Twilight the Anthroby Cipher800ChaptersThe Mechanical BeastsChildhoodArrival at PonyvillePeparationsCelebrationEverfreeElements of HarmonyThe Mechanical BeastsNovember, 12, 986 ANM Twilight Velvet was many things, a wife, a painter, and a soon-to be mother of not one, but two, as stated by her big round belly. She was sitting on her favorite rocking chair with a book in her magical grasp. It was about two. Her son, Shining Armor, was at school and her husband, Nightlight was at work and will be returning. It was a cold autumn day, and the baby wouldn't be there until Spring. She was in the living room as of now, reading about how to take care of her new baby girl, and yes, they found out about it from the doctor. A knock on the door alerted her, and when she opened it, there was a dark yellow earth pony colt with an orange mane, carrying what appeared to be the daily paper on his back. His eyes, they looked normal, but something was entrancing about them. "Strange, you're not the usual paper boy..." Velvet said, getting closer to the strange pony when suddenly, it started to shift, revealing a large mechanical biped, even bigger than Celestia, which let out a loud robotic roar from its nonexistent mouth, grabbing Velvet with a metallic hand and went off. Twilight Velvet squirmed around as the machine ran away from her house, and saw glimpses of a strange green gas, and all the ponies seemed to be knocked out by that said gas. Velvet held her breath, trying to get out oh the range of the gas, but to no avail. She opened her mouth to early and began to fall asleep. Within seconds, the gas got to her and she fell fast asleep. November 14 Velvet was NOT having a good day as of now. She was ambushed and kidnapped by these aliens, who inhibited her magic to make sure she does not escape. She was strapped to an operating table as they kept injecting some weird green substance into her womb with tubes, particularly aiming at the still developing baby growing that was growing inside her. What do they want with her unborn foal? All that was clear for her was that the aliens seem to be communicating with each other. EXCELLENT! THE EMBRYO'S DNA IS RECONSTRUCTING AT A GOOD PACE. PRETTY SOON, WE'RE GONNA HAVE A RAISE! SHOULD WE CONTINUE WITH THIS STUFF? OF COURSE, IT'S WHAT WE DO, SO WE CAN AMUSE OURSELVES? UM, YES. EXACTLY. WE'RE NOT HAVING A TEA PARTY HERE, BUT, I DO ADMIT THAT IT IS AMUSING TO SEE IT SCREAM FOR HELP. BUT THERE IS NO HELP TO BE FOUND. All Velvet heard from those metallic aliens were robotic beeps and whistles. They appeared to be talking about something, and they also seemed to understand her, but why can't she understand them? I KNOW, RIGHT? BUT WHY ARE WE DOING THIS? WE'RE DOING THIS SIMPLY FOR NO APPARENT REASON DON'T YOU REMEMBER? YEAH! HOMO SAPIENS IS EXTINCT. CORRECT. WE'RE SUPPOSEDLY THE LAST OF HUMANKIND'S CREATIONS, AND POSSIBLY EVEN THE LAST REMAINS OF EARTH. THIS APPEARS TO BE EARTH, GENIUS, BUT WE DON'T CARE. WAIT? WE'RE WASTING THE LAST GENETIC CODE OF HOMO SAPIENS IN THE KNOWN UNIVERSE, BILLIONS OF LIGHT YEARS AND NO MAN. GOOD THING IT WAS ONLY A FEW FLOATING CHROMOSOMES AND NOTHING ELSE. THIS IS NOT THE KNOWN UNIVERSE YOU SPOKE OF, THAT'S THE OBSERVABLE UNIVERSE, YOU DUNCE! FOR ALL WE KNOW, HUMANITY COULD STILL BE OUT THERE IN THE GALAXY, BUT OUR FUN CANNOT LAST FOREVER... Both Mechadrons turned to the DNA Converter, showing that the transformation had completed. THE LAST OF THE DNA HAS BEEN TRANSFERRED, WHAT SHALL WE DO? SINCE I'M IN A GOOD MOOD, LET'S LET IT GO. JUST KNOCK IT OUT COLD AND WE'RE READY TO GO. WE'LL JUST WIPE THE MEMORY OF HER DISAPPEARANCE FROM THE MEMORIES OF EVERYONE ON THIS WORLD. OKAY. LET'S GO TO ANOTHER GALAXY BEFORE, THEY, FIND US. The Mechadron pulled out a large black club, and with whacked Twilight Velvet on the head, knocking her out. November 23 "I'm telling you, that's what happened, Doctor." Twilight Velvet said to the therapist, who she couldn't see because the chair was faced away from her. "Alright, Ms. Velvet, have you taken any drugs?" "No, Doctor." Velvet said. She never used drugs in her life. "Okay, so did you drink any time recently. If so, how long?" "I'm telling you, Doctor, I didn't take any drugs, I didn't drink, any of that. What's gotten into me?" Twilight Velvet said. "I'm not sure, but I think that you had mild delusions. If what your saying is true, then the baby is different than other foals." the psychiatrist said as he wrote on a notepad. "If the baby's normal, I'll go." "Part of me hopes you are right about your baby problem. We'll see." "Okay." December, 3 This is it. The baby's about to come out, much earlier than predicted. It's now or never. If the baby's normal, then it's straight to the mental asylum with her. If it even had something like a second horn, then she was right. It's the big test. The baby girl was delivered, and it looked like a normal baby on some standards like the shape of the head, horn, and wings. Wait, is she an alicorn? Her answer was confirmed when they took a close look at her. She had a coat of lavender fur with a navy blue mane and tail, both of which had a purple and pink stripe in them. She looked like any normal pony, except for the fact that instead of hooves, the baby had weird claws