A retelling of MLP:FiM with a touch of Sailor Moon and a dash of Power Rangers/Super Sentai.
In this action epic retelling of MLP:FiM, Twilight Sparkle learns the values and virtues of friendship in Ponyville while facing evildoers with her five newfound friends as the legendary human warriors known as the Sailor Soldiers thanks to the Elements of Harmony. Action, adventure, tears, laughter and friendship abound as the Mane Six strive to maintain peace in Equestria with the fantasy of Sailor Moon and the action of Tokusatsu.
Forward: Hey, everybrony and welcome to my first even MLP fanfic. As you can probably tell from the title, I'm going to try my hand at creating a mash-up of My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic, one of my new favorite cartoon, and Sailor Moon, the first Anime I ever truly liked. I also include elements like the action and fighting from Power Rangers/Super Sentai. Here, Twilight Sparkle and her friends try to defeat the ancient evil Nightmare Moon and protect Equestria. With the power of the Elements of Harmony, they can change into the legendary human warriors, the Sailor Soldiers.
This story is a retelling of MLP:FiM itself where the stories of friendship are given a much more epic feel to it. It also follows an episodic format but is mostly linear. In addition, certain episodes are adapted but rewritten to fit in the Monsters of the Day and Nightmare Moon as well as other stuff of mine. Original episodes are written to progress this fic's plot as well as to add more depth to the characters and add more to the story as you will soon see. Other minor characters will have bigger roles in this retelling and some will be slightly altered in background. Another thing worth noting is that I’m writing this story partially in the style of Akira Toriyama where I think ahead sometime but I don’t always write ahead. In other words, I’m writing by the seat of my pants 70% of the fanfic.
The reason for this mash-up is because I thought that though MLP:FiM is a great show (not the best but it’s up there), I'd like to see how it'd be if it was more about Good Vs. Evil as well as Twilight learning about friendship. Like give it the adventure feel Lauren Faust wanted to originally but in my way. Another more or less minor reason for this is because I saw a lot of untapped potential in Nightmare Moon/Princess Luna. She wasn't really explored enough as a character and I feel like she could've been a better character if she was the main antagonist for the first season. Also, this is a combination of two series that are perceived as shows for girls but have garnered a male audience each. It's a no-brainer!
But enough talk, time for the prologue. Enjoy and feel free to tell me what you liked and disliked about it. I’m hoping to improve with each chapter. -------- My Pretty Sailor Soldiers: Friendship is Magic
Based on the series “My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic” developed by Lauren Faust and Hasbro and “Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon” created by Naoko Takeuchi and Toei Animation.
Adapted and rewritten by Matt. -------- Prologue: Premonition Of Disaster.
Everypony, Unicorn, Pegasus and Earth, looked up in surprise as thick, gray thunderclouds rolled in all on their own, quickly blocking the sunlight. The next thing they all knew, a deafening thunderclap was sounded and a massive lightening bolt flashed as it struck a building, blowing it to pieces.
In mere seconds, the dark skies high above began to rain death and destruction upon the great city of Canterlot. More bolts of lightening descended with a flash and a blast, striking other building but also ponies unfortunate enough. Everypony panicked and frantically scrambled for safety in the town but falling debris and the strike of but a single bolt claimed many lives untimely. The air was filled by the ear-piercing sounds of thunderclaps, deathly screams and the destruction of buildings right and left.
But as the once proud capital of Equestria continuously crumbled to pieces, one lone lavender-coated unicorn with a starry Cutie Mark galloped as fast as her hooves could through her hometown. Her violet mane and tail flowed in the blustering wind, her hooves pounded the streets and adrenaline fueled her spirits as she sprinted towards the Royal Castle. She had no idea what the hay was going on or why this happened all of a sudden but nothing was going to stop her figure it all out. With luck, she’d be of use to the Princess and be able to stop this mayhem before it’s too late.
