Friendship was Magic

by SilverShimmer

Rating: everyone
Tags: Adventure, Dark, Sad, Romance
Length: 174

Twilight has a secret she's been hiding for a long time...and it might drive her friends apart.

When a new Princess visits Ponyville and meets the Mane 6, both her and twilight are forced to reveal some secrets they would rather stay hidden. Meanwhile, the fate of Equestria again finds itself hanging in the balance. Princess Twilight and her friends must go on a journey to the Crystal Empire to find the force that turned King Sombra evil before it destroys all of Equestria.

NOTE: While this story is not tagged as teen, there will be dark bits and shipping. Nothing graphic, but it's not exactly a happy story.

Published 1970-01-01 00:00:00 UTC
Last updated 2013-11-16 17:07:01 UTC

Chapter 1

It was your normal day in Ponyville as Fluttershy made her way to the marketplace, she was out of ingredients for Angel's favorite dish and he refused to eat anything else. She sighed, no matter how much she loved Angel, he was a bit of a hoof-full  sometimes.

Finally, Fluttershy made it to the marketplace. She had left extra early so as to avoid the crowds that would start later in the morning. The last time she had done that, she had to pay 20 bits for a cherry!

"Hello, Carrot Top!" Fluttershy greeted the Earth Pony, "how are you today?" Fluttershy was a regular customer at Carrot's booth. Angel was very picky about his food, and only accepted these carrots.

"Why, Hello, Fluttershy! How many carrots would you like today? I'm having a sale; buy five carrots for the price of three," Carrot smiled. The two had become friends over the years.

About an hour later, Fluttershy had successfully  gathered all the ingredients. She squeaked as a shadow passed over her head