The Mane 12 Adventures

by Ponyfanatic

Episode 2: Maretime Bay Blues

My Little Pony: The Mane 12 Adventures

Season 1, Episode 2: “Maretime Bay Blues”

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Sunny Starscout and Twilight Sparkle, who could’ve thought they would’ve made good friends? The latter was extremely extroverted and pretty optimistic. While Twilight on the other hoof, was introverted and preferred to be alone, sure, but somehow they made their friendship work. You could interpret that as yin-yang, technically.

“Oh! Sunny, Twilight! There you guys are!”

Twilight and Sunny were snapped out of their conversation, theorizing about the Tale of the Two Sisters, when they saw three other mares, gifts on their backs. One was yellow with blue hair - Lemon Heart, another was white with a light pink mane - Twinkle Shine, and the last was light blue with a darker blue and white streaked mane - Minuette.

“We were wondering where you were!” Minuette said.

“Girls! What’re you doing? And what’s with the gifts?” Sunny asked, walking up to the three smiling.

“Oh, don’t tell me you forgot!” Lemon Heart said. “It’s Moondancer’s get-together today! We were going to ask what your gift was, but it looks like you didn’t shop recently.” She giggled.

Suddenly, the orange mare gained a look of realization and guilt on her face. “Right! I feel so bad, I completely blanked on today!”

“Don’t worry, Sunny. I’m sure Moondancer won’t be mad!” Twilight said, trying to assure her friend. “If it helps, I can go with you to the party if it’ll help?”

“Really? Thanks, Twi. I know you don’t like parties that much, so it means a lot,” Sunny said, surprised but happy.

“What have you done with our Twilight? She would never do this in a million moons!” Minuette joked.

“Well, it’s just as Sunny said earlier. That’s what friends are for, right?” Twilight said, smiling.

The group said their goodbyes before Sunny and Twilight continued towards the library. They arrived at the white tower with golden outlines a few minutes later. “I never thought I’d be at a library twice in one day, first time for everything, I guess,” Sunny said.

They went up the stairs, but once they arrived they saw Spike, with a red box tied in a golden ribbon in his hands.

“Spike? What’s that for?” Twilight asked, pointing at the box.

“It’s for Moondancer’s get-together!” Spike said. “I gave her a framed photo of us! Mystique charges it for a surprising two gold bits.”

“Well, that’s nice Spike,” Twilight said, entering the library with Sunny following behind. “Come on, Spike. Help us find a book on ancient myths and stories.”

“Uh... okay, but why?” Spike asked, putting the gift in his scales.

“Don’t ask, it’s not a long story, but still,” Sunny said, grabbing a random book. “It’s hard to explain,”

Suddenly, Twilight’s horn flared up, and multiple books started floating to her, aligning in a line. “Okay, no, no, no, no- NO!” The magenta aura surrounding the books disappeared, making them fall to the ground. “There must be something!”

“If you’re looking for a book about ancient myths... wait here!” Spike ran up another flight upstairs in the library, before running back down with an old blue book. “Here it is, Predictions and Prophecies!”

He gave it to Twilight, whose eyes widened. “Spike! This might be it!” she flipped through the pages until she groaned in frustration. “Ugh! There’s nothing here!”

“Try... E, maybe? Elements of Harmony?” Sunny inquired.

She flipped through the pages again until she smiled. “Yes! Here it is! Elements of Harmony, ancient artifacts! See page 241 for more information...” She flipped through the pages again until landing on said page.

“Mare in the Moon, commonly known from the Tale of the Two Sisters. The Mare in the Moon is a myth from old Equestria. As some may not know, the Tale of the Two Sisters was based on this myth for foals who couldn’t sleep at night. In the olden rendition, an orange alicorn joined the older sister and used the Elements of Harmony to trap her on the moon. Legend states on the longest day of the thousandth year, the stars will aid in her escape, and she will bring eternal night.”

Suddenly, Sunny felt something... rush into her, a memory.

“Well, Nightmare Moon is coming back from her imprisonment on the moon. She can't put Equestria in an eternal night this time!”