Miraculously, the unicorn was able to avoid any large falling building debris, save for smaller pieces that harmlessly pelted her, and lightening bolts that struck the ponies she passed dead. She winced at their demises but continued to gallop forth, knowing time was of the essence and every second counted. The Princess had to be safe and she wanted to make sure of that.
“I just hope you stay safe, Spike,” the unicorn whispered to herself. “You too, brother.”
At last, she arrived at the Royal Castle of Canterlot where her mentor and Equestria’s ruler, Princess Celestia, resided. The unicorn clip-clopped quickly over the drawbridge and into the hallways, knowing the way to throne room by heart. She hurried in hopes of finding the Princess in time and stops before the closed doors to the throne room. Channeling her magic through her horn, the unicorn telekinetically opened the dual-doors swiftly but the second she looked straight ahead at the far end of the vast room, she gasped as pure dread overcomes her.
There on the throne was NOT Princess Celestia but instead a black-coated mare with a wavy, twinkly blue mane and tail similar to Celestia’s. She wore a silver headpiece and two pairs of equally silver horseshoes. Even more shocking, she had a long black unicorn horn and a pair of equally black Pegasus wings, meaning that she was an alicorn like Celestia. Her ice-cold eyes sent a chilly feeling down the unicorn’s spine. She could tell that the dark alicorn was responsible for the mayhem and destruction and was anything but good. Not to mention, she looked kind of familiar but the unicorn didn’t know why. Not that it actually mattered at the moment.
The dark alicorn smirked and spoke to break the silence. “Well, well, well. It seems yet another foolhardy hero has come to try and save the day. How utter repetitive this is getting.” The voice gave her an air of both condescension and elegance like the rich folks of Canterlot the unicorn sometimes ran into. The dark alicorn, in particular, had a more sinister edge to her with her words. “I assume this is because my little light show isn’t very appealing to you. Everyone’s a critic, I suppose.”
The unicorn swallowed hard and mustered up all the bravery she had remaining within her to speak up. “Alright you, answer me this! Who in the hell are you? And while we’re at it, what have you done with Princess Celestia?”
“You don’t know?” the dark alicorn said in amazement. “Of course, I haven’t made my announcement just yet. Basically, my young subject, I am the new absolute ruler of Equestria. I challenged my predecessor, Celestia, to a duel for the throne and let’s just say that I won by a landslide.”
The unicorn’s eyes widen in shock, naturally assuming that the Princess was killed. “No,” she said quietly before raising her voice in a burst of rage. “YOU MURDERER!”
“Now, now,” the dark alicorn said calmly. “Celestia won’t be executed just yet.” She narrowed her eyes and knit her brow as she spoke in a slightly quieter tone of voice. “Not until she endures what I had to for so long…”
The courageous unicorn grit her teeth in fury and scowled intensely. The idea that her mentor and the ruler of Equestria itself being dethroned and possibly tortured was inconceivable on so many levels to her. “You’re not getting away scot-free with this, you vile monster,” she angrily whispered in a loud enough tone to be heard by the dark alicorn. Her nostrils flared, her horn was thrust outwardly to her foe and her right front hoof scrapped the floor to gesture a challenge to the black mare who noticed this immediately.
“Surely, you jest,” the alicorn snorted, amazed by the unicorn’s boldness and bravado. She sighed tiredly and stepped down from her throne to the floor. “Very well. It’s your funeral so to grant your last request personally is only common courtesy. It’s a shame that I must dirty my own hooves but what can you do?” She got into a similar position like her opponent. “Besides, I could make a good example out of you to my subjects. Such stupidity must be documented.”
The unicorn said nothing, still glaring angrily but still staying calm and composed. At least on the outside. Inside, she was scared beyond belief. She didn’t want to die and she knew for sure this whole charade was essentially suicidal. But, dammit all, she had to do it. For the Princess and all of Equestria. There was no stopping now.
The dark alicorn could sense these feelings and chuckled at such desperation before saying the words. “Now then-JOUST!”