on her front and hind limbs, the latter a bit longer than her front. "Well, I'll be a monkey's butt, you weren't crazy after all, pumpkin." Nightlight said as their baby played with Velvet's hoof with her hands and attempted to suck on it. When she saw the baby's eyes, there was something off. Her right eye was purple and looked normal, but her left eye's iris looked like it was almost mechanical. "What do you think we should call your baby? We can't just disown her, that would be wrong." the doctor said. Velvet thought about the stars of the night, and the stars she saw outside of the spaceship and how they sparkled with joy. "I was think Twilight, Twilight Sparkle. How's that?" "I think it's a beautiful name..." Childhood"So, do we tell her about how it really happened, doctor?" Nightlight said. "I think we shouldn't, if she had a happy life. Let's just tell them that Velvet accidental ingested some kind of magic." the doctor said. Nightlight looked at Twilight and inspected her in full detail. At first glance, the cute little foal, aside from her alicornhood, looked just like a normal little foal would. She had a bright lavender coat covering her whole body while her mane and tail were navyblue and had purple and pink strips in it. But that wasn't unusual, it was rare. What WAS unusual was the fact that instead of hooves, her limbs, minus the wings, ended in the hands and feet of a mythical race called hue-muns. What was strangest of all was her left eye. While her right eye was normal-looking, her left eye's iris was grey and had weird lines and dots in it that circle around her pupil. "Well now that you mention it, it will make me sound like a bumbling idiot. Nopony should know this except us. Err sratch that, does anypony know a memory wiping spell." Velvet said, not wanting to take any chances with the secret being revealed. Unbeknownst to the gang, a tiny machine was crawling on the ceiling, disguised as a spider. It sat on a web it spun, watching them. A fly got caught in its web, and it went to ingest the fly as spare power and for cover. "Do you think someone is watching us?" a nurse said. Yeah, who indeed. Hee hee hee... hoo hee haa... MWAHAHAHAHA! BWAHAHAHA! CAN IT! I'm, oh what the heck, stop laughing. Boy, you really suck the fun out of everything, don't you? Yes, yes I do. December, 3, 990 ANM "...happy birthday dear Twilight, happy birthday to you." everyone said. It's been four years since Twilight Sparkle was born. As she grew up, she began to exhibit a few more human traits, like transitioning from crawling to fully-fledged bipedal locomotion at the age of two and used her hands more than she used magic, in which she did not use at all. As of now, despite being an alicorn and being part human, she has gone surprisingly well in the world. She began to feel embarrassed in public without wearing clothes for some reason when she began her first words. Currently, she was wearing a white and red striped shirt, a pair of blue overalls, and some white socks. She was grinning at the cake and blew the four candles on the cake. "What did you wish for, little Twily." Nightlight said as he nuzzled his little girl. "I wished that I will do great things like Star Swirl the Bearded did when he was alive." Twilight said. "Who knows, I don't think you'll be THAT great, but you might become a princess, since you are, well, an alicorn of sorts." Nightlight replied as Twilight hugged him and began eating her slice of cake and the vanilla ice cream on top. "Come on Twi, you're going to be awesome!" an orange unicorn filly with a red and yellow mane said, her cyan eyes glittering with joy. "I know, Sunset. Me, you, and Moondancer may just be the ones." Twilight said before nudging a light yellow unicorn with a red mane that had purple strips in it, who currently had her eyes locked on a book. "She must be in writer's land. She may be one of the greatest author's the world has to offer!" the anthro alicorn said. "Thank you, Twilight. You really know how to drag me into conversations, don't you?" Moondancer said with a smile on her face. "Yes, I know." Twilight said as they both giggled. Moondancer and Sunset Shimmer both accepted Twilight for who she is and in no time at all, they became the closest of friends. The party dragged on, everyone was smiling. July, 23, 993 ANM Twilight was now seven years of age and was now three feet tall, almost as tall as Celestia. Speaking of her, she had developed a strange attachment to Twilight, whether of how strange she looked or she saw some magical potential in her, nobody knew. All they ever knew was that she enrolled her in Celestia's School for Gifted Ponies. Over time, the humanoid alicorn developed a sense of style. She currently wore a pink sleeveless dress and two black shoes. She was a fast learner, but still didn't have magic. The doctor even said that she may not be able to do magic. Despite this, she was still very talented and studied hard. Now, since she was part human, the doctors wanted to see if Twilight had magic, so they and the school decided to test the theory, by giving her an egg to hatch with a simple aging spell. Her parents were there as well to keep her company. Even without magic, they love her so. She's still their little