My Little Pony: Anniversary is Magic

by The Fanfiction Brony

Rating: everyone
Tags: Alternate Universe, Other, Comedy, Adventure, Crossover, Main 6, My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic
Length: 3655

As Twilight Sparkle celebrates her birthday with her friends in Ponyville, a mysterious being suddenly appears, destroys the party and force the Mane Six to go back in time.

As Twilight Sparkle celebrates her birthday with her friends in Ponyville, a mysterious being suddenly appears, destroys the party and force the Mane Six to go back in time.

In dedication to 30 years of the brand, Friendship is Magic goes back to the original TV series (Generation 1)

Published 2013-05-25 02:10:01 UTC
Last updated 2013-07-26 13:25:28 UTC

Past and Present Danger

In the sky, two pegasi were flying around. The first is a pink pegasus with blue hair. The second is a blue-green pegasus with matching hair. As they laugh, they slid down a rainbow into a waterfall.

All the little ponies ran out of a pink castle, ready to play. A blank-flanked, lavender baby earth pony with pink hair watched them fly around, and decided to try it, too. She jumped into the air, but landed in the river, where a yellow earth pony with blue hair was washing her hair. The yellow Earth pony ended up soaked. The lavender baby pony just giggled.

A blue earth pony with pink hair in pigtails, as well as a white unicorn with red hair, were running to a cliff, and the two of them jumped off of it. A pink unicorn approached it, but was a little hesitant about jumping. She has white hair with a purple streak and 5 purple stars for her cutie mark.

As she was contemplating a way down, a voice behind her shouted, "Look out, Twilight! Here I goooooo!"

The voice behind Twilight was another white unicorn. She has purple hair with a blue streak like Twilight and has a purple shooting star for her cutie mark. She roller-skate towards Twilight as she jumped over her to prevent hurting her.

The blue pony dodged her before she landed. She had nearly landed on top of her!

"Now it's my turn!" the blank flank pony shouted, and she jumped right off Twilight's head.

She nearly hit the ground when the pink pegasus caught her.

"Awww!" she shouted, disappointed. "I could've made it!"

"So you can hurt yourself? Fat chance!" The pink pegasus said as she puts the baby pony down on the ground.

"I wish! I wish! I wish!" Twilight shouted, and she disappeared off the cliff, and reappeared right behind the blue pony.

The pegasi duo were flying along, and the baby pony was running beside them.

"I'm goin' for the double inside out loop!" The pink pegasus shouted.

"But it's dangerous, Firefly!" The blue-green pegasus warned. "You might get hurt!"

"Danger is my life, Medley!" Firefly shouted.

"Firefly! Look out!" Medley shouted.

Firefly plowed right into her, sending her into a dizzying spin.

Twilight's and the baby's hair and tails blew along with Firefly's gust of wind.

Unfortunately, Firefly was heading right for an orange pony, and a big basket of apples, and she couldn't move away in time.

CRASH!

Medley, Twilight, and the baby pony were practically rolling on the ground laughing. Firefly had the basket on her head, and both she and the orange pony were covered with applesauce.

"Applesauce anyone?" she asked.

"Sorry, Applejack." Firefly apologized, sheepishly. Medley flew over and took the basket off Firefly's head. The white unicorn came up to Applejack to see if everything was all right. Applejack shook the applesauce off her, and sprayed one of them with it. Then Applejack proceeded to lick it off.

Later, all the little ponies were taking it easy, and the baby pony was cuddling up next to Twilight. The two of them watched a butterfly flutter past.

"Twilight," she said. "Will I ever fly like Firefly and Medley?"

"No Ember," Twilight laughed gently. "Not all little ponies can fly. Besides, you have no wings."

"That's true." Ember said sadly. "But will I jump far like Bowtie? Or disappear like you can?"

"Oh Ember, one day you'll grow up to be your own special little pony. I promise."

Twilight nuzzled Ember. That was one of the happiest mornings of her life. But that won't last long though, for something bad is about to happen!

KRAKA-BOOM!

