The Element of Wisdom

Twilight Sparkle's POV.

Nightmare Moon continued to laugh, as her mane and tail floated upward.

"Seize her! Only she knows where the Princess is!" Mayor Mare told the royal guards.

The guards took flight and dashed toward the evil, black mare. I gasped.

"Stand back, you foals!" Nightmare Moon shouted, as her eyes glowed white, and lightning struck in between the guards and herself.

The guards halted their charge, and Nightmare Moon laughed. She morphed into a mist of the night sky, and left the town. Rainbow Dash dashed after her, since Applejack's grip loosened.

I picked up Spike looked at Eleanor, "We have to get back to the library."

Ellie nodded and followed me, as I made my way back to the library.

*At the Library...*

I put Spike on to his bed, he slept for a second, then shouted, "We gotta stop Nightmare..." Then he fell back to sleep. I tucked him into his favourite blanket.

"You've been up all night, Spike. You are a baby dragon, after all." I spoke kindly.

Ellie and I sneaked downstairs, into the library. I began throwing books everywhere as I looked for the book about the Elements of Harmony.

"Elements. Elements. Elements... Ugh! How can I stop Nightmare Moon, without the Elements of Harmony?" I wondered, as I kept looking at more books.

Suddenly, Rainbow Dash flew into my face, "And just what are the Elements of Harmony?" Rainbow Dash asked, in my face, "And how do you know about Nightmare Moon? Are you spies?"

Applejack stopped Dash from asking anymore questions, by pulling her tail back, "Simmer down, Sally." She let go and looked at me, "They ain't no spies. But, they do seem to know what's going on. Don't yah, Twilight?" She asked me in a calm tone.

I looked at the ponies. I looked at Ellie and she nodded.

I sighed, "I read all about the prediction of Nightmare Moon. Some mysterious objects called the Elements of Harmony are the only things that can stop her, but I don't know what they are, where to find them, I don't even know what they do!" I explained

"'The Elements of Harmony; A Reference Guide.'" Pinkie Pie read, looking at a bookshelf, close to the door.

I dashed toward the shelf and stared at the book, accidently throwing Pinkie away.

"How did you find that?" I asked, astonished.

"It was under 'E'..." Pinkie Pie said in a sing-song voice, jumping around.

"Oh." I simply said, as I used my magic to pick up the book and began reading.

"'There are seven Elements of Harmony, but only five are known: Kindness, Laughter, Generosity, Honesty, and Loyalty. The sixth and seventh are a complete mystery. It is said, the last known location of the Elements was in the ancient castle of the Royal Pony Sisters. It is located in what is now--'"

*At the entrance of the Everfree Forest...*

"The Everfree Forest." Everypony grimaced in fear. I never understood why. It just looks like an old, dark, swampy forest.

"Wheee! Let's go." Pinkie Pie encouraged, walking into the forest.

"Not so fast!" I said. Pinkie froze in mid-step. "Look, I appreciate the offer, but I'd rather do this on my own." I told them.

"No can do, Sugarcube. We're not letting any friend of ours go into a dangerous place alone." Applejack told me. I froze, at the word 'friend'. Again with that word.

"We're stickin' on yah like caramel on a candy apple." Applejack finished, as she and the others trotted into the forest. Everypony agreed.

Pinkie Pie un-froze and jumped, "Especially if there's candy apple in there." Ellie and I stared at her in confusion. "What? Those things are good." Pinkie Pie said, as she followed the other ponies.

"I think those Ponies have the right mind, Twilight. Sometimes, you just need a little faith." Ellie told me, as she followed the Ponies.

I shook my head, sighed in annoyance, and followed the others, taking a slight lead. The moment I entered the forest, I began hearing voices whisper in my ear.

"Ingonyama nengw' enamabala..." The voices chanted. I couldn't make out what they were saying.

"So, none of you have been in here before?" I asked, as we walked down the forest.

"Ugh. Heavens no. Just look at it, it's dreadful." Rarity answered, with slight fear in her voice.