girl, after all. "Alright, the hospital wanted to know for certain if you have magic. So, here's your assignment. Blast your magic at the egg to make it hatch. Don't worry, it's not going in your grades." one of the teachers said. Twilight channeled anything she could think of to make the egg hatch, but to no avail. Not even a spark came out. "We're sorry for wasting you're time." one of the doctors said. The doctors were just about to finish their notes, when suddenly, a burst of rainbow light crossed Canterlot, causing a whole burst of magic to come out of the filly, not just hatching the dragon, but spiraling out of control, causing the doctors to float off the ground, turning her parents into plants, and aging the dragon, who's head popped out of the roof. Twilight put her hands to her head, unable to close her glowing white eyes while her wings flapped uncontrollably. She would've supposedly remained in this state before a hoof touched her in the shoulder. Twilight's eyes returned to there purple and grey colors as her magic died down. The judges landed on the ground, her parents were back to normal, and the dragon shrank back into a baby. "Twilight Sparkle, aside from a few individuals, I have never come across someone with your raw abilities before, especially if you are supposedly part non-magical race. But these abilities need to be tamed through personal study. Twilight Sparkle, will you be my personal student?" Celestia announced in her usual calm demeanor. "Me, you're own, student? How can I say no to that?" Twilight said as she hugged her mentor as much as her arms can allow. "One other thing, Twilight. It's supposed to be in a different place, but what the heck." Celestia said, pointing towards Twilight's right shoulder. She looked to see a magenta six-pointed star and five smaller white stars imprinted on her shoulder. "A cutie mark? It's not normally where it should be, and there's only one. BUT I AM SO HAPPY!" Twilight said, jumping around. "Well what do you know? She does have magic." one of the doctors said, slightly smiling. Author's Note So yeah, there it is. Now, since Equestria Girls never happens, I wanted to give Sunset Shimmer a role in this fic, so, here she is. Now, I know that Celestia's school is for gifted unicorns, but I changed it so she could still go there. I even gave a twist on how she got her cutie mark, and where it is. Ciao! Arrival at PonyvilleJune 20, 1000 ANM "Once upon a time, in a magical land known as Equestria, there lived two regal sisters who ruled together and created harmony for all the land. To do this, the eldest used her magical abilities to raise the sun at dawn while the younger brought out the moon to begin the night. Thus, the two sisters maintained balance for their kingdom and their subjects: all the different tribes of ponies. But as time went on, the younger sister became resentful. The ponies relished and played in the day her elder sister brought forth, but slept through her beautiful night. One fateful day, the younger unicorn refused to lower the moon to make way for the dawn. The elder sister tried to reason with her, but the bitterness in the young one's heart had left her vulnerable to the Nightmare, a powerful dark spirit that burrowed into her head, transforming her into a wicked mare of darkness: Nightmare Moon, whom vowed that she would shroud the land in eternal night. Reluctantly, the elder sister harnessed the most powerful magic known to ponydom: The Elements of Harmony! But alas, she can't break her sister free from the Nightmare Force's hold, and was forced to banish her to the moon. For generations, the elder sister ruled alone, maintaining the harmony that was held so long ago." "Hmmm, the Elements of Harmony, I know I have heard of those before, I just don't know where." an anthropomorphic alicorn said as she got up and closed the book in her hands, sitting down on the bed, finishing off the book she was assigned to read. Twilight has grown to be quite the woman over her life, and though she was still a fourteen and a half year old filly she still had to wear a bra. As a matter of fact, she was in her red underwear. "Hey, Twi, what are you reading?" "Stay back!" Twilight said as she jumped to her feet, her face as red as a tomato, only to see it was her assistant and adoptive brother. "Oh, it's just you, Spike. Princess Celestia assigned me to read these old pony tales. Why would the Princess, out of anybody, pony or not, want me to read fairy tales." Twilight said as her reptilian friends jumped up right beside her, using her wing as his pillow, but the anthropomorphic alicorn didn't mind, she liked his company. "Maybe she wants you to learn something from this?" Spike said as he looked up into the sky as if the ceiling wasn't there. "She normally doesn't give me those, unless something bad is coming! I have to do this quickly!" Twilight said in realization. She raced to her desk, grabbed a piece of paper and a pen and began writing. "My dearest teacher, my continuing studies of pony magic have led me to believe that something bad is coming. I've come to believe that we are on the brink of disaster. For you see, the mythical Mare in the Moon is in fact Nightmare Moon, and she's about to go back to Equestria and