Everypony's heads immediately jerked in the direction of that sound, looking up at the sky as a vortex formed high above them with lightning shooting out of it. Suddenly, a large pony/dragon-like creature that was mostly obscured by some kind of black smoke (only the silhouettes of its mouth and purple eyes could be seen) pulled itself out through the vortex with a loud roar.

The ponies run for the pink castle, before the creature closes in on them.

In the outskirts of Ponyville, Twilight Sparkle is taking a walk. Today is a peaceful day, ideal for a picnic. But not just any day; it's... you'll find out if you read through.

All of a sudden, her companion Spike approaches her, nearly exhausted as he tries to catch his breath, while he was sweating.

"What is it Spike?" Twilight asked.

"Twilight, I'm so glad to see you!" Spike replied. "Come here, quick!" And then he runs off. Twilight follows him.

Soon, they approach the hill where the picnic takes place.

"What's the problem, Spike?" Twilight asked.

Spike nodded, "Well..." He gestured towards the bottom of the hill, and as Twilight looked...

"SURPRISE!" everypony shouted at the same time, followed by party poppers being shot off, as well as a blast of confetti from Pinkie's cannon.

Twilight looked down and saw, in addition to cupcakes and a variety of sweet stuff, there was a white birthday cake with pink frosting and a decoration that looks like her cutie mark on top, sitting on the picnic table, which all of her friends were standing around.

She grinned, "Aw, you guys." She then followed Spike down the hill towards the picnic table as everypony began to enjoy the birthday spread.

All of a sudden, Pinkie approaches her, talking very fast.

"OhImsoexcitedarentyouexcitedtwilightbecauseiamexcitedespeciallygummywholikespartiesveryveryverymuchaswellasbirthdaypartieshangingaroundwithyouguys!" She gasps and shouts so loud that windows can shatter. "HAPPY BIRTHDAY, TWILIGHT!!!"

"Calm down, sugarcube." Applejack said as she is picking her ears with her hooves, thanks to Pinkie's shouting. "You're more hyper than a jitterbug working in a sugar factory."

"Oh, look at the fanciful dresses I made for you! They're simply devine!" Rarity remarked to Twilight.

"Thanks," Twilight said with an expressionless tone. "Yippee." "At least it's gonna be more fun than my previous birthday back in Canterlot." she thought.

"Aren't you having fun, Twilight?" a voice calls to her.

The voice comes from her mentor, Princess Celestia.

"Princess!" shouted Twilight as she approached Celestia, Shining Armor, and Cadence. "I'm so glad to see you!" she continued with a pony hug to the three.

"Twiley! Glad you came!" welcomed Shining Armor.

"You're as energetic as usual," added Cadence.

"Of course I am, though I'm not this energetic, but today, I am! Who whouldn't want to miss my birthday especially when Princess Celestia has invited you with the help of my friends?" Twilight responded.

"I am always happy to see you and your friends, Twilight Sparkle," Celestia said in a calm voice. At the same time, Twilight's friends gave their respectful gesture to Celestia. "I hope you have been keeping up with your studies about the magic of friendship with your friends," she continued.

"Always have, Princess" Twilight answered.

"That's good, but let's not ponder about your studies. Now, let the party begin." Celestia spoke. "As long as Pinkie doesn't eat all the sweets." she thought.

Just then, Luna approaches, completing the group. "Princess Luna!" shouted Twilight waving her arms unceasingly to get Luna to come closer. Luna did just that, she approached the group, all covered in festive material.

Luna exclaimed in her royal voice as she focuses on Twilight and her friends. "Come Twilight Sparkle and friends, we shall have fun! Let us not waste any time and-"

Rumbling interrupted Luna speech. At that moment, everypony stopped partying, except Pinkie Pie who was still dancing. "What in tarnation is goin' on?" inquired Applejack in a shaky voice.

From the sky, a spacial hole tore open. "Look over there!" alerted Rainbow Dash as she pointed to the ominous purple-colored anomaly. Everypony focused their eyes on the portal. Fluttershy was shaking and whimpering; she covered her eyes from the sight.

Spike pointed up at the void as a creature surrounded by black smoke pulled itself out of the gateway it had created and exclaimed, "Twilight, look!"