Both ponies charged at full speed straight towards each other on the red carpet. The horns each began to glow with a magic aura just as each pony started to channel power for a spell intended to defeat the other. The lavender unicorn was only mere inches from her opponent but before she could create a magical force field, the alicorn did the spell herself in less than a second. The powerful force field had the unicorn deflected back instantaneously, sending her flying towards the open doorway and into the hard wall. She groaned in great pain and tried to get up when the dark alicorn trotted up to her in the dark hallway, stopping to loom over her with a chilling smile. A flash of lightening gave the terror-filled unicorn one last clear look at her executioner. Her rapid heart-beating told her loud and clear: Her time had came.
“Don’t be so scared,” the alicorn spoke icily. “It’s not everyday that you get a personal execution from the Princess herself. You should be very honored. It’s okay. I’ll tell Celestia that her favorite student fought valiantly until the bitter end.”
While the dark alicorn chuckled at her own black humor as the unicorn shut her eyes tightly to brace herself. Her brother. Her mentor. Her parents. And Spike. They were the only ones she could consider friends and she’d never ever see them again.
“Fare thee well, Twilight Sparkle.” --------- Afterward: Whew! That sure took a while. I hope it was worth the wait for everyone. Well, I’d say something insightful but I’m afraid I’m a bit bushed so see ya! And stick around for when the plot really thickens (no innuendo intended whatsoever. Really, I mean it!).
Adapted from "The Mare In The Moon" written by Lauren Faust
Twilight's eyes snapped wide open as she gasped in fright and fell off the edge of her bed. She let out a yelp as she rolled off the edge of her bed and hit the floor. Startled but unhurt, the lavender-coated unicorn got up on her hooves to look around her bedroom, panting heavily and fearfully as her heart beats quickly alongside.
Unable to see very clearly, Twilight channeled her magic via her horn to open up the drapes with the telekinesis spell. As the sunlight illuminated the room, she saw that there was nothing out of the ordinary. Her neatly organized dresser was still there across from her bed, her bookshelf was to the left with every book still dutifully placed and, thankfully, the frightening alicorn was nowhere to be seen at all. She looked outside to see the clear sunny skies and many of her fellow students out and about in the picture perfect weather.
Twlight took a deep breath, sighing in relief. "Of course, it was all a bad dream," she told herself, trying to laugh it all off, but deep down, she couldn't help but doubt her rationale. It seemed far too vivid to be a mere nightmare. The sounds, the smells, the pain, her strong emotions and everything, she remembered the experience of it all as though she went through them herself.
And that menacing alicorn not only still scared her but also confused her. As far as anyone in Equestria knew, Princess Celestia was one of the very, VERY few alicorns in existence and Twilight never saw an alicorn like the one she dreamt of. At least she assumed so. Was it a mere figment of my imagination? The studious unicorn wished she could leave it at that but as she thought about the malevolent mare more and more, she felt a strong sense of familiarity from her. Like she knew her from somewhere yet she didn't know where. Did I read about her before? she asked herself. All these questions kept Twilight so deep in thought that the sudden knocking on the door startled her.
"Hey, Twilight!" a young boyish tone of voice spoke from behind the door. "I heard you screaming in here. Are you okay?"
Twilight once again sighed in relief and calmed down. It was just her assistant, a baby purple/green dragon named Spike. "I'm okay, Spike. You can come in." As Spike entered, she stretched her body out and yawned. "I just had this scary-as-all-heck nightmare just now. I really have to stop pigging out while reading from the horror section."
"I'll say," Spike commented. "I could hear you moaning and turning from out there." He pointed to out the door with his clawed thumb. "What were you dreaming about anyways? Was it really that scary?"
Twilight clip-clopped over to her dresser to see that her bedhead mane was worse than she anticipated. "Believe me, it was terrifying," she said to Spike as she used her telekinesis spell to lift her brush and brush her hair. After getting a knot untied, she smiled mischievously. "And I doubt you'd like to loose sleep over it."