shroud it in eternal night! Signed by your student, Twilight Kira Sparkle." Twilight said out loud as she wrote the letter. Twilight Sparkle still couldn't find out why she can't use magic, not even Celestia can find out. Sure, there was that one time, but it only showed that she had magic, but it was merely dormant and refused to come out. So, she used her hands instead, but didn't feel the need to use it, but then again, she did. "Here, it's important to tell the Princess right away!" Twilight said as she shoved the letter in Spike's chest. "Okay, okay. Sheesh, Twilight, you don't need to be in such a rush." Spike said as he enveloped the letter in green fire, turning it into smoke that soon came out the window. "There it is, on it's way." Spike said as he went towards Twilight. "Before you say anything, I want you to know that the Princess trusts me completely. Though I cannot use magic, she has never doubted me in all my years as her student, not even once." Twilight said as Spike belched out some smoke and green gas, which reshaped into a letter which he caught in his claws. "You see, I know she would take immediate action!" Twilight said as Spike began to read. "My dear Twilight, there is more to life than studying, so I'm sending you to supervise the preparations of the Summer Sun Celebration in this year's location: Ponyville! I'm also doing this for an even more essential reason, that is for you to make friends." "Oh really, well why would I need to make friends in Ponyville?" Twilight huffed. "Listen, Twilight. The Princess is doing this for a reason. You've been a shut-in ever since way back when. The last time that you have contacted Moondancer was a year ago, and you didn't even say goodbye! But on the bright side, Celestia gave you a library to live in during your time Ponyville." Spike said. "Fine, you win, Spike." Twilight said as she got dressed in a simple tank top, some jeans, and a pair of boots. She and Spike packed up their belongings and went onto a golden carriage carried by two pegasi, who flew off. There's no turning back now. The ride has ended as the carriage descended to the ground, but Twilight's face continued to remain red. How will those ponies "Thank you sirs." Twilight said as the two pegasi went back to Canterlot. Twilight's face reddened even more as she on what the outcome would be. The nobles at Canterlot just put their snouts up and ignored her, they were always so snooty and uptight, always ignoring everyone, especially her, which led her to shut herself in. A pink pony was hopping along when she saw the two. She gasped and ran off like she was going to tell people about her. "Huh? That was a new response. Usually, they just ignore me and act like I don't exist." Twilight said. "First off, we need to see how food is doing. Let's head straight to Sweet Apple Acres." Spike said as he and Twilight headed toward a nice-looking farm at the edge of the town, where she met an orange earth pony with a blond mane bucking some trees, causing the apples above to fall down. "Alright, let's see how they'd react. Good afternoon, my name is Twilight Sparkle, who are you?" Twilight said as the earth pony grabbed her hand and shook it. "Well good afternoon to you too. Ah'm Applejack, and we'd love ta get a new acquaintance. What can ah get for 'ya." Applejack said. "Well, I've been sent by the Princess to, wait? Why aren't you even the slightest bit of feeling about my appearance. You are talking to me as it I was a normal pony." Twilight said. "Oh, we Apples don't judge others by appearances, now what is ya wanted?" Applejack said. "I'm here for supervise the preparations for the Summer Sun Celebration, and I was wondering, how are you doing with the food? You are in charge of the food, aren't you?" "Oh, yes we are. We're doing wonderful, it's been quite a bountiful harvest. Now while you are here, why not let me introduce you to mah family." Applejack said. "But I'm in a-" "Now, hush, sugarcube. Come on, sit down. This here's Apple Fritter, Red Gala, Golden Delicous..." Twilight wasn't having a good day. She was trapped in the barn, held hostage by a crazy farmer who kept saying the names of her family members and wasting time. "...Big McIntosh, Applebloom, and Granny Smith. Up and 'addem, we've got guests." "Welp, soup's on everypony. Ah'm up here, ah'm coming." Granny Smith said. "Well ah say ya are already a member of ta family by heart." Applejack said. "Thanks, but no thanks. I've got to be on-" Twilight was about to finish her sentence before she felt a growling feel in her stomach. "On second thought, I feel like eating for brunch." Author's Note Now here it goes. So why did I make Nightmare Moon the result of a parasite in Luna's head? I made it that way as a symbolic reference. It was to symbolize the resent she had, and like the parasites they are, the Nightmare Forces became one with her, turning into Nightmare Moon. Peparations"Ugh, I think I ate so much food." Twilight was very hungry indeed. She stuffed as much food as she could into her insides, and soon, they were out of the house. "Food's clear, next is the weather, there's a pegasus named Rainbow Dash that is in charge of clearing the clouds in today." Spike said. "She's not doing a good job about