Sunny gasped, and so did Twilight. “Do you know what this means?!” Twilight said, turning to her friends.

“Uh... no?” Spike said.

“Spike, take a note please!” Twilight said, levitating a quill and a scroll to Spike.

“My dearest teacher, my studies of Ancient Equestria have led me to discover we are on the precipice of disaster.”

“Preci... pice, got it!” Spike said, writing the last few words on the scroll paper.

Twilight smiled before she continued, “For you see, the mythical mare in the Moon is Nightmare Moon, and on the longest day of the longest year, she will return to Equestria and bring eternal night. Something must be done to ensure this terrible prophecy does not come true. I await your quick response. Your faithful student, Twilight Sparkle.”

“Twi-light... Spar-kle..." He curled up the scroll and wrapped it with a red ribbon. “And done!”

“Great! Send it!” Twilight said.

“Now? Like, now now?” Spike said, hesitantly.

“Yes, Spike, now now! We have to get this to the Princess!” Sunny said.

“Er... it’s just that Princess Celestia is busy... y’know, getting ready for the Summer Sun Celebration. It’s like, tomorrow.” Spike said.

“Spike, the longest day of the longest year is tomorrow! That’s why we need to warn the princess!” Sunny explained. “So... come on!”

“All right! All right! Jeez...” Spike said. He blew a green flame on the scroll, which quickly burned. The smoke (which had green elements to it) went out the window. “There, it’s on its way! But I wouldn’t hold my breath if I were you.”

“Oh, Spike, I’m not worried,” Twilight said, smugly. She was looking out the window. “In all my years as her student, she’s never once doubted me.”

“Yeah, well... there’s a first time for everything,” Spike muttered, which didn’t go unheard. Suddenly, Spike burped out a scroll, which had a golden ribbon attached to it.

“Well, let’s see, won’t we?” Twilight said. Spike rolled his eyes before he unfurled the scroll and started reading the first few pages.

“My dearest, most faithful student, Twilight. You know I value your diligence, and that I completely trust you...”

“See, Spike. She doesn’t doubt me!” Twilight said, raising her head upwards, smug. But her smug expression changed to one of shock when Spike read the next lines.

“But it’s summer! You simply must stop reading those dusty old books!”

“Well, look who’s right now!” Spike said, smugly. Twilight rolled her eyes before she used her magic to bring to her and brought it to her face.

“My dearest student, Twilight... there is more to a pony's life than studying, so I’m sending you to Maretime Bay to supervise the preparations for the Summer Sun Celebration. And I have an even more essential task for you to complete - make some friends?”

“Friends? I already have friends! Well... more like acquaintances in a way, but friends... ish!”

“Twi, no offense, but the only real friends you have been me, Sunny, and Moondancer,” Spike said flatly.

“Well...”

Cut to Twilight, Sunny, and Spike on a golden chariot. “Ooh! This is so exciting! I haven’t been here since I was a filly. We have to visit the old lighthouse! Then, we can get homemade Apple treats from the Apple family- ooh, we just have to go to Mane Boutique. And- uh, Twilight? Are you okay?”

Turns out, Twilight was, in fact, not okay. “Huh? What’s that?”

“You’ve been quiet this entire trip, you haven’t even touched your book,” Sunny said, picking up the blue book. “What’s up?”

“It’s just- Princess Celestia! In all her years of being my teacher, she never once doubted me! What changed?” Twilight asked.

“Uh... well, to be fair, talk about an all-powerful, revenge-seeking alicorn from an old myth sounds... farfetched,” Spike said, which caused Twilight to sigh. Sunny nudged Spike before putting on a small smile.

“Eh, it’s not all bad! If you hadn’t sent that letter, we wouldn’t be on a chariot to Maretime Bay! Plus, we’re gonna stay at the old lighthouse! That’s... fun!”

“Yeah, you’re right,” Twilight said. Suddenly, a thought occurred to her, and she perked up. “Hey, didn’t you say there was a library in the lighthouse?”

“My dad stored all sorts of books in there, from all over Equestria!” Sunny said.