Spike frowned in offense. "Hey, I watched Frankenstallion once and only got nightmares for one single week."
"And what a week that was," chuckled Twilight when she yawned lightly. She put her hairbrush down after fixing her mane. "On the bright side, I actually feel well rested for once in a while. What time is it anyways, Spike?"
"Ten AM, last I checked."
"Wow, I must've been more burnt out than a candle," Twilight laugh when something shocking dawned on her, causing her to lose concentration on her brush and dropping it. Her eyes widened and her voice became meek. "Run that by me again."
"It's ten AM," repeated Spike. "You feel asleep while reading again so I dragged you to bed. You were practically comatose, whatever that means." He paused when he noticed Twilight's total silence. "Um, Twi? You o-"
To the young dragon's total shock, Twilight instantly galloped out of her bedroom and into her main dormitory room that was full of books. She was running all around in a panic like an escape mental patient, breathing heavily- no, borderline hyperventilating while using her magic to get her supplies for school.
"Oh crap, oh crap, oh crap, oh crap!" repeated Twilight insanely as she gathered all her stuff. "I am so late that it's not even funny! My teachers are going to be peeved about- Wait, I forgot about breakfast! How will I make it through the day without the most important meal of the day?"
"Um, Twi?"
"But then I'd be even more late. Not that it'd matter since I'm incredibly tardy as it is! Either way, they'll wring my neck for this!"
"Twilight, calm down already!" Spike shouted, raising his voice. "What the hay's gotten into you?"
Twilight stopped then and there before turning her head to scowl at Spike, intimidating him. "What's gotten into me?" she asked, almost whispering but clearly mad. She turned herself around and revved up her magic for a short-range teleportation spell she had been working on. She disappeared and reappeared in front of Spike, scaring him.
"What got into you is the better question?" Twilight snapped at her assistant, looking him straight in the eye. I've missed Periods 1, 2 and half of 3, my attendance record has just taken a fatal blow and I could be facing what might be my first ever detention at this school. To top it all off, there's no telling what Princess Celestia herself would do if this news of her prized pupil got out! This Magic Academy For Gifted Unicorns doesn't accept just anypony as the name implies so to miss any classes would be nothing short of an insult to the ruler of Equestria." She took in a deep breath before continuing. "And all this because you let me actually sleep in for TWO MORE HOURS! Again I ask: What the hay got into you?"
Spike was scared stiff at the sight of Twilight's bloodshot eyes and flaring nostrils but plucked up enough courage to speak. "But we're on break..."
Twilight's enraged expression diminished as the realization sunk in. "Really?!"
"Well, duh," said Spike as he backed away, genuinely surprised than scared now. "The Summer Sun Celebration is tomorrow so the day before is clearly school-free. Weren't you told in class?"
Twilight frown remorsefully as it sunk in just how much of an fool she looked like. "I... forgot," she managed to say meekly, hanging her head in guilt.
"You're an top student at this academy yet you forget when it's school holiday?" Spike said, feeling mad. "That must've been some all-nighter."
"Okay, Spike, I get it," replied Twilight, remorsefully. "I'm sorry for all that. Truly. if it makes you feel better, I'll get you a dozen donuts from Joe's after we clean up this mess. My treat."
Spike sighed and smiled in forgiveness. "Alright, just promise to never gets so antsy and freak out like that again. You're lucky I went to the bathroom before now."
Before Twilight could reply, Spike felt a burst of fire welling up inside his throat and spat it out quickly as Twilight moves out of the way. The flames formed a package with a scroll tied to it on the ground. On the scroll was the Royal Equestrian Insignia that Twilight recognized as something from Princess Celestia herself. Excited, Twilight used her telekinesis to untie the string and unravel the scroll. Before she could read, Spike cleared his throat to get her attention.
"I do believe it's my job to read the royal letter," he said, putting out his hand for the letter.
"Oh, right," said Twilight, as she gave the paper to Spike. "Here you are." She has always let Spike read and write her letter to give him a better sense of purpose since he was younger.