it." Twilight said as she looked toward the clouds. She was about to find her when suddenly, something rammed into her, knocking her into a puddle of mud. As she got up, Spike and an unfamiliar pegasus were standing next to her. That pegasus must be Rainbow Dash. "Um, excuse me?" the pegasus said. "You got mud all over me." Twilight said. When she had some privacy, she'll get some new clothes on and forget all about this. "Let me help with that." Rainbow Dash said as she kicked a cloud, causing it to rain all over her. Thankfully the mud was off of Twilight's clothing, but she was wet. "I guess I overdid it, how about this? My very own patented Rain-Blow Dry! No, don't thank me. You're quite welcome." Rainbow Dash said. Twilight was covered in mud, soaked, and blow-dried, leaving her clean, but with a messy mane. "Let me guess, you're Rainbow Dash." Twilight said. "The one and only, have you heard about me?" Rainbow said. "Yes, I heard you were supposed to clear the sky today. I'm Twilight Sparkle, and Princess Celestia sent me to check on the weather." "Yeah, that'll be a snap, it'll be a jiffy when I'm done practicing." "Practicing for what?" "The Wonderbolts! They are going to perform tomorrow in this year's Summer Sun Celebration." "They're the most talented flyers in Equestria, aren't they?" "Yep." Rainbow Dash said with pride. "Oh please, they'd never accept a pegasus that can't clear the sky even for more measly day." Twilight said. "Please, that's no challenge. I can clear an entire round of clouds in ten seconds flat." "Prove it." Twilight said smugly, crossing her arms. To her surprise, Rainbow started kicking the clouds away with great speed. It was already such a blur when she landed. "What did I say, ten seconds flat." Rainbow Dash said before she looked at a stopwatch in Twilight's hand. Rainbow tried to look at the timer, but Twilight moved it away from her reach. "Well, what did it say?" Rainbow Dash said. "It said you did it under ten seconds. I'm impressed." Twilight said. "Yes! Well, I knew I can do it. Can't wait to hang out more!" Rainbow Dash said as she zipped off into the sky. "Now that that's over with, let's see what's happening in the next area." Twilight said as they went off as Spike laughed at Twilight's messy mane, electing a scowl from the anthro pony. "Wait, it's pretty once you get used to it." At last, they've arrived at Carousel Boutique, where Spike has taken a little crush on a certain white unicorn. "Oh my stars, darling. What happened to your coiffure!" Rarity said. She has grown quite fond of Twilight, who thought she would act up about the fact she was half human and an alicorn. "You mean my mane? Was that what you reacted to? It's a long story. Anyways, I'm supervising this year's Summer Sun Celebration. Are you in charge of decorations?" Twilight said. "Why, yes darling. But your outfit simply cannot do." As much as Twilight wanted to protest, she was dragged in by Rarity, who was surprisingly strong. Twilight was thankful that she at least fixed her mane, though. "I think I have something that fits you. I'd have to cut holes for your wings, though. Now where did you come from, darling?" the fashion-crazed unicorn said. "Okay, I was born in Canterlot and sent here to supervise this year's Summer Sun Celebration." Twilight said as Rarity stretched one of her wings. "Oh, the glamor, the sophistication." Rarity said as her eyes widened in surprise. "You do know darling that I am envious, as I always dreamed of living there. Are you another princess?" Rarity asked. "No, Rarity, though there is a possibility." Twilight said. "I'll say, darling, this outfit will surely fit you." Rarity said as she pulled out an outfit that was kind of cute. It was a simple light blue buttoned blouse that had a pink bow on it. There was also a dark purple skirt with her cutie mark on it. It was simple, she liked it that way. Twilight immediately took the outfit and put it on in the changing room. "Wow, this may be starting to grow on me." Twilight said as she picked up Rarity. "Put me down put me-" Before Rarity can finish, Twilight pulled Rarity into a hug, causing her to choke slightly. "That's not, ack! That's not all I have." Rarity said. Twilight dropped the white unicorn in shock. "Now, what to make for the next outfit? I know, I'll get some emeralds, no, some sapphires!" Rarity said as she left for the sewing room. "Quick, let's escape before she dyes my hair another color." Twilight said as she grabbed Spike, carrying him with her arms as if she was carrying a cat. "Wasn't she wonderful, Twilight?" Spike said. "Focus, Casanova, what's next on the list?" Twilight said. "Oh, right. Music is next." A small cottage surrounded by flora and fauna was their next step. The duo heard a songbird choir behind some bushes, and saw a butter yellow pegasus with a pink mane nearby. "Oh my. Um, stop please, everyone, umm, excuse me sir? No offense, but your rhythm was just a teeny tiny bit off. Now, everyone follow me, please, a-one, a-two, a-one to three." "Um, excuse me?" Twilight said, electing a scream from the butter yellow pegasus, scaring the birds away in the process. "Oh wait, I haven't seen you around these parts. My name is Fluttershy." the yellow pegasus said. "I'm