Ponyville Survival Guide 101

by Pebbles

Rating: everyone
Tags: Spike, Cutie Mark Crusaders, Random, Adventure, Main 6, My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic, Alternate Universe, Princess Luna
Length: 1747

On a regular day in Ponyville, Twilight begins to study simplifying spells. Luna visits, just to ensure that Ponyvillians still like her. Twilight moves on from simplifying spells and begins to work on astronomy. She studies the complexity of stars, and decides to try a simplifying spell on one, which, unbeknownst to her, is one of the stars that helped Nightmare Moon escape. When she tries the magic on the star, it's dark magic causes a Magical Reaction, something that's never happened before, but has been dreaded. Twilight and all of Ponyville are plunged into a time long, long, ago, when Ponyville was in it's most primary state. Luna tries to take up the job of raising the sun and moon, but is only successful with the moon.
Pinkie Pie tries to brighten everyones day, with hilarious attempts to make fire. Applejack searches all of Ponyville for AppleBloom and the crusaders, and Rainbowdash contains a secret that's about to burst. Fluttershy misses her animals, and upon discovering a dinosaur, she decides to raise it, with disastrous results. Rarity is devastated on the loss of her designs and fashions, and becomes obsessed with starting new trends. Finally, Spike runs away with the dinosaurs, and discovers some odd habits.

(Credit to Valkyrieskys on Deviantart b/c it is totally amazing!)

Published 2012-04-10 02:14:01 UTC
Last updated 2012-04-10 02:14:01 UTC

Simply Average

Hey Everybody! So, this is one of my first stories, and I would love critique!

Disclamer:I don't own 'My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic.'

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Twilight Sparkle

With a flourish, Twilight shut the book in front of her, "Finished, Spike! Spike?" She looked around, and found him sleeping. "Oh Spike!" she yawned, "That's a good idea but," she yawned again, "We have so much to do." She yawned a third time, "And we might just have to add 'nap' to our checklist."

Blearily, she glanced down at the title, "Simply Simple: Simplifying Spells for the young unicorn" she said aloud.

"Ha! Say that five times," came a muffled voice from Spike's bed, "Now let me sleep!"

"Spike! We have errands to run today!" Twilight said.

At that moment, a sharp knock resounded on the door. "I wonder who that could be?" Twilight asked nobody in particular.
The door swung open, and a very familiar dark blue alicorn stepped in. "Luna! What brings you here?"

"Just to see my loyal subjects, and why doesth though look so tired?"

"Oh, I've just been studying. Would you like to come in?"

"So much for the check list!" Spike called, still trying to sleep.

"Spike! Get out of bed. As you know already we have a guest!"

"Whatever." Spike rolled over.

Twilight looked at Luna, "They grow up so fast." she sighed.

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Pinkie Pie

Humming under her breath, Pinkie Pie began to make cupcakes. "Cup of sugar, add it to the mix!" She tossed some sugar into a light blue polka-dotted bowl. "Sweet not sour!" She glanced over a lemon and a bag of Skittles. After pondering this for a moment, she tossed in the bag of Skittles. "A bit of salt, just a pinch,"

She glanced at the window, noticing the lightening day. Quickly, she shoved the cupcakes in the oven, and ran outside, running straight into Mrs. Cake, who immediately sighed, "What is it this time, Pinkie?"

"Well! You know how on Nightmare Night you get free candy?" she didn't wait for a response, "I figured, I could go around on every day and get MORE candy!!!So that's what I'm doing!"

She squawked like a chicken and ran out the door.

First door. Knock. Knock. Knock. No answer.

Second door. Knock. The door opened!

"Nightmare Night, What a Fright! Give me something- Bwawk- good tonight!"

"Wha-?"

Bam! The door shut and Pinkie was left alone, candyless. It started to snow.

After a couple more doors with no profits, Pinkie was left feeling heartless, and cold. She began to trudge to Sugarcube Corner, until an acrid smell began to fill her nostrils. Her pace quickened to a trot, until she arrived at sugarcube corner, which was steadily billowing black smoke.

Oh no! The cupcakes!

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Rainbow Dash

Knock! Rap! Knock! "Wha?" Whoever that was knocking must have good reason. Rainbow had just been woken up from her nap.

She opened the door. It was Ditzy, the mailmare. She scanned her hoof, and took the letter. It was a deep blue, with elegant gold print.

Dear Rainbow Dash,

We have taken an interest in your flight skills as a young filly. We would like invite you to the Annual Wonderbolt Flight Auditions! You have been hand selected as the pick of the litter! The auditions will on Friday November Ninth. Their will be 159 competitors.

Sincerely,

Rainbowdash's jaw dropped. The Wonderbolts! She could do it, just like she always did. Just like the Rainboom and the Mushroom Cloud. She would need about two for the day. Trotting over to the refrigerator, she grasped the handle with her teeth and swung it open.

It. was. empty.

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Applejack

The sun was just peaking over the horizon, and the entire Apple family was over for applebucking. Except for Applebloom.

"Applebloom! Where are you going?" Applejack called to her sister.

"Well, sis, you see, the Cutie Mark Crusaders wanted to go cliff-jumping, and I just can't let them down!"

"Cliff-jumping?"

"Yeah! IT's this cool thing that Scootaloo told me about, she said, it's where ponies jump off cliffs and land in the water!"

"They jump off cliffs?"

"Oh yeah, sis! Cutie Mark Crusader Cliff Jumpers! Doesn't that have nice ring to it?"