Spike cleared his throat and read the following: "My Dearest Student, Twilight Sparkle,
How are you doing? I've been going through some old books in my study and found one in particular that I feel you might be interested in. With the Summer Sun Celebration upon us, I'd thought you'd love to read this copy of "Equestrian Myths, Legends and Old Mare Tales" featuring the origins of this holiday as well as the legend it's based on. Please tell me what you think of it soon.
Signed, your mentor, Princess Celestia."
As Spike read, Twilight had used her magic to open up the box and lift up the book from the styrofoam pellets. "This is great. I've been meaning to buy this book soon but the Princess really saved me the trouble and my allowance."
"Let's read some of it right now so we can tell her ASAP," suggested Spike, almost as curious as Twilight. He ran over to Twilight's side as she sat down to turn the page and read:
The Mare in the Moon
"Over one millennium ago, Equestria was ruled together by two regal alicorn sisters who created peace and harmony for all the land, sea and air. In addition, the eldest Princess used her unicorn magic to raise the sun up at the dawn of each new day while the youngest brought out the moon at the dusk of each night. But even as this delicate balance was maintain by the two of them, trouble was on the horizon.
"Trouble, eh? I like trouble," said Spike, cockily quoting an action movie he once saw (without Twilight's permission, mind you).
Twilight looked at the illustration of the alicorn sisters on the right page with the text on the left. She presumed that the eldest princess with the pink mane and tail and the white coat was Celestia's ancestor. Of course, nobody know Celestia's true age and her past was mystery to even her.
Intrigued, Twilight turned the page:
For as the years came and went, the youngest sister gradually became more and more resentful of her own royal position. As the ponies relished, played and worked in the sunlight her sister brought forth, singing her praises, they would shun and sleep though her beautiful night, not caring one bit about it. She was never given any proper praise, thanks or recognition like what her sister always got, despite all her efforts. Each day and dusk soon became tedious and tiresome for her.
Twilight frowned as she herself knew the feeling of being unappreciated in the eyes of others. Particularly but certain students on campus who were put off by her even if she'd brush it off.
Interested still, she read on:
One fateful day, the youngest sister spitefully refused to let the moon down for the sunrise, delaying the daylight heavily. Her eldest sister tried to reason with her but to no avail. The youngest sister's state of negativity only intensified until at long last, she had enough. With her mind, body and soul consumed by anger, hatred and bitterness, the alicorn princess changed into a monstrous mare of pure darkness known as…
"Whoa, now this is getting freaky," said Spike, gulping as he read along.
Twilight couldn't blame him as she looked at the illustration of the blue-violet alicorn with a demonic-looking shadow and her elder sister, the pink-white alicorn, terrified beyond belief. The feeling of dread she felt in her nightmare began to rear its ugly head as she turned the page, gasping at the sight of:
NIGHTMARE MOON!
Twilight recognized the illustration of the dark, shadowy alicorn, her black wings spread out and a maniacal smile widened on her face. Unbelievable as it seemed, it was the same exact mare she vividly saw in her nightmare, the icy blue eyes being a dead give away.
"Twilight, what's the matter?" Spike asks, concerned.
Wondering what it all means, Twilight turns the page to read more:
She vowed to assume complete control of Equestria to shroud it all in eternal darkness and make everypony suffer in the wake of her wrath. Many rose up in attempt to bring her down but not a single one of them prevailed.
Twilight grimaced at the menacing illustration of Nightmare Moon standing triumphant amongst her fallen foes. What does this mean?
"Twi, you're kinda starting to scare me," Spike said meekly, knowing this sort of thing could end badly.
Now extremely engrossed and ignoring Spike, Twilight read on:
To prevent her corrupted sister's dark agenda, the eldest sister escaped in time and, reluctant as she was, brought out the most powerful magic known to Equestria: the Elements of Harmony. It was with a heavy heart that the eldest sister used the power of all six elements and overpowered Nightmare Moon. She then used her sister's connection to the moon as a means of sealing the malevolent mare inside it. The very thing her sister controlled became her prison.