Out came the creature moving in a serpentine manner.

Deeming this a threat, Shining Armor erected a barrier. Cadence used her magic to amplify Shining Armor's barrier, but the creature smashed through it as if it was made of paper.

"Oh no! The barrier!" shouted Shining Armor with a migrain. Cadence rushed over to comfort him.

"That thing just tore right through my brother's barrier?! What is this?!" asked Twilight in anxiety.

As it began to create portals that floated in the air, Spike asked, "What's it doing?"

All of a sudden, Fluttershy was caught up in the fierce wind that was being created by the creature's portals and was pulled towards one, despite Applejack and Pinkie's attempts to grab her. They soon followed after her, as did Rainbow Dash and Rarity screaming to Spike, "SPIKEY-WIKEY!" They were all pulled through different portals, each one closing around them.

Twilight ran towards the creature, ignoring the pull of the wind, and shouted, "Hey! That's not what happened on my birthday!" Twilight barrels straight toward the creature, her horn firing up as she goes, aiming for the creature's face. Unfortunately, it pulled its right arm in front of it and slapped her away, Twilight hitting the ground and bouncing back over the picnic table and over the fence, coming to a stop the grass between the fence and the lake.

As he lay on the ground, unmoving, Princess Celestia with Princess Luna were pulled into one of the three remaining portals and Shining Armor with Princess Cadence into another. Spike, as he struggled to hold onto the grass, looked up at Twilight and called, "Twilight… Help us…!" He then lost his grip and was pulled towards the last remaining portal, shouting, "TWIIIILIIIIIGHT!!"

Twilight tried to fight the haze clouding her head at her companions's shout, but was unable to do anything more than twitch a little as the last portal closed, blackness moving in and covering her vision...

Author's Note

Here's my first chapter. I hope you like it. By the way, if you weren't familiar with the beginning of the chapter, it was a word-for-word remake of the beginning to Rescue at Midnight Castle, the MLP 80's pilot, with additional dialogue.

A Whole New World

Some time later, Twilight woke up on the grass.

"Ugh, some birthday..." She groaned as she got to her feet. "At least my birthday in Canterlot was better than this. Where am I?" Looking around, she was in a wide field, littered with trees and patches of forest. Fresh green grass, still wet with dew, sprung up about them. Beautiful wildflowers, species with which Twilight was unfamiliar, bloomed across the field. A small creek ran across gently sloping hills. It tinkled like chimes as it ran its course, distant though audible in the calm silence. Across the hills, a far way off, they saw a waterfall pouring from a cliff. Birds called to each other from the trees, and every so often a buzzing insect flew past. Other than that, there was no sign of life.

As seconds ticked by, she started to worry a little bit, wondering if she's the only mare who survived and not her friends. She looked around one more time, and frantically cried.

"I have to find my friends!" Twilight said as she gallops toward the forest.

For the next few minutes, Twilight frantically called out her friend's names almost every few seconds.

"Applejack! Rarity! Where are you!?" Twilight shouted. "Rainbow Dash! Fluttershy! ANYPONY!"

As she gallops, she spotted a pink castle on the horizon.

"Maybe my friends are in that castle. I hope they're okay, or it'll be the worst birthday ever!" Twilight shouted as she heads inside it. Inside the castle was a sight that would leave Twilight herself speechless. Colorful ponies have huddled together.

"Now, how is she going to find her friends in this situation?" she thought.

Desperate, she asked one of the ponies. "Has anypony seen my friends? Where am I?"

A white pony with a dark turquoise with pink streak mane replied to Twilight, "You're in Dream Castle."

"Have you seen my friends?" she asked the pony.

"No," the pony replied. "In fact, I didn't even know you before. What's your name?"

"My name is Twilight Sparkle," she introduced. "I move from Canterlot to Ponyville in order to continue the study of friendship under Princess Celestia's guidance, and regularly maintains correspondence with the Princess. I represent the element of magic."

"My name is Gusty," the pony said. "By the way, I didn't know you have a princess in Canterlot." Gusty said. "When should I meet her?"