"And it ain't natural. Folk say it don't work the same as Equestria." Applejack included.

"What's that supposed to mean?" I asked in curiosity.

"Nopony knows. Ya know why?" Rainbow Dash said and asked, in a creepy voice, creeping toward Pinkie Pie, Fluttershy and Rarity.

"Rainbow, quit it." Applejack told Rainbow Dash, but she didn't listen.

"'Cause every pony who's ever come in, has never come OUT!!" Rainbow spooked, jumping and shouting the last word. Suddenly, the cliff we were standing on gave out and everypony fell, except Rainbow Dash and Fluttershy.

Fluttershy and Rainbow Dash flew to save Pinkie Pie and Rarity. Ellie and Applejack saved themselves by grabbing a nearby root, but I continued to fall, until I was hanging on to an edge.

Applejack let go of the root and slid towards me, "Hold on. Ah'm a-comin'."

She grabbed my hands, but she wasn't strong enough to pull me up.

"Applejack, what do I do?" I asked her in a panic.

Applejack looked up, then looked at me, "Let go."

"Are you crazy?" I asked her.

"No, Ah ain't. Ah promise ya'll be safe." She told me with a calm tone in her voice.

"That's not true!" I told her, trying to help myself up a bit.

"Now, listen here. What Ah'm tellin' yah is the honest truth. Let go, 'n' ya'll be safe." Applejack assured me.

I looked into her eyes and there was no lying. As I looked, I felt that I could trust her. So, I let go and fell. I screamed for dear life, but I realized that my falling speed slowed down. I looked and saw Fluttershy and Rainbow Dash carrying me down. I sighed in relief, but suddenly the speed increased again for a second.

"Sorry, girls. I'm not used to holding anything more than a bunny or two." Fluttershy explained.

I watched Applejack and Ellie jump down from the cliff, by cliff-stones.

We continued our way to the ruin, of course Rainbow Dash was telling the story of how she and Fluttershy were able to save me, "And once Pinkie and Rarity were saved, whoosh... Me and Fluttershy loop-de-loop around and WHAM! Caught you right in the nick of time."

"Yes, Rainbow, I was there. And I'm very grateful, but we gotta-" I gasped in shocked. A large Manticore roared loudly to catch our attention.

A Manticore is a large lion with dragon wings, large teeth, and a scorpion's tail. They're very dangerous when disturbed or under attack.

"A Manticore!" I identified, as it roared in anger and rage.

"We gotta get past him." I told everypony.

The Manticore aimed to attack Rarity, but Rarity dodged and kicked him in the chin, knocking him back a bit, "Take that, you ruffian!"

The Manticore roared at Rarity. Rarity's mane was fluffed up and poofy, like Pinkie's but more wild. Rarity looked at her mane in dismay, "My hair!" Then she remembered the Manticore and ran.

"Wait." Fluttershy tried to say, but she was too quiet for everypony to hear her.

The Manticore chased Rarity, until Applejack jumped on to its back. "YEE-HAW!! Get along, little doggy!" She shouted, as the Manticore thrashed around, trying to get her off.

"Wait." Fluttershy said again, but a bit louder. Sadly, she still couldn't be heard.

The Manticore was able to throw Applejack off his head.

"All yers, partner." Applejack told Rainbow Dash, as she flew past her.

"I'm on it!" Rainbow Dash saluted, flying at full speed toward the Manticore.

"Wait!" Fluttershy tried to shout again, but nopony listened.

Rainbow Dashed used her Rain-Blow Dry to distract the Manticore. However, the Manticore used its scorpion tail to attack Rainbow Dash, causing her attack to stop and crash toward us.

"Rainbow!" I called in worry. She landed in front of me and tried to get back up.

I glared at the Manticore. He scuffed his right paw, as Applejack and I got into sprinting position. The rest of us charged toward the

Manticore, until Eleanor jumped in front of us, "Stop!!!"