sorry for scaring you and frightening your birds, miss. Do you happen to be in charge of music? It sounded beautiful." Twilight said. "Why, yes I am. By the way, what are you?" "My name is Twilight Sparkle, and I'm part alicorn, part human. My birth parents were both ponies, and I'm not sure how I was born like this. Even they don't know." Twilight said. "Wow, a human/pony hybrid, how cool is that? Ohmygosh, is he yours?" Fluttershy said, looking at Spike. "Yep, he's with me." Twilight said, messing with Spike's spines. "Well, how did your life play out, Twilight?" Fluttershy said. "Well, it all started when..." "...and now I'm here, supervising this year's Summer Sun Celebration. Anyways, that's what I remember." Twilight, Fluttershy, and Spike walked towards the Golden Oak Library. "Alright, here it is. See you tomorrow, Fluttershy." Twilight said as she went inside the tree. "Where are the lights?" Author's Note And here we are, now the outfit Rarity made was based of Twilight's Equestria Girls outfit, a little tribute to the series, next time, Nightmare Moon would make her debut with the Parasite. CelebrationThe two were puzzled for a moment when suddenly, all the lights turned on. "SURPRISE!" lots of ponies shouted, knocking Twilight down in sheer shock. A kazoo blew in the background as she groaned, putting her hands to her ears. A familiar pink pony hopped along and landed in Twilight's lap. "Surprise! Hi, I'm Pinkie Pie, and I threw this party for you! Were you surprised? Were ya? Were ya? Huh?" "Well, a library is supposed to quiet, so yes, I was very surprised." Twilight said sheepishly, scratching the back of her head. "Well, that's silly, welcome parties are not supposed to be quiet. Otherwise, it would be boring, duh! You see, when you first arrived here at Ponyville, I saw you and began planning right away. You were like hello, and I was like gasp, and that means you are new, and all new people are getting a Welcome to Ponyville Party, and I need to know EVERYONE that lives in Ponyville!" Pinkie Pie said. "But I'm not, well, ENTIRELY a pony here." Twilight said. "Well, we clearly saw that silly, but if you are new, you have not meant anyone yet, and if that's the case, you don't have any friends, and that means you are lonely, and that made me sad, and then I had an idea, and here we are in this super-duper Pinkie Party welcoming you to Ponyville, and I invited everyone in town! And now you have lots and lots of friends." Pinkie Pie said. "Yeah, I guess." Twilight said as she got back onto her feet and poured something into her cup and drank it, earning a hot feeling in her mouth and a volcano red face. "Are you alright?" Spike said. Tears started coming out of Twilight's eyes as she ran upstairs. Spike looked at the bottle. "Hot sauce? You had hot sauce with you?" Spike asked. "What? It's good with cupcakes." Pinkie Pie said as she spilled the liquid onto a cupcake and devoured it whole. Meanwhile, after the magma inside her mouth had cooled, Twilight lay down, face on the pillow, groaning. Spike went upstairs and opened the door, letting in all that music. "Come on, Twilight. There's plenty of fun here, we got pin the tail on the pony, wanna play?" Spike said. "Ugh, Spike, everyone here is crazy! Everyone wants to throw me a party, and do you know what time it is?" Twilight asked. "Tomorrow is the day of the Summer Sun Celebration, ponies will have to stay up if they want to see her raise the sun. You should really lighten up, Twilight. This party's not gonna last forever." "Spike! I thought I would have time to research the Elements of Harmony right here, but oh, silly me, this whole friend-making is keeping me away from it. It's ridiculous. Okay, here it says that legend has it that on the longest day of the thousandth year, the stars will aid in her escape, and the spirit within will feast on her from the inside and will bring everlasting night. I hope this was merely an old pony tale and nothing else." Twilight said. "Now look what you did, you wasted your entire chance on some book. Oh well, we at least can still watch the Summer Sun Celebration coming up today." Spike said, dragging Twilight, metaphorically speaking, with him. They were at the town hall of Ponyville, and it was about time for the sun to rise. Dozens of ponies gathered around, but not one set of eyes looked at the anthro alicorn. Sure, there were children, but they were pushed away by their parents. Children were always curious in nature. "Isn't this exciting, Twilight. You didn't get to the party, but I'll be sure you are in the next one. I promise." Pinkie Pie said as she jumped next to Twilight. Out of all the cities Twilight was sent to, well, this was the only city she was sent to, anyway, the ponies here had been more welcoming than the nobles back at Canterlot. No wonder she was a shut-in. "Fillies and gentlecolts, as the mayor of Ponyville, I would like to welcome you to this year's Summer Sun Celebration!" The mayor said out loud. Everyone cheered, except Twilight, who was looking at the stars for clues. Any clues. "In just a few moments, our town will witness a magical sunrise unlike what we saw be..fore, and celebrate today: the longest day of the year. And now, it is my greatest honor to