“Yes, so there might be information about Nightmare Moon! And the Elements of Harmony!” Twilight said.

“And there might be a way to stop her!” Sunny said, her smile growing wider.

“Uh, not to ruin this moment, but when are you gonna make friends, like the princess asked?” Spike asked Twilight, looking at her.

“She said to check on preparations. I’m her most faithful student, so once we finish, straight to the lighthouse.” Twilight responded. “The fate of Equestria does not rest on me making friends!”

The chariot landed on the ground, and the group stepped off it. Maretime Bay was something to behold, ponies were everywhere, walking around the streets. “Come on, Twilight! Just try! The ponies here in Maretime Bay must have something to talk about!” Spike pleaded.

“Ugh, fine!” Twilight groaned. She took a minute to compose herself before she walked up to a pink mare with pink fluffy hair. “Uh... hello?” Twilight said. The pony took one look at and responded with a surprised gasp before zipping away. “Well, that was interesting, anyways, what’s first on the list?”

“Banquet preparations,” Spike said. “At...”

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“Sweet Apple Acres!” The three were now walking towards a farm on the side of the town. Ponies, or more importantly, ponies of the Apple Family were mingling, partying, you name it.

“Well, I should’ve known. The Apple’s make the best food from here to... uh, everywhere!” Sunny said.

“Then this should be quick, shouldn’t it?” Twilight said, crossing into the farm. Suddenly, an orange earth pony with a light blonde mane jumped through the trees, carrying two buckets of apples on her back. The earth pony put the buckets down before turning to see Twilight, Sunny, and Spike behind her.

“Uh, hello! I’m Twilight Sparkle, and this is Sunny Starscout and Spike.” Twilight introduced. “We’re here to check on preparations, and you’re in charge of the food, correct?”

“We sure are!” The mare said, shaking Twilight’s hoof a little too vigorously. “The name’s Applejack, nice ta meet ya, Miss Twilight Sparkle!”

“Nice- to meet- you- too- I- guess,” Twilight said. Applejack let go of her hoof as Twilight stumbled back, dizzy.

“Well, since we’re here, would you mind if we tried some?” Sunny asked.

“We wouldn’t mind a bit, Miss Sunny!”

“Uh, just Sunny, please.”

“As ya wish, Sunny.” Applejack said before she pulled out an iron triangle and shouted: “SOUPS ON, EVERYPONY!” Suddenly, the sounds of ponies running were enough to snap Twilight back to reality.

“Huh? What happened?” Twilight asked, not knowing why they, somehow, were now at a table. To her surprise, various apple-based meals were being placed on the table, which made their mouths water. But before Twilight could grab anything, Applejack spoke up.

“Well, before we eat, why don’t ah introduce y’all to the Apple family?” Applejack said, but before Twilight could protest, she started talking either way.

“This here’s Apple Fritter, then we have Apple Bumpkin, then Red Gala, then Red Delicious, then...” Applejack continued for what seemed like five minutes before she got to the three ponies that were essential to this story.

“Then we have Apple Bloom, Big Mac, and Granny Smith!” Applejack said, finally finishing. “Now, who’d like ta hear about the Apple Family history?”

Twilight shot up from her seat, “NO!” She looked around to see the looks of the other ponies before she sat back down. “Uh, I mean, no, thank you. We can’t take too much time here, we still have more rounds to finish, you understand?”

“Course’,” Applejack said. “Well, let’s dig in!” The Apple’s raised their cups before they all started to chomp down on the food. When Twilight put the Apple Fritter in her mouth, she quite literally cried.

“This- this is incredible!” Twilight said, taking another bite. “I’ve never tasted anything this tasty!”

“If ya like that, ya should try the pies, best outta’ the bunch,” Applejack said, sliding a pie towards her.

“Ooh, have any cider?” Sunny asked, looking eager.

“We sure as sugar do!” Applejack said, taking a cup of cider. “Here ya go,”

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A few minutes later, Twilight, Sunny, and Spike were walking on the streets of Maretime Bay.

“Ergh...” Twilight groaned.