Twilight quickly turned the page:
With the dark era put to an end at long last, everypony in Equestria celebrated the hard earned victory of their heroes and the Princess. The eldest sister raised the sun and extended the daytime to make up for lost time during the festivities. This began the annual Summer Sun Celebration that has continued for nearly one thousand years to this day. The Princess then took control for the moon along with her sun and began a solo reign. Since then, peace finally became a mainstay in Equestria for generations ever-
Twilight's reading was interrupted by three loud knocks on her door, causing her and Spike to yelp in surprise. Getting up on her hooves, she clip-clopped over to open the door and come face to face with two of her classmates whose names escaped her.
"Twilight, there you are!" said a white unicorn with a pink mane and tail enthusiastically. "Moondancer's having a party for the celebration and everypony's invited! There's free snacks and everything! Wanna come?"
Twilight attempted to choose her words carefully. Outside her family, Spike and the Princess herself, socializing was one of Twilight's greatest weaknesses. Personally, she was glad there wasn't a class for it. On top of that, she couldn't get the story of Nightmare Moon and her dream out of her head even if she tried. She just just couldn't wait to learn more as soon a possible.
"I'd love to but…" began Twilight, pausing awkwardly, "…I just have so much work to do that it's crazy. Sorry but thanks anyways." She shut the door quickly and began to walk away when she heard them talking with each other.
"You see?" said the other unicorn with a yellow coat and blue-green mane and tail, soundly a tad miffed. "I told you she'd blow us off."
"Well, excuse me for showing common courtesy," her friend retorted quickly. "It's not my fault Ms. Model Student is apparently too smart for socializing."
It wasn't the first time Twilight heard gossip and backtalk of herself like that but this almost sounded like they wanted her to hear it. And as much as Twilight wanted to deny it, she couldn't help but feel hurt by such words.
"Well, can you really blame her?" replied the yellow unicorn in a sighing, dismissive voice. "She's on great terms with the Princess herself, what with their one-to-one tutoring sessions. Why would she attend such a shabby little party like our's when she can go to the Grand Galloping Gala? Let's just leave her be." Twilight heard them turn around and clip-clop away.
Spike came over, concerned for his caretaker. "Wow," he said, frowning sadly. "There's harsh and then there's... that."
Twilight took in a deep breath and tried to forget all what she'd just heard. She turned to use her Magic on the book, levitating it over to her and turning to the next page:
Legend has it that on the one thousandth year of the exact day and moment of when she was imprisoned, the Mare in the Moon will be able to break the weakened seal at long last. Descending upon Equestria, she will unleash her wrath once more."
The gears within Twilight's brains began turning at a breakneck pace until she gasped in realization, dropping the book in the moment. "Spike, do you know what this mean?" she asked her assistant.
"I would if you'd actually explain," Spike retorted, confused as ever. "What are you getting so worked up over this time, Twilight?"
"Oh, right," Twilight said and explained. "Basically, I dreamt that Nightmare Moon dethroned Princess Celestia and was laying waste to Canterlot. I tried to stop her but she was too strong. The thing is: I was dreaming of the future."
Spike's face remained blank until he was able to fully process what he heard. "Really, Twilight?" he said in disbelief.
"Believe me, I know how crazy it sound but I know it's true," Twilight insisted before going on to explain in detail. "I never really knew about Nightmare Moon until today yet I dreamt about her before I read that book. It was a premonition, an ominous phenomenon that certain unicorns experience when an impending event is approaching. And if mine was accurate, then Nightmare Moon is coming back to Equestria so she can finish what she started."
"But it's an old mare's tale," Spike countered. "How can you even prove it's real?"
"The Princess will trust me," said Twilight. "It's imperative that she knows as soon as possible so she can take immediate action." She gave Spike a quill, ink and a sheet of paper to write on. "Spike, take a note and write the following!"
