiming our own land so we can live away from those pesky pegasi and dirty earth ponies. Surely we can figure out how to manage what the other tribes can do." Rarity said. After which, the two of them exited the stage as I once again changed the backdrop to that of a cabin while also lowering down the fireplace prop. After which, Applejack walked onstage and looked towards backstage, only for Pinkie to come down the chimney before walking up to Applejack. Thankfully this was a part of the script or I would have slightly panicked. I also asked Play Write earlier why this was in the play, with him answering that it was to help get across Chancellor Puddinghead's personality and way of thinking.
"Wouldn't it have been easier to use the door, Chancellor?" Applejack asked.
"Maybe for you, Smart Cookie. But I am a chancellor. I was elected because I know how to think outside the box. Which means..." Pinkie said as she stuck her head back in the chimney. "I can also think inside the chimney. Can you think inside a chimney?"
"Uh..."
"I didn't think so." Pinkie said as she got her head out of the chimney, causing Applejack to groan.
"Oh my gosh, hold on to your hooves! I am just about to be brilliant!" Pinkie exclaimed.
"That'd be a first." Applejack said under her breath, though still loud enough for the audience to hear.
"I have decided that the Earth ponies are gonna go it alone!" Pinkie said confidently.
"Aw, so you mean the other tribes didn't come around? Shoot... Ah' really thought we could get through to 'em if we-" Applejack said before being cut off by Pinkie.
"Don't worry about them. We're the ones with all the food, right?" Pinkie said.
"Actually, we're all out." Applejack responded.
"Fine, then we'll have to go somewhere new where we can grow some new food. And with me as our fearless leader, what could go wrong?" Pinkie said as her and Applejack walked offstage. After which, Spike began to speak once more.
"And so, with the desire to find a new land to call their own, the three leaders of each tribe and their closest associates set out in hopes of discovering and creating their own kingdoms. Along the way, each leader encountered various obstacles in their search, but eventually, they all arrived in a new and wondrous land. Nopony had ever seen paradise before." Spike said, prompting me to pull down one of the more major set pieces. After bringing down a backdrop of a sky filled with clouds, I also brought down a mountain set piece that also had fields in front of it. To the right of the stage I brought down a cliff similar to that of the on earlier in the play, except it had various fake gemstones on it. Lastly, a few stageponies brought out a small hill before rushing off. After which, Rainbow Dash and Fluttershy flew in and stood on a platform that one of the fake clouds had.
"This is the new land we've been searching for!" Rainbow Dash exclaimed.
"What a view... I can see my future house from here." Fluttershy said.
"I proclaim this new land to be..." Rainbow Dash said as she planted down a flag onto the platform that had the pegasi banner on it. "Pegasopolis!"
Soon after, Rarity and Twilight entered the scene as they were on the cliff.
"I've never seen such jewels! This ruby is dazzling. This whole land is dazzling. I'm double dazzled!" Rarity said as she let out a squeal. " In the name of the unicorns, I hereby dub this land..." Rarity said as she placed a flag with the unicorn's banner on it onto the cliff. "Unicornia!"
Finally, Pinkie Pie and Applejack entered the scene and stood on the small hill at the center of the stage.
"The air! The trees! The dirt! This dirt is the dirtiest dirt in the whole dirt world!" Pinkie exclaimed.
"And fertile, too. Perfect for growing food." Applejack said.
"In the name of the Earth ponies, I think I'm gonna call this new place, uh, Dirtville!" Pinkie said as she took off her hat and placed it upside down onto the hill.
"How about 'Earth'?" Applejack suggested.
"Earth! Congratulations to me for thinking of it." Pinkie said as a flag with the earth pony banner rose up out of the hat she placed down.
"We found our new home!" Rainbow Dash, Rarity, and Pinkie Pie exclaimed before they all realized the others were there and looked at each other with expressions of surprise, which gave way to expressions of rage.
"I planted my flag first!" Rainbow Dash yelled out.
"Did not!" Rarity said.
"Did too!" Rainbow Dash argued.
"I planted mine earlier than first." Pinkie said.
"All of you riffraff are trespassing in Unicornia!" Rarity said after letting out a small huff.
"The name is Pegasopolis!" Rainbow Dash argued.
"Earth!" Pinkie yelled out. This continued for a bit longer, with each of them yelling out the name of what was suppossed to be their new kingdom before Rainbow Dash broke the loop.
"I say we fight for the land. May the best pony win!" It was at this moment that I once again had to hit the "Blizzard" button once more, causing fake snow to begin to fall.
"That's barbaric. Clover the Clever, throw that brute into the dungeon!" Rarity said as Twilight was covered in Rarity's aura and held in front of her.
"What dungeon? Look, perhaps if we all calmed down..." Twilight suggested.
"I agree. Let's all calm down." Applejack said.
" I vote for calm." Fluttershy said.