“Told... told you, they made the best food.” Sunny chuckled before she groaned as well. “But, let’s lay off the food for now.”

“Spike, what’s next on the list?” Twilight asked. Spike looked at the list before he looked up at the sky. “Weather. There’s supposed to be a pony named Rainbow Dash clearing the clouds,”

“Well, she isn’t doing a good job, is she?” Suddenly, without warning, a blue blur crashed into Twilight, knocking her to the ground.

To be continued...

Author's Note:

Well, here is Chapter 2! Sorry for the long wait, exams started RIGHT as I published the first chapter. But! I can certainly promise you, the next episodes/chapters will come out sooner!

If there are ANY errors, or anything that needs to be rewritten, just tell me, I’d be happy to rewrite.

Well, I don’t have alot to say here, but I can tell you that in the next episode, we will see the others of the Mane 12! Please comment and/or like on this story if you enjoy, I’d really appreciate it See you next time,

Comments

[Comickook]

Thanks immensely for getting the next chapter up. I really like the work going into the dialogue, characterizations and future chapter set-up. Really liked the descriptions of the bits of subtle influence Twilight and Sunny have had on each other. And, yeah, the little bits of foreshadowing concerning Sunny's reaction to the stuff mentioned concerning Nightmare Moon's previous defeat were also well done, as was Sunny mentioning having previously lived in Maretime Bay before she moved to Canterlot as a filly and even knowing about Sweet Apple Acres. I wonder if Hitch is going to be talking to Rainbow about finding a place to practice her stunt flying AFTER she takes care of the clouds (with Sunny reacting to her old friend being the current sheriff). Zipp showing signs of wanting to prepare for Nightmare Moon from HER OWN research would be a great touch foreshadowing her interest in detective work.

And, for some reason, I could easily see Opaline being the second major villain the Mane Twelve face - AFTER Nightmare Moon, but BEFORE Discord. As well as Opaline being their biggest RECURRING enemy, teaming up with most of the other major villains at least once each individually before the final season. But that's my imagination running away with me and I'm sorry about that.

But, anyway, definitely looking forward to more of this.

[Huskylover]

I love it, can't wait to see more of it

[Khampostel]

Cheer up with your fanfic... although... twelve characters? it's going to take time

[Lawton]

HELL YEAH!!!!!!

[Lawton]

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Me too!

[YEVG]

One question, in this story Futtlershy and Posey Bloom are related as identical cousin type or are opposite twin sisters?

[Ponyfanatic]

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Nope

[Ponyfanatic]

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Thanks for commenting! Opaline, fortunately, will NOT take place between Season 1 and Season 2, but between Season 2 and 3... well, you’re just gonna wait and see! In Season 1, Opaline will be in about 2 - 4 episodes, but during Season 2 is when she steps up her game. I can see why Zipp would want to prepare for Nightmare Moon, y’know, the whole detective business. But I’m still figuring out when and how I should put it so do NOT expect the new chapter soon.

[Comickook]

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You're quite welcome. Of course, with Hitch being the sheriff and Zipp's detective deal, it would also make sense that they would both be in charge of security for the Celebration. Security would be a good one for AFTER weather but BEFORE decorations. Izzy, of course, would be helping Rarity with decorations and Pipp could be helping Fluttershy with music. Misty (an old friend of Izzy from when they both lived in Bridlewood) could be the one who was in charge of the library before Twilight and Sunny moved in [well, moved BACK in Sunny's case]).

A possible dialogue for Sunny and Hitch:

Sunny: Hi, Hitch. It's been a long time.

Hitch: Eleven years - just a few months before Twilight became Princess Celestia's personal student based on one of your letters. And, well, I'm sorry to hear about what happened to your dad last year. I know what that's like.

Sunny: Yeah. One of your letters mentioned you lost both of your parents a couple years after I moved to Canterlot with my dad. At least Granny Figg did a good job taking care of you. One of your most recent letters mentioned that you just made sheriff a few months ago.

Hitch: Yeah. I did. Anyway, I know you and Twilight are here to look over Summer Sun Celebration security and I hope it meets to Princess Celestia's high standards.