Spike sighed in defeat. "Well, if it's get this out of your system, fire away," he said, inking the quill and getting ready to transcribe the following:
"My Dearest Teacher,
The book you sent me could not have came to me at a better time. Thanks to it, I have realized that Equestria is on the brink of disaster. I had a nightmare where a shadowy mare was destroying Cantertlot. When reading the book, I learned that it was Nightmare Moon who is actually the mythical Mare in the Moon. I was actually dreaming of a premonition showing events to come and we're all in grave danger. After one thousand years, she's about to return and claim this world for herself. You're likely going to be her first victim so we must take immediate action to prevent this impending catastrophe. Have my brother put the Royal Guard on high alert and make sure you especially are safe. This prophecy must never come to pass.
I await your quick response.
Sincerely, your faithful student, Twilight Sparkle."
After writing the very last word, Spike rolled up the scroll to tie it together. "Are you sure you want to send this to her now? The Princess is probably swamped with work for the Summer Sun Celebration."
"I think Princess Celestia will be much more concerned about the fate of Equestria than some celebration," countered Twilight. "We'll be lucky to celebrate anything at all if we get through this. Now send it!"
"Alright, alright," groaned Spike before breathing fire on the scroll as it was magically transported to Princess Celestia herself. "Just don't get your hopes up, okay."
"Oh, Spike," laughed Twilight, acting at tad high and mighty. "The Princess has complete trust in me. In all the years I've been her student, she has never once doubted me."
Just then, Spike felt another burst of fire coming up and burped out a flame that forms into a scroll.
"See, what'd I tell you?" gloated Twilight as she telekinetically picked up the scroll. "Hurry up and read it."
Spike took the scroll and unraveled it to read the following:
"Dear Twilight Sparkle,
You know that I value your diligence and that I trust you completely as one of my own students.
Twilight smiled more as she indulged herself in her pride. She knew Celestia taught her better but sometime she just couldn't help herself.
But you simply must know that myths aren't always true. I assure you that there's nothing to fear.
Twilight's eyes widened as her jaw dropped in shock. "What the-?" She rushed over to Spike and took the letter and began to read the rest for herself.
"Hey!" protested Spike.
More importantly, I've been concerned with how you've rarely been socializing with other ponies here. After all, there's more to life than just studying and school. As such, I've decided to have you act as the supervisor for the Summer Sun Celebration preparations in this year's location: Ponyville.
Twilight was nothing short of awestruck. "She's WHAT?!"
The instructions will be given to you in another note along with a pair of pegasi who will be here in about one hour and half to fly you into town. I also prepared accommodations in the old Golden Oaks Library so you can later rest. Good luck, Twilight, and please be sure to make some friends as you complete your task. The citizens of Ponyville are generally very sociable so you won't have much trouble with that, I hope.
Signed, Princess Celestia."
"This is absurd!" fumed Twilight, magically crumpling the paper and throwing it away. "The very land she's ruling is in danger and she's more concerned of my social life. I don't mean to disrespect her but you'd think she'd have her priorities straight in her position of royalty."
"Ah, buck up, Twilight," said Spike in attempt to soothe Twilight's feelings. "I'm sure that the Princess's right and there is no Nightmare Moon. That dream was all just one big coincidence. At least you'll be able to rest at the library and read to relax when this is all done."
Hearing the word "library," Twilight got an idea. "That's it, Spike! I'll check on all of the preparations as fast as I can so I can get to library and learn more about the Elements of Harmony and Nightmare Moon so I can find more proof. I don't think I have any books on them and I haven't got time to check."
"But when will you make friends like the Princess asked?" Spike asked.
"I'll fulfill my royal duties for the Princess but the fate of Equestria does not rely on me making friends," replied Twilight before galloping off. "Now hurry up and get to packing."
"Me and my big mouth again," groaned Spike, pressing his hand up to his face. "This will not end well, I just know it."