"Nopony is jumping off cliffs when I am around!" Applejack stared her sister in the eye, "Especially you. You'd be dead in a second. Is Sweetie belle coming?"

"Rarity wouldn't let her." Applebloom said glumly.

"And what makes you think I would let you?"

Appleblooom walked away, sulking, "I guess I'll start applebucking."

Applejack sighed and began to start applebucking.

Approximately three hours later, AppleTart rang the bell for lunch, "Soup's on!" AJ headed over to lunch looking for Applebloom. Scanning the crowd for a long time, she began to realize something; Applebloom wasn't their.

Simply Starstruck

Rarity

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The package coming to Rarity's door was music to her ears. Literally, the doorbell was a few notes of, Diamonds are a Mare's best friend. But Rarity was glad to see it come. When she was away at Canterlot, Sweetiebell had selected a few fabrics as a welcome home gift, and they were finally arriving.

Picking up the package from her doormat she carefully took it inside, and began to carefully open the cardboard.

The first roll was a putrid green. Rarity made a face, "Well this is only the first one. Maybe Sweetiebell made some better choices."

Alas, the latter was false, after the green came a ugly, mud brown. Next, a horrible yellow brown that reminded Rarity of vomit.

"Ugh! These color choices are simply horrid!"

She shoved the fabric choices in her saddlebags and layed them on the door frame. She was going to take them back as soon as possible.

On a second thought, she slipped on the saddlebag. She had some errands.

Pinkie Pie

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She broke into a canter, dropping her empty bag. Black Smoke billowed out the windows, and smoke alarms were beeping like there is no tomorrow. The twins were wailing and Mrs. Cake's strangled cry rang out.

"PINKIEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!"

"I'm sorry," PInkie squeaked, "I forgot about the cupcakes..."

"You forgot? The Ponyville Fire Department had to come, and you almost burned down Sugarcube corner! Get out!!"

"Out? Like how much out?"

"OUT! I don't want to see you here again!"

"ok..."

She squeezed her eyes shut, trying to block out tears, and turned around, her body drooping. As she left, it began to rain. The Cake's had her board in the second floor of sugarcube corner. She didn't even have a place to stay the night.

Trudging down the alley, she found a slightly large cardboard box. She began to curl up under it, and try to avoid the rain from the sky, and her eyes. Her brilliant blue eyes searched for one star, and she whispered, " I miss you." Before her eyes closed she found one, right next to the moon.

As she drifted into oblivion, her mane and tail flattened.

Rainbow Dash

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She stared, dumbfounded, and fuming quietly to herself. To her horror, her eyes felt a little damp. She was going to have to work harder than ever. She grabbed her saddlebag's and flew down to Ponyville, heading to her last resort.

"Shady get me another one!" The cyan mare slammed her hoof on the counter, her slurred voice choking down another shot.

The bartender glanced at her, "I think that's enough, Mizz."

"Hoofy!" She exclaimed and giggled, before passing out.

Rainbowdash stood in the doorway of Shady's Tavern, and gulped. She sidled up to the bar and flagged down the barkeeper. The clear liquid floating in front of her seemed menacing, in a way. She grabbed it and gulped it down. It burned on the way down.

It. Felt. Amazing.

With a whoop she soared into the air. She had found her livelihood again.

Twilight Sparkle

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After getting Spike out of bed, Twilight sat down with Luna for coffee. "Would you like it Black?"

"Yes!" Luna said enthusiastically, rather too enthusiastically, " Doest though make it with caffeine? Raising the moon, makes one tired. Especially, when one must do it every night."

Twilight acknowledged Luna's wishes, and made sure that caffeine was in it. "You said you were here to... check on your subjects?"

"Yes! We have been traveling Equestria, and going from town to town, to make sure that they still acknowledge their princess," Luna said eagerly, "We just came from Trottingham, and after Ponyville, we go home to Canterlot. And, Twilight Sparkle, what has though been doing? Still studying?"

"Oh yes! In fact, last night, I studied some new spells Celestia recommended, their Simplifying spells."

Luna's face darkened slightly, "As simple as though may sound, that is very powerful magic, doest though know this?"

"Yes! In fact, Celestia told me I'm ready to try them on things, but they must be far away. So far away, in fact, that they would never touch Equestria." Twilight seemed proud of her achievements.

"So what will though try the spell on?"

"Well, the only thing I can think of is a star. I've written to Celestia and she warned me to check the star I am going to use it on, because many stars have been tainted with dark magic!"

Luna nodded. This was old news. "When do you expect to experiment on a star?"

Twilight looked up, eyes bright, "Tonight."

Twilight shivered slightly under the full shine of the moon, making her feel exposed. Luna was next to her observing a map of constellations, her horn lit up. She passed the map to Twilight. "The red stars are the you do not want to enchant.

Twilight selected one at random, "That one." Her horn flared.

Luna's eyes widened, "Twilight..."

Her horn burst with a blinding white, shooting bright white streamers into one star, close to the moon. The star flared momentarily blinding Luna. She shielded her eyes, and at that moment, The sky was illuminated a brilliant burst of light. Then everything went black.

Fluttershy

Fluttershy cradled angels in her hooves, crooning to him. He did not look very happy.

She whispered to him softly, sharing all her secrets with him. Finally he shut his eyes.

The sky suddenly flashed white, and the Earth shook, and a cold wind blew through the cottage. Suddenly she found herself outdoors, and not a speck of light was to be seen.

"Angel?"

"Angel?"

"ANGEL!?"