Soon Gusty's question hits Twilight hard and said to her. "Somewhere, I hope." "I hope Spike is okay..." she thought. "And I hope my friends are okay."

Somewhere in Dream Valley, Classic Twilight spots a familiar figure. It was Spike, Twilight's assistant! During the abduction, he was turned to stone by the creature, similar to a cockatrice in Season 1, Episode 17.

Curious, Classic Twilight used her magic to turn him back to normal. He blinked before beginning to move, realizing that he was back to normal. Spike soon turned to Classic Twilight and said, "Thanks, Twilight! I thought I was dead! Floating without a body in a black limbo… I'm gonna have nightmares for weeks."

But Classic Twilight said nothing. They both stared at each other for a moment, until Spike eventually broke the silence, "Uh, hey! Twilight, what happened to you? You look pale."

"Same as you." Classic Twilight said.

"We have to find a way out of this forest. Maybe you can use your magic to find a way." Spike said.

"Come with me. I'll do my best." Classic Twilight said, as Spike hopped onto her back and the duo gallops off.

As they ran, Spike asked her. "Is it just me or I say that you look slightly familiar about yourself?" The reason why is that Spike looks at her cutie mark: 5 purple stars.

Author's Note

Sorry, it took me long enough. First of all, I'm really shocked of how my story had 3 dislikes and no likes. That's just sad. I did the best I could. Please, go easy on me. BTW, if you're not familiar with G1, Gusty is a frequent character who appears in My Little Pony: The Movie and My Little Pony 'n Friends episodes, The End of Flutter Valley and The Glass Princess.

Happy 30th Anniversary!

The Return of a Leader

Firefly is making her way back to Dream Castle. On her back is a blonde-haired girl with blue eyes, blue overalls over a white shirt and pink shoes. The girl herself is wearing a pink bow in her hair.

Firefly spots Dream Castle on the horizon.

"Hold on to my mane," Firefly said to the girl, which she did as Firefly makes a landing at the front of the pink castle.

As the girl got off Firefly, a pink unicorn named Buttons approaches her.

"Firefly, you're back!" exclaimed Buttons. "And you brought Megan with you just in time."

"I had to make that decision," Megan said. "I trusted Danny to watch Molly for me."

"If you can come with me and sit along with the ponies, that would be great." Buttons said.

"It's okay," Megan said. "But I wouldn't."

"I understand," Buttons said. "You and Firefly, come inside."

Firefly and Megan head in.

The ponies inside Dream Castle are excited to see Megan again, unlike Modern Twilight, which she didn't see her.

"What in Equestria is going on?" Modern Twilight said.

"Now that Megan's here, the crisis meeting is about to begin," Gusty said who is standing next to her.

"Who's Megan?" Modern Twilight said.

"She always helps the little ponies when they're in trouble. Maybe she'll help us." Gusty said.

The lights dimmed. Buttons began speaking.

"As most of you already know, we are here today with Megan to discuss a terrible being that has been terrorizing much of Dream Valley. A monster known as…" she paused for dramatic effect, "A TIME EATER!"

"Time Eater?" Modern Twilight thought. "Is that the monster who terrorized this Dream Valley terrorized my birthday party?"

"The Time Eater is a creature, outside of Ponyland, gifted with the power to erase time and space!" cried Buttons, causing the ponies to worry.

"The horror!" a blue pony named Bow Tie cried. "Such a thing has never happened in Dream Valley since the Stratodon incident!"

"But don't worry," Buttons announced. "Megan will use the Rainbow of Light to defeat it! Nonetheless, it's our only hope."

"Rainbow of Light?" Modern Twilight thought.

However, that didn't help as more ponies begin to worry.

"What if the Rainbow doesn't work?" asked a pink pony named Lickety-Split.

"I suggest we panic!" cried a purple unicorn named Powder.

"We're in some pretty pony feathers now!" yelled a white unicorn named Moondancer. "If it attacks again, that's it! Game over! What are we supposed to do now, huh, what are we gonna do?" Moondancer then burst into tears.