introduce you to the ruler of our land, the very pony who gives us the sun and moon each and every day, the good, the wise, the bringer of harmony to all of Equestria." "Ready..." Fluttershy said to her birds, who pulled the curtian out. The Princess was supposed to be on the other side, but there was... ...no one. No one was beside that curtain. "Huh?" Rarity gasped. Everyone panicked, running this way and that, here and there, all because a princess is late. Pinkie was still happy, and Twilight was trying to piece together the disappearance of Celestia. Suddenly, dark magic clumped together into the form of a coal black alicorn. "Oh no, Nightmare Moon..." Twilight whispered. "Oh, my beloved subjects. It's been a very long time since I last saw your little, sun-loving faces." the dark alicorn said, electing a snort from Rainbow Dash. "Who are you and what did you do to the Princess?" Rainbow Dash said. "Whoa, there Nelly." Applejack said. "Do you recall the legend, the signs? Any of it? Do any of you remember me?" the dark alicorn said. "Nope." "Nuh-uh." "Never heard of you." The dark alicorn scowled before Twilight spoke up. "They may have not, but I do. You're the Mare in the Moon. Nightmare Moon!" Twilight said. "Well, somepony remembers me, even though she is not entirely a pony. Do you know why I am here?" the dark alicorn said in a quizical manner. "You're her to- to- to..." Twilight said, speechless. "Remember this day, my little ponies, for it will be the last day. From now on, the night will last forev.. ee... eee..." Nightmare Moon spasmed, standing still, as if something else was taking control of her body. Something was eating through Nightmare Moon. It was the very spirit that burrowed into her head. Well, not a spirit, more along the lines of a... ...a parasite. Soon, Nightmare Moon's body was consumed by the giant insect, causing its head, neck, and "tail" to poke out. It looked like something along the lines of a worm, or an insect larva. Compound eyes stared at the morsels below, a pair of sharp mandibles opening and closing. Bulges on the parasite's sides seemed to glow with some sky blue magic: Nightmare's magic. The parasite placed one hoof down and let out a loud screech as lighting flashed and thunder cracked in the background. The parasite pounced on the first pony it could find, only to be stopped by a handful of guards. "Stand back... whatever you are." one of the guards said. The parasite used Nightmare Moon's wings to propel itself upward, letting out a series of screeches that sounded almost like a laugh. It shot out cobwebs made of magic, ensnaring three of the guards. "Oh, my, Celestia. This has officially weirded me out." Mayor Mare said before fainting to the ground before being caught in another web. The creature took all four of them and used Nightmare Moon's wings to fly off into the Everfree. "Come back here!" Rainbow Dash said before being held back by Applejack. Nighttime would last forever like Nightmare Moon said it would, but this would not be Nightmare Moon's kingdom, no, it would belong to the Nightmare Parasite. "Any ideas, Twilight?" Spike said. "Oh, right, Spike. I was too busy zoning out about the Nightmare Parasite, where I could be totally exposed and eaten. Now, there's something in this book that would tell us about how to defeat something like it." "What is it, sugarcube?" Applejack said. "The Elements of Harmony." Author's Note Alright, so good time, good game. I'll explain why Nightmare Moon and Daybreaker still exist well into the seventh season later on, but anyways, the parasite is supposed to be a more symbolic thing. Everfree"Elements of what-now?" Rainbow Dash said. "The Elements of Harmony are six magical items items designed to protect Equestria should it ever be in danger. Only five out of the six are know: Kindness, Laughter, Generosity, Honesty and Loyalty are all known. The sixth element is not known yet. It is said that the last place they were see was at the old castle of the pony sisters, which is located inside what is now the Everfree Forest." At the mention of the Everfree Forest, Twilight's five new companions shuddered. "What's wrong with the Everfree? Have any of you been there?" Twilight asked skeptically. "Oh, heavens, no! That wretched pile of brambles does not work the same way the rest of Equestria does." Rarity said. "Plants grow, clouds move, and animals take care of themselves. ALL ON THEIR OWN!" Fluttershy said. "What's so scary about that? Unless you count whatever lives there, that is. But we don't have a choice for the matter, lest Equestria becomes a breeding ground for whatever the Nightmare Parasite is." Twilight said. "She has a point if we want ta catch that varmit and save the ponies it foalnapped." Applejack said. Twilight carried Spike in her arms as she and her friends ventured into the Everfree, unaware that machine too small for the naked eye was flying through the air, watching them venture into the forest without any gear. Heh, good time to turn the camera on, now we get a free show on the HD-T-TV. You said it right, the High-Def Tracker's Television rocks, and they don't suspect. Alright, be sure to tell me what parts I've missed, the 'food' has finished brewing. Remember the recordings? They go