We stopped a few feet from him. She looked at Fluttershy and nodded with a smile, "Go ahead, Fluttershy."

Fluttershy nodded back, turned to the Manticore and smiled. She walked up to him. The Manticore roared and raised his right paw.

"Eleanor, what are you thinking?" Rainbow asked the human.

"Watch her." Ellie simply answered.

"Shh... It's okay." Fluttershy told the Manticore in a kind tone.

As she stroked his left paw, she assured him with a smile. The Manticore looked a little unsure, but showed Fluttershy a large thorn in his left paw.

"Oh, you poor, poor little baby." Fluttershy said, showing sympathy to the Manticore.

"Little?" Rainbow Dash asked in confusion.

"Now, this might hurt for just a second." Fluttershy assured the Manticore, as she grabbed the thorn and pulled it out. The Manticore picked her up and roared.

"Fluttershy!!" We called out of worry for the shy Pegasus.

The Manticore purred in happiness, as he licked Fluttershy's face and mane in gratitude.

She giggled, "Aw, you're just a little ol' baby kitty, aren't you? Yes you are, yes you are."

We walked past the Manticore, but I stopped for Fluttershy. The Manticore put her down and she joined the rest of us.

"How did you know about the thorn?" I asked her.

"I didn't. Sometimes, we just need to be shown a little kindness." She answered with a smile.

I thought for a second, then Ellie's words, 'have faith' echoed in my mind. I smiled and followed.

"Ugh... My eyes need a rest from all this icky muck." Rarity whined, as we entered the darkest portion of the forest. The forest covered the moon, making it hard to see in front of our noses, "Well, I didn't mean it literally."

"That ancient ruin could be right in front of our faces and we wouldn't even know it." I told everyone.

Everyone started shouting at each other, due to the darkness.

"Oh wait. Ah think Ah stepped in somethin'." Applejack spoke up, as she lifted her hooves.

Fluttershy must've saw something, because she screamed in fright.

"It's just mud." Applejack told Fluttershy, until she saw what Fluttershy screamed at.

She yelped and joined us. The trees glowed with scary faces. We screamed in fright, except for Pinkie Pie.

Pinkie Pie was laughing at the trees, making funny faces and giggled.

"Pinkie, what are you doing? Run!" I asked Pinkie, and told her with pure worry and fear.

"Oh, guys. Don't you see?" Pinkie asked, until she started dancing.

"When I was a little filly, and the sun was going down..." She sang.

"Tell me she's not..." I grimaced.

"The darkness and the shadows, they always make me frown..." Pinkie continued singing.

"She is." Rarity answered.

"I'd hide under my pillow

From what I thought I saw.

But Granny Pie said that wasn't the way

To deal with fears at all,"

"Then, what is?" Rainbow Dash asked.

"She said: 'Pinkie, you gotta stand up tall

Learn to face your fears

You'll see that they can't hurt you

Just laugh to make them disappear.'

Ha! Ha! Ha!"

As Pinkie laughed, the scary face disappeared in a poof of smoke. We gasped at the sight, then joined in the laughter.

"So, giggle at the ghostly

Guffaw at the grossly

Crack up at the creepy

Whoop it up with the weepy

Chortle at the kooky

Snortle at the spooky

And tell that big dumb scary face to take a hike and leave you alone and if he thinks he can scare you then he's got another thing coming and the very idea of such a thing just makes you wanna... hahahaha... heh...

Laaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaauuugh!"

We laughed the scary faces away, and continued to laugh out of joy and enjoyment. We laughed our way to the river, but we stopped to notice the waves were rapid and wavy. Impossible to swim across.

"How are we gonna cross this?" Pinkie Pie asked.

Suddenly, we heard a distant cry from down the river. We followed the river and saw a purple sea serpent, with an orange, combed mane, and half-a-mustache, crying in sorrow. Thrashing his tail, creating the wild waves.

"What a world! What a world!" The serpent cried, as he threw his fists into the water.