"I'll have you court martialed for insubordination Private! We settle this on the battlefield!" Rainbow Dash said before she was hit in the face with a snowball. This caused Rarity to laugh before she was also struck in the face with a snowball, resulting in Rainbow Dash laughing.
"Who dares throw a snowball at royalty?!" Rarity exclaimed.
"Wait a minute..." Pinkie said before she looked at the snow that was falling. "Where'd all this snow come from anyway?" This caused the others to look around in confusion before Rainbow Dash had a look of dread and realization.
"Oh no. Not again." Rainbow Dash said. At this, I closed the curtains so me and the stageponies could help set up the next scene. Meanwhile, Spike continued to narrate.
"And so the paradise that the ponies had found was soon lost, buried beneath a thick blanket of snow and hard feelings. Instead of beautiful, it was blizzardy. Instead of wonderful, it was wintry! Instead of spectacular, it was snowtacular! Instead of–"
"We get it, move on!" A member of the audience yelled out as Spike was starting to get a little off track. After giving off a nervous chuckle, Spike resumed.
"Everypony was forced to seek shelter. They searched high and low, but the only shelter for miles was a cold and desolate cave. And, of course, the three tribes had to share it, and nopony was too happy about that." At this, I opened the curtains to show that the backdrop now showed an entrance to the outside of an icy cave as various fake rocks and stalagmites littered the ground. Currently huddled in the middle were the the others, the leaders having annoyed expressions while the others had somewhat awkward and nervous expressions.
"Please, Commander Hothead." Rarity said.
"It's Commander Hurricane." Rainbow Dash responded with an annoyed tone.
"Please, Commander, could you just stand back and give me my royal space?" Rarity asked.
"You mean like this, your highness?" Rainbow Dash said as she stepped closer to Rarity.
"Indeed not! You see this invisible line?" Rarity said as she tried to point out a line which resulted in Rainbow Dash rolling her eyes.
"Private, outline our territory for everypony to see." Rainbow Dash said, with Fluttershy drawing a line using a marker that could easily be cleaned. "See this real, non-invisible line? No unicorns or Earth ponies are allowed to cross it! This is the sovereign territory of Pegasopolis!"
"Clover the Clever?" Rarity said.
"Uh, Smart Cookie?" Pinkie asked.
"I know, I know." Applejack responded as her, Twilight, and Fluttershy all used markers to outline their races territory. However, as Fluttershy drew her line around a rock, Rainbow Dash rushed over to her.
"What are you doing? Don't go around the rock, go over it! I'm not giving up an inch of territory to the enemy!" Rainbow Dash said, only for the rock to be dragged over to Rarity as it was held in her aura.
"This rock is clearly on the Unicornia side of the cave, and it belongs to us!" Rarity said before whispering to Twilight under her breath. "Who knows? There could be jewels inside."
"I claim this rock for Pegasopolis!" Rainbow Dash said as she flew over and grabbed the rock.
"Unhand that rock this instant, you scoundrel!" Rarity said as she smacked the rock out of Rainbow Dash's hooves.
"Oh, look, you found my rock. I've been looking for it everywhere." Pinkie said before she grabbed the rock and went over to Applejack.
"Hey! You invaded our territory!" Rainbow Dash yelled out.
"Finders keepers, losers weepers!" Pinkie said in a mocking tone. That seemed to be the last straw as Rainbow Dash and Rarity began to chase each other around as they tried to get the rock, all the while they continued to argue. It was also at this moment that I once again hit the "Blizzard" button, causing it to begin snowing once more. Only this time, I also began setting things up for the finale as I switched one of the spotlights to a light blue color and began to aim it at the entrance to the cave on the backdrop.
"Look, everypony! The entrance, it's freezing over!" Twilight pointed out as the light covered the entrance.
"Great. Now there's no way out! We're trapped!" Rainbow Dash said.
"You two deserve this horrible fate. You've done nothing but argue and fight with each other!" Rarity said.
"You've been fighting too, your Highness." Rainbow Dash said.
"Yeah! Worse! I haven't been fighting nearly as much as you!" Pinkie argued. It was also at this moment that I switched the colors of more of the spotlights and began to shine them at the three arguing leaders.
"How ridiculous! A unicorn never stoops to fighting!" Rarity said.
"That's just 'cause you wimpy unicorns know you'd never win!" Rainbow Dash said as the light began to shine on her. "Earth ponies are numbskulls!"
"Pegasi are brutes!" Rarity said as a light approached her.
"Unicorns are snobs!" Pinkie said as one last light approached her.
As all three light shone onto the three of them, the others let out gasps and sad sighs as their leaders were (in a sense) frozen. They then looked up and saw as pegasus actors who had been covered in light blue body paint and wore light blue cloth entered onstage and began to circle above them. As they did, they let out a scream and got closer to each other.
"W-W-What is that, thing?" Fluttershy fearfully asked.
"They must be, windigos!" Twilight exclaimed.
