Crusaders of Harmony: Friendship is Magic

Dinky Doo puts her card into a bottle, and she walks to the place where Princess Twilight is talking. She sits with her friends.

"Howdy Dinky," says Apple Bloom, "Where have y'all been?" she asks.

Dinky Doo smiles, and she waves at the fillies. "I was just reading." her cutie mark shows four stars. She looks at the princess, and the music plays.

A tarp comes up reveling Princess Twilight Sparkle. Dinky's eyes widen, as she looks at the majestic alicorn. “Fillies and Gentlcolts, Princess Twilight Sparkle!” yells a mare from behind.

Princess Twilight waves her hoof at the cheering crowd. “Thank you for coming here today. I have important business, and that is getting my very own student!”

The crowd screams, and Twilight waves her hoof again. “OK now I will choose my own faithful student, like I was to Princess Celestia. Might we mourn for her and her sister for ages.” She puts her head down in silence.

The crowd follows, and she pops back up. “Now I will choose my own filly or colt to be my student!” she digs into the bowl and all the fillies and colts gasp as they hear the name, “Dinky Doo!” she yells.

Dinky is struck. She sees her mom’s ears go down as she hears the name. Dinky runs over to her mother. “Oh mommy please don’t be mad.” She says, and she feels her mom’s hoof rub her head.

“I’m not mad, I’m proud.” She remembers that Princess Twilight had defeated Nightmare Moon when Dinky was a filly, and she could not remember. She might be able to do the same.

Dinky smiles up at her mother and shines forward to her teacher. “Thank you, Princess Twilight.”

Twilight nods, and a tear streams down her cheek. “You’re very welcome, ever pony Dinky Doo!” she screams.

The crowd screams her name. “Dinky Doo, Dinky Doo!” they yell, and Dinky sees her mother flying clapping her hooves.

Months later.

“Babs?” yells Dinky from her mom’s little cottage. “Did you find those books for me?”

Babs trots to her and nods, “Here they are!” one has a picture of six stone on it. Dinky grabs it, and brings it in.

“Hmm, I’ll read this one, thanks.” She says, and Babs leaves.

Long ago in the land of Equestria,

There was a loving couple, which married, and ruled an empire together. Their love was so powerful that they had defeated Queen Chrysalis Queen of the changelings together. One day, the prince got sick, and died of a terrible fate. The Princess became so reckless and raged, she became an evil witch of darkness, TatteredBride. She destroyed ponyville, Canterlot, and almost all Equestria. Then a pony came, Princess Twilight and her friends. She banished her to a tall tower, which she remains in Canterlot now. The legend says that on the year that Twilight choses a new student, she will break free, and destroy once more!

“All the ponies need are the elements of harmony.” Says Dinky Doo as she finishes the story. “Hmm, Elements of Harmony, I know I've heard that before, but where?” she asks herself. She runs back to the library where her and her griffon lives. “Ganache, Ganache where are you!” she yells. She then realizes that the griffon was crushed by the door.

“Ugh, can’t you look where you’re going?” he asks. He starts to sweep up the room.

“Sorry Ganache, but I need you to send me a letter.” She says.

“OK ready.” He says, and he takes out her quill and paper.

“Dear Princess Twilight,

TatteredBride may return any day now. The legend is true, and she said that when you get a student, she will return.

Waiting for your reply,

Dinky Doo”

Ganache writes down the rest, and he sends the letter. “OK there we go!” he then goes straight back to sweeping.

“Thank you Ganache, and now we wait.” she says.

Ganache burps up a letter. “Dear Dinky Doo,

You are my favorite student, and you know I love you, but you have to stop reading those books! You will be staying in ponyville instead of coming with me to Canterlot as I had said before. I have one assignment for you, and that is, get to know your friends. You haven’t seen them in a long while. Just go out and play.

Your teacher,

Princess Twilight”

They walk outside their cottage, and Ganache is smiling. “Oh c’mon Dinky, you finally get time to be with your friends.” He looks at all her owner’s friends playing ball together or playing with their younger sisters. Babs Seed was playing with her younger sister Berry Pumpkin. Rumble was playing with Chrome Ward. And Scootaloo was playing with Cloud Crackle.

Dinky came to join the bunch, and sat with them. “Hi guys.” She looked into the sun accidentally and she hurt her eyes.

“Oh hey Dinky, we are playing ball. Wanna join.” Sweetie Belle said, careful enough not to pop the ball.

“Sure.” Says Dinky, and she joined the group. They hit the ball ‘round to Apple Bloom them Sweetie Belle, then pop! Dinky Doo, “Oops sorry.” She says, and she tries to use a spell to fix it.

“You’re fine! It’s your first time in a while.” Says Sweetie Belle. “I can just learn my new song on my guitar.” She takes out a fine jewel covered guitar case, and starts to play. She sings to the tune, and Dinky just sits and listens.

Then they hear the sounds of trumpets from the town hall. “Fillies and Gentlcolts, we would love to say, that today we will witness for the very first time, Princess Twilight raising the sun!” The crowd cheers, but Twilight is afraid. “Tonight, at five thirty eight!” the mares walk into the curtain, and disappear.

Ganache burps another letter, and Dinky grabs it quickly.

“Dear Dinky Doo,

You must come to the festival, no studying. It will be nice, and you will enjoy with your friends.

Your teacher

Princess Twilight.” Ganache finishes the letter, and reads it again oddly. “Do you know what’s weird? This isn't her handwriting.” He says.

“Maybe she had somepony else do it for her.” Says the lavender mare, and she gallops home. The griffon follows swiftly.

“OK well what if it’s not a pony we know, like T-TatteredBride!” he yells. Dinky shushes him, and they run home.

“It wasn't her Ganache, it couldn't of been!” she yells, “And besides where could she have gotten the magic to send it to us?”

Ganache shrugs and he knows he’s wrong. They finally get home, and they turn on the lights. “SURPRISE!!” yells a crowd.

Sweetie pops out behind Dinky, “Hi Dinky, we wanted to throw this awesome party, and to let you have awesome fun! Anyway, I hope you like it, because since you were studying so much, you weren't able to have fun. So we threw you this party. It was Scootaloo’s idea though.” She walks off, and Dinky can tell she is excited. She hasn't talked like that since she got her cutie mark.

“Ugh Ganache, I’m just going to bed.” She walks upstairs, and sits in her bed. She can’t get to sleep with all the noise. “OK the book says that if the elements of harmony are put together, and there is a spark between them, the sixth element will appear. What if Ganache was right, what if she did send me that letter. . . .” she is interrupted by Ganache jumping in.

“Dinky, the festival is going to start now.” He says, and she jumps from her bed.

They all come into the town hall, and they saw Scootaloo mad, because Apple Bloom braided her tail. They hear trumpets again, and Mayor Mare calls. “Mares and Gentlcolts, Princess Twilight Sparkle!”

The crowd cheers, but when the curtains open, there is no pony there. Sweetie Belle checks inside, but when she comes out, no princess “She’s gone!” she yells.

The crowd gasps when purple smoke comes out of the door.

“Oh no,” says Dinky Doo, “TatteredBride.”

“Did I hear my name? Any pony? Any pony remember me?” she asks, then one pony steps up, Scootaloo.

“Where’s Twilight, you fiend!” she yells.

“Ah where’s the fun in telling you where she is? You’ll have to catch me first!” she disappears, and the entire crowd gasps again. Dinky then runs outside, in horror.

To be continued,