"Excuse me, sir. Why are you crying?" I asked the serpent as polite as I could.

"Well, I don't know. I was just sitting here, minding my own business, when this 'tacky' little cloud of purple smoke just wisped past me and tore half of my beloved mustache clean off." The serpent explained, before sobbing again, "And now I look simply horrid!!"

He dove into the river, with his head laying on the bank, and the water splashed all over us.

"Oh. Gimme a break." Rainbow Dash sighed in annoyance.

"That's what all this fuss is about?" Applejack asked, not understanding fashion.

"Why, of course, it is! How can you be so insensitive?" Rarity snapped, as she walked to the serpent, and stroked his chin. "Oh, just look at him. Such lovely, luminescent scales."

"I know." The serpent said, sniffing a bit.

"And your expertly coiffed mane." Rarity added with a smile.

"Oh, I know. I know." The serpent smiled, stroking his mane.

"Your fabulous manicure." Rarity continued.

"Oh, it's so true." The serpent continued to smile, until Rarity's smile vanished.

"All ruined without your beautiful mustache." Rarity finished.

"It's true! I'm hideous!" The serpent shouted, covering his face.

"I simply cannot let such a crime against fabulosity go uncorrected." Rarity said with determination. She ran toward the serpent, and ripped a scale off.

"Ow! What did you do that for?" The serpent asked.

"Rarity, What are you-" I was cut-off by Rarity used the scale to chop off her tail. All of the ponies gasped in shock, as the serpent fainted.

Rarity used her magic to attach her tail to what remained of the serpent's mustache.

The serpent laughed in joy and relief, "My mustache. How wonderful."

"You look smashing." Rarity smiled.

"Oh, Rarity. Your beautiful tail." I said sadly, at the sight of Rarity's new tail.

"Oh, it's fine, my dear. Short tails are in this season. Besides, it'll grow back." Rarity assured me with a small smile.

I smiled back, then Rainbow Dash whispered to me, "So would the mustache."

I rolled my eyes at her, then noticed the river has calmed. I began to cross.

"We can cross now. Let's go." I told everypony. As I reached half-way across, something purple lifted me and the others from the water. It was the serpent.

"Allow me." The serpent insisted. So, we jumped across his back and made it to the other side.

As we trotted through the forest we came to a bridge with the ruin just on the other side.

"There it is, the ruin that holds The Elements of Harmony. We made it!" I said with relief and happiness. I charged toward the bridge.

"Twilight, wait for us." Applejack called, as she and the others followed me.

"We're almost there!" I told everypony, until I felt no bridge under my hooves and I slipped.

The chasm was very misty, so I couldn't see how far it went. I felt somepony grabbed my tail and pulled me back. I looked and it was Ellie.

"What's with you and fallin' off cliffs today?" Ellie asked me with a joking smile.

We all looked over the chasm. "Now what?" Pinkie Pie asked.

"Duh..." Rainbow replied, as she twitched her wings, then flew into the chasm.

"Oh yeah." Pinkie Pie said with a smile.

Rainbow Dash's POV.

I flew into the chasm and grabbed the rope. I crossed to the other side, and began to tie the bridge, but a female voice stopped me, "Rainbow..."

"Who's there?" I asked, looking around.

"Rainbow..." The voice said again.

"I ain't scared of you! Show yourself!" I shouted, getting ready for a fight.

"We've been eagerly awaiting the arrival of the best flyer in Equestria." The voice told me.

"Who?" I asked. Did it mean me?

"Why, you, of course." The voice answered.

I smiled, "Really? I mean... Oh yeah. Me. Hey, uh, you wouldn't mind telling the Wonderbolts that, would ya? 'Cause I've been trying to get into that group for like... ever." I asked the voice.

"No, Rainbow Dash. We want you to join us." The voice told me, as three pegasi revealed themselves from the fog. They looked like the dark versions of the Wonderbolts.

"The Shadowbolts." The middle, female said. I gave them a confused look. Shadowbolts? Never heard of them.