"Windigos?" Both Applejack and Fluttershy asked.
"My mentor Star Swirl the Bearded taught me about them. They're winter spirits that feed off fighting and hatred. The more hate the spirit feels, the colder things become!" Twilight explained.
"Then, this is our fault. We three tribes, we brought this blizzard to our home by fightin' and not trustin' each other. Now it's destroyin' this land, too." Applejack said dejectedly. It was also at this cue that I began changing the color of more lights and began to slowly move them towards the three of them.
"And now our bodies will become as cold as our hearts, all because we were foolish enough to hate." Twilight said.
"Well, I don't hate you." Fluttershy began to say. "I actually hate Commander Hurricane a lot more than I hate you guys." This resulted in both Twilight and Applejack slightly giggling at Fluttershy's remark.
"Actually, I don't really hate her, I just really, really, really dislike her." Fluttershy continued, causing Twilight and Applejack to transition from giggling to laughing. As they did, the lights began to shine on them, indicating that they were beginning to freeze.
"Well, I don't hate you guys either." Applejack said.
"Nor do I." Twilight said.
"No matter what our differences, we're all ponies." Applejack finished as the lights completely shone on them. After waiting a few seconds, I began to rapidly press buttons to begin the finale of the play, starting by shutting off the blizzard before lowering the the prop of the fiery heart. After which, I immediately turned off the lights shining on Twilight, Applejack, and Fluttershy with Twilight casting a spell on the heart to make it glow a bright pink. As she did, the pegasi flew offstage, signaling that the windigos had run off and also causing the three mares to look up at the heart.
"What was that?" Fluttershy asked.
"I didn't know unicorns could do that." Applejack said in amazement.
"I didn't either. Nothing like this has ever happened before. But I know it couldn't have been just me. It came from all three of us, joined together, in friendship." Twilight said as the three of them wrapped their front legs around each other. During which I immediately began to move the light shining on Rainbow Dash, Rarity, and Pinkie Pie away from them to show they were thawing as Spike began narrating for the final part of the play.
"All through the night, the three ponies kept the fire of friendship alive by telling stories to one another and by singing songs, which of course became the winter carols that we all still sing today. Eventually, the warmth of the fire and singing and laughing reached the leaders, and their bodies began to thaw. And it even began to melt their hearts." Spike said as I closed the curtains again as the stageponies and myself began to set up the scene from before the events of the cave. Once everything was in place, I opened the curtains one final time to reveal all of the girls standing on the hill.
"The three leaders agreed to share the beautiful land, and live in harmony ever afterwards. And together, they named their new land..." Spike said as Rainbow Dash placed down a flag pole on which a light blue banner with white stars that had Celestia and Luna flying around each other with the sun and moon in-between them.
"Equestria!" Shouted the girls, causing the audience to cheer as the performance ended.
For the next while, everyone began singing what I assumed was some one of the many carols that were sung during Hearth's Warming. I myself decided to watch from above as everyone seemed to be having fun singing, also because I didn't know a single word of any of the songs. Eventually, as the last carol ended, I floated down to the stage as everyone who assisted and performed in the play came onstage as well before we all gave a bow to the audience who cheered and threw things such as flowers onto the stage. After that, all of us headed backstage once again to get out of costume as the audience members began to leave, with the eight of us grouped back up at the makeup booths with all of us discussing how well the play went.
"We should be so honored that Princess Celestia chose us! She must really think we exemplify what good friends are!" Twilight said.
"I agree. All of us did pretty well if I do say so myself." Spike added.
"Hmhm. Ah' was more impressed with how Null was able to operate all of that stuff so easily. Ah' went up there earlier and all of those buttons and levers made my head spin." Applejack said.
"Honestly, once I figured out how all of those levers and buttons worked, it felt like second nature operating everything up there." I said. However, before I could continue, a cold breeze flew through the back as we all looked over to see that the window from earlier was open again.
"Null, didn't you close that window?" Rarity asked.
"Yeah, maybe someone opened it after we left. I'll just go close it again." I said as I made my way towards the window. However, right as I was about to close it, I froze as I heard what appeared to be an eerie roar that was carried along with the wind as well as a slight feeling of dread as it felt as though the room had gotten a lot colder. Looking out, all I could see were the streets of Canterlot as clouds began to form in the sky.
"Hey Null! Once you close that window we need to get back to Ponyville. A snowstorm is scheduled to happen pretty soon." Twilight said.
"Sure, just give me a second." I said as I looked back out the window for a bit before closing it. As I joined back up with the others, I couldn't help but think about that roar I heard, as well as I'm pretty sure I saw something flying through the clouds overhead.
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Where can I watch the the Magolor Epilogue?
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There are a few playthroughs of the Magolor Epilogue on youtube, but I can give you a brief recap of what happens during it if you want me to.
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can you please do a a live a Live fanfiction for mlp
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