"Megan," said Buttons, "If the Rainbow..."

"They're right," Megan interrupted. "Maybe the Moochick would tell us what to do."

"Hear that? The Moochick would know what to do!" Buttons announced, cheering up the ponies.

"But first," Megan announced. "Who will join me? I had Firefly and Sundance. That wasn't enough."

"Excuse me, Megan!" called Gusty from the crowd.

"Yes, Gusty?"

"My friend Twilight Sparkle would join you."

"As do I." said Medley, who is joining Firefly. "And I hope my friend Firefly is okay."

"Aw, horsefeathers!" said Firefly. "Danger's my life, remember?"

"I know that already," said Medley. "But--"

"Trust me."

Megan asked Gusty, "Would you introduce me to your friend?"

"Uh-huh," Gusty replied as she guides Modern Twilight towards Megan, ponies moving hurriedly aside to clear a path.

Face-to-face with the human, Modern Twilight was slightly speechless. Megan smiled kindly at them with enough sincerity to make Modern Twilight doubt her natural instincts. This human, whatever a 'human' was, may have been different but was surely benevolent.

"It's a pleasure to meet you, Twilight Sparkle." Megan said sincerely, smiling.

Twilight was vaguely aware from the human's inflection that Megan was talking down to her, almost forgetting her pony friends. However, given the overall frivolous nature of the ponies she had seen, it was probably commonplace for the populace to be treated as a foal.

"My name is Megan Williams," the human said, though at this point her introduction was unnecessary. "I come from a far-away place. I hope you enjoy yourselves here, as well as Gusty."

Twilight's eyes fell upon a large, heart-shaped red locket affixed to the human's neck. Megan, following her gaze, laughed lightly. "Would you like to see the Rainbow of Light?"

Not waiting for a response, Megan opened the locket. A ribbonlike rainbow burst across the room, swirling about like a flag in the wind. The ponies oohed and aahed while it snaked across the air. Megan reopened the locket, and the rainbow disappeared into it.

"The rainbow is the most powerful magic in all of the land," Megan explained. "It can do anything from chasing off evil monsters to healing the most deadly wounds."

"But why would you have a rainbow do that?" Twilight said, unthinking.

A light murmur fell across the room. Megan's face scrunched up momentarily, then relaxed. "Perhaps in where you live, you do things a little differently. Here, everybody is protected by the Rainbow of Light. There is no need to worry about any danger, because there is nothing that I and the Rainbow cannot overcome. Are you saying that you're more powerful than the Rainbow of Light?"

Modern Twilight remembered herself and remained silent, although memories of a brash and boastful blue unicorn and large and scary baby starbear floated into her mind.

"It must be scary to live in a place like that! But here at Dream Valley, we are free and can do whatever we wish. I have fought hard for your freedom, and you should come with us to the Moochick!"

The room relaxed in a cacophony of conversation as the ponies began to cheer. Modern Twilight, Megan, Gusty, Firefly, Medley and Sundance left the castle. Megan climbed on Firefly's back and holds onto her mane.

"Hold on tight, Megan!" Firefly said as she took off. The ponies began to follow her. Medley is the only pegasus in Megan's group to fly, while the unicorns and Sundance had their hooves on the ground.

As the group heads for the Moochick, Classic Twilight, with Spike on her back, watches them.

"Could I please rest?" Spike complained, exhausted. "

You know, Twilight? As the princess' mentor, you do have a lot more energy than I can think o-- WOOOOOOOOOOAAAAAHHHH!!!!!!"

Spike desperately hangs on to Classic's mane as she catches up to Megan and her group.

Along the way, all she can hear is Spike's shouting. "Twilight! Where are we going now?! I don't feel so good! TWILIGHT!!!!!"

Author's Note

That's a toughie chapter. Anyway, I'm so proud that I got three likes now. And I would like to thank the users at FIMFiction for favoriting. Anyway if you were new to the Brony community, we all know that Friendship is Magic won't exist without Generation 1, the cartoon series that started it all. BTW if you spot the Aliens reference, that would be nice. Anyway, enjoy and Happy 30th Anniversary!

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