"We're the greatest aerial team in the Everfree Forest, and soon we will be the greatest in all Equestria." The female explained with pride, until she started flying around me.

"But first, we need a Captain." She continued. I smiled.

"The most magnificent..."

"Yup!" I said.

"Swiftest..."

"Yes."

"Bravest flier in all the land..."

"Yes, it's all true." I chuckled in pride.

"We need... you." She finished, with the 'you' whispered into my ear.

I jumped into the air with joy, "Sign me up!" Then, I remembered the bridge, "Just let me tie this bridge real quick, and then we have a deal."

"No!" The leader shouted, stepping on to the rope. "It's them, or us."

I started to get scared. Until Twilight's voice broke my thoughts, "Rainbow! What's taking so long?"

I looked at my friends, then the fog covered them, and muffled Twilight's words. I was stuck with a dilemma. Either tie up the bridge and save my friends, or fulfill my dream, as a Shadowbolt. As I thought, a voice sang to me.

"Your journey has only begun..." The voice sang. This made me think clearer.

"Well?" The Shadowbolt asked. I made up my mind.

"You..." I answered. She smiled, but she didn't let me finish.

"Thank you, for the offer, I mean." I told her, as I tied the bridge and took flight, "But, I'm gonna have to say no." And I flew to my friends.

They cheered in joy and relief.

Twilight Sparkle's POV.

We cheered in joy and relief that Rainbow Dash tied the bridge, so the rest of us could pass.

"See? I'd never let my friends hangin'." Rainbow told me with a smile. I smiled myself, as voices began chanting again.

We entered the ruin and saw the Elements of Harmony upon the center altar. The Elements were fossilized gems, like they haven't been used for years.

"Whoa." Applejack gasped in awe, as we saw the altar.

"Come on, Twilight. Isn't this what yah been waitin' for?" Applejack asked me, as I looked at the altar.

I smiled, "The Elements of Harmony. We've found them."

Rainbow Dash and Fluttershy flew and picked up the Elements, one-by-one, and placed them in front of me.

"Careful. Careful." I told them, not wanting to break the Elements.

"One, two, three, four..." Pinkie Pie counted, then she drew a blank a little, "There's only five."

"Where are the other two?" Rainbow Dash asked me, as Fluttershy put down the last one.

"The book says: 'When the five are present, a spark will cause the sixth Element to be revealed. The seventh can only be found within the heart of a pure soul.'" I answered, as I examined the Elements.

"What in hay is that supposed to mean?" Applejack asked, not understanding riddles much.

"I'm not sure. But, I have an idea. Stand back. I don't know what will happen." I told everypony, as I closed my eyes and focused on a spell.

"Come on now, y'all. She needs to concentrate." Applejack told everypony, as they left the ruin.

As soon as they left, I heard the voice, from before, singing in the forest. It helped me concentrate.

"The night,

And the spirit of light,

Calling.

Oh, oh, iyo.

Mamela. (Listen.)

Oh, oh, iyo."

I had the spell ready, until I gasped at a blue tornado appeared. I don't remember casting that spell. The tornado picked up the Elements and was about to take them.

"The Elements!" I shouted, as I regained myself and jumped into the tornado.

"And a voice,

With the fear of a child,

Asking.

Oh, oh, iyo.

Oh, mamela. (Listen.)

Oh, oh, iyo."

A few seconds later, I appeared in another room of the ruin, coughing from the teleportation. I looked up and gasped. Nightmare Moon had hold of the Elements, laughing at me. I glared at her and leaned into a sprinting position.

"You're kidding. You're kidding, right?" Nightmare Moon asked me. I focused my magic and charged towards her.

"Wait!

There's no mountain too great.

Oh, oh, iyo.

Hear these words and have faith.

Oh, oh, iyo.

Have faith."

She charged toward me. My magic was ready for the teleportation spell, and I activated it as soon as Nightmare Moon was close enough. I reappeared, feeling a bit dizzy, in front of the Elements, and focused my magic again.

"Just one little spark. Come on, come on!" I said to myself, as I focused.  The Elements glowed, and sparks flew around them. The sparks shocked me away from them, as Nightmare Moon appeared.

"Hela hey mamela. (Hey, listen.)

Hela hey mamela.

Hela hey mamela."

"No. No!" Nightmare Moon grimaced, as the Elements glowed. I smiled, but the Elements stopped glowing.

"But... Where is the sixth Element?" I asked, as Nightmare Moon laughed and destroyed the Elements into shards with one powerful stomp.

"You little foal! Thinking you can defeat me!! Now, you will never see your princess, or your sun. The night will last forever!!" Nightmare Moon laughed.

"They live in you, They live in me.

They're watching over, Everything we see.

In every creature, In every star.

In your reflection...."

I felt hopeless, until I heard the voices of the others calling my name. Telling me that they were always by my side, no matter what. I gasped as something inside me sparked to life. It felt warm and magical. The Ponies were my friends.

"They live in you..." The voice finished singing.

I looked at Nightmare Moon, "You think you can destroy the Elements of Harmony, just like that? Well, you're wrong. Because the Spirits of the Elements of Harmony are right here!" I told her, as my friends arrived by my side.

The shards glowed and began to circle around my friends. "What?" Nightmare Moon asked in confusion and shock.

"Applejack, who reassured me when I was in doubt, represents the Spirit of Honesty." I started, as the orange shards circled Applejack.

"Fluttershy, who tamed the Manticore with her compassion, represents the Spirit of Kindness." The pink shards surrounded Fluttershy.

"Pinkie Pie, who banished fear by giggling in the face of danger, represents the Spirit of Laughter." Blue shards circled Pinkie Pie.

"Rarity, who calmed a sorrowful serpent with a meaningful gift, represents the Spirit of Generosity." Indigo shards floated around Rarity.

"And Rainbow Dash, who could not abandon her friends for her own heart's desire, represents the Spirit of Loyalty." I finished, as the light red shards circled Rainbow Dash.

"The spirits of these five Ponies got us through every challenge you threw at us." I told her.

"You still don't have the other two Elements. The spark didn't work." Nightmare said, looking around for something.

"But, it did. I different kind of spark." I told her. I turned to my friends, "I felt it the very moment I realized how happy I was to hear you, to see you, how much I cared for you. The spark ignited inside me, when I realized you all..." I turned back to Nightmare Moon, "Are my friends!"

Suddenly, a light shone above my head. A fossilized gem, with a six-point star, appeared, floating above my head. Whilst a glowing, multi-colored light hovered over Ellie's heart, making both her eyes glow in rainbow colors.

"You see, Nightmare Moon. When those Elements are ignited by the... the spark, that resides in the hearts of us all, combined with Eleanor's pure heart, it creates the sixth and seventh Elements. The Elements of... Wisdom and Magic." I told her, as a bright light consumed me and my friends.

The glowing shards created necklaces around my friends' necks, as the sixth Element created a tiara on top of my head. The magic of the Elements merged with the glowing light, causing Ellie to transform into a rainbow beam and create a tornado around Nightmare Moon. I opened my eyes to complete the spell, and the magic just finished in a flash. Everypony dropped to the ground in slight exhaustion, then recovered.

"Ow. My head." Rainbow Dash said in slight pain.

"Is everypony ok?" Applejack asked, looking around.

"Oh thank goodness." Rarity shouted, getting everypony's attention. She was smiling, looking at her fully re-grown tail.

"Why Rarity, it's so lovely." Fluttershy complimented with a smile.

"I know. I'll never part with it again." Rarity said, rubbing her head against her tail.

"No. Your necklace. It looks just like your Cutie Mark." Fluttershy simplified.

"What? Oh?" Rarity asked, as she looked her necklace. It was gold with the indigo gem, in the shape of a diamond, just like her Cutie Mark.

"So does yours." Rarity noticed Fluttershy's. Fluttershy looked and gasped with a smile. Everypony's necklace looked like their Cutie Mark.

Even Ellie's looked like the wisps on her sash.

"Look at mine. Look at mine!" Pinkie cheered, jumping around, looking at her necklace.

"Aw yeah." Rainbow Dash smiled in pride of her necklace.

I looked at my tiara and noticed, like the necklaces, a gem that looked like my Cutie Mark too.

"Gee, Twilight. Ah thought you were just spoutin' a lot of hoo-ey. But, Ah reckon we really do represent the Elements of Friendship." Applejack smiled at me.

"Indeed, you do." A voice spoke, as the sun rose from the mountains.

From the light of the sun, an adult, very pale pink, almost white alicorn appeared. She had a golden crown with an amethyst in the center. Around her neck was a matching necklace. She also wore golden bracelets around her wrists and golden 'shoes'.

She was 6 foot 5 inches tall with an elegant and slender built. And wore a beautiful Greek dress with a golden belt and trimmings. Her mane was lower-back length, pastel-toned and was flowing, like there was an invisible wind. Her tail matched as well. Her eyes were a pale magenta. Everypony bowed, except me.

I gasped, "Princess Celestia." I ran toward her.

"Twilight Sparkle, my faithful student." Celestia greeted me with a hug, "I knew you could do it."

"But, you told me it was all an old pony tale." I reminded her.

"I told you that you needed to make some friends. Nothing more." Celestia reminded me. As I thought back, she did say that. She must've said the 'dusty old books' part as a joke.

"I saw the signs of Nightmare Moon's return and I knew it was you who had the magic inside to defeat her, but you could not unleash it until you let true friendship into your heart." She explained to me, as I looked at my friends, who smiled at me too.

"Now, if only another will as well." Celestia added in a sad tone.

We stopped smiling and followed her gaze. In Nightmare Moon's place, was a smaller, navy blue alicorn, with the same Cutie Mark as Nightmare Moon. Her mane and tail were turquoise, just like her eyes. And she wore a small, black tiara and a navy regal dress with black trimmings.

"Princess Luna." Celestia greeted. The alicorn, Princess Luna, gasped awake from the sound of Celestia's voice.

"It has been a thousand years, since I have seen you like this. Time to put our differences behind us. We were meant to rule together, little sister." Celestia told her.

"Sister?" My friends and I asked in unison and confusion.

"Will you accept my friendship?" Celestia asked. We all leaned forward and held our breath.

With tears in her eyes, Luna dashed into a hug with Celestia, "I'm so sorry. I've missed you so much, big sister."

"I've missed you, too." Celestia said with tears in her eyes, and hugged Luna back.

Suddenly, Pinkie Pie's sobs disturbed the reunion, and my epiphany. Then she stopped, "Hey. Do you know what this calls for?"

*Later, at Ponyville...*

"A party!" Pinkie Pie finished, as we began a large celebration upon our return.

Eveypony welcomed us, including Spike, who gave me a large hug. As Celestia and Luna arrived, Luna looked a little upset, until two Pegasi gave her a necklace of flowers around her neck. Indicating that they don't see her as a threat anymore. Luna smiled at Celestia, but I felt very upset.

"Why so glum, my faithful student? Are you not happy that your quest is complete, and you can return to your studies in Canterlot?" Celestia asked me.

"That's just it. Just when I learned how wonderful it is to have friends, I have to leave them." I told her with a sad look.

Celestia smiled, "Spike, take a note, please." Spike got a paper and quill, and began writting Celestia's words, "'I, Princess Celestia, hereby decree that the Unicorn, Twilight Sparkle, along with the Human, Eleanor, shall take on a new mission for Equestria. She must continue to study the magic of friendship. She must report to me her findings from her new home in Ponyville.'"

My friends gathered around me and cheered in happiness that I didn't have to leave them.

"Oh, thank you, Princess Celestia. I'll study harder than ever before." I promised her with a smile.