in the VCR, and I've recorded everything. Okay, so our seven little entertainers are doing a pretty good job. Something's roaring in the distance. Let's take a closer look. A mighty roar rang out, and it's owner was a manticore: a lion-like dragon with batlike wings and a scorpion's tail. "It's a manticore, we need to get past him." Twilight said. "Aren't you a hybrid, Twilight?" Rainbow Dash said. "Well, yes and no. Just because I am a hybrid does not mean I can talk to other hybrids." Everyone turned to see Fluttershy walk up to the manticore, calming it down. The manticore opened it's paw to show a shard of rock jabbed into it, already it was stained red from being in it so long. "There there, pretty soon it's gonna be over." Fluttershy said as she pulled the rock out its paw. "Wait, since when did Fluttershy have a first-aid kit with her?" Twilight asked as the yellow pegausus wrapped bandages around the manticore's paw. That was not how I thought it would be. As of now, it's too dark, only lit by, oh hey, you're back. So, what did I miss? Well, the yellow one just went up to the manticore and nursed it back to health. Turned out the big guy just had a wound in its paw. Shut it, shut it. There appears to be something wrong with the pink individual. I know right, she's so happy yet so unaware, even when a bunch of those genetically infested trees are going to eat them. Is this where it ends? A cluster of trees started growing insect-like features, irregularly-shaped compound eyes and deformed mandibles, it was truly a horrid sight that would scar them for weeks, except Pinkie Pie, who was still happy, almost acting unaware of this. "Pinkie, why aren't you running?" Twilight said. "Oh, girls, don't you see?" Pinkie said as she began to dance. "When I was a little filly and the sun was going down..." "The shadows, the darkness, they always made me frown..." The infested trees looked at each other before continuing their advance. "I'd hide under my pillow, but Granny Pie said that wasn't the way to deal with fears at all." "Then, what is?" Twilight asked as the infested trees surrounded them. ' "Well, she said to stand up tall, and learn to face your fears!" "You'll see that they can't hurt you, just laugh and they'll disappear. Ha ha ha!" One of the trees reverted back to its true state, making them gasp, even the infested trees were surprised at this, but continued their advance, going around the cured tree. "So, giggle at the ghostly, guffaw at the grossly, crack up at the creepy, chortle at the kooky, whoop it up with the weepy, snortle at the spooky, and tell those dumb fears to take a hike. Tell them to leave you alone, and if they think they can scare you, then they have another thing going, and the very idea of such a thing just wanna make you laugh!" They all let out a chuckle as the trees were cured from the infestation so mysteriously. Twilight couldn't believe how that actually worked, especially with the music coming out of nowhere. And they called her weird. Well, that was unexpected. The music and the songs came out of nowhere, and then the trees turned back to normal. But then again, I should analyze the pink specimen even more to see if that was normal. Direct observation is required to see what makes its bizarre phenomenons tick. "Well, I was just here, minding my own business when this weird insect-pony thing flew right past me and sliced half of my beloved mustache off without thinking. And it has ruined me!" a giant purple sea serpent explained, pointing to the right half of his orange goatee, showing a clean slice, no goop, nothing. "So what's with all the fuss about, it's not like you are hideous. You have such lovely scales..." "I know, miss." "And your fabulous manicure." "I know, I know." "And that expertly combed mane, they're all good. But your mustache. I simply cannot let that crime go to waste." Rarity said. She used one of the sea serpent's scales to slice her own tail off and resurface it on the sea serpent's mustache. "Oh, thank you, thank you. You have truly outdone yourself." the sea serpent said before diving back into the water. "But Rarity, what about your tail?" Twilight asked. "It's fine, darling. Short tails are in the season. Besides, it'll grow back." Rarity replied. "We can cross now, let's move." Twilight said as they headed for the Castle of the Two Sisters. After a short walk, Twilight and her friends finally found what they were looking for, except it was converted into a nest of sorts by the parasite, well by the looks of it, anyway. "This may be much tougher than I thought it was..." Twilight said. It was now or never. The Elements of Harmony were inside the parasite's nest, and they will have to go in there to save Equestria from its wrath. Elements of Harmony"Alright, let's move. The coast is clear!" Twilight said, motioning her friends toward the Castle/Hive. "Do any of you remember the Elements of Harmony?" Twilight asked. "What elements?" Pinkie Pie asked. "Pinkie! Were you listening?" "No." She said teasingly. "Makes sense when you were packing party supplies and singing. Okay, so the Elements of Harmony are six magical items items designed to protect Equestria should it ever be in danger. Only five out of the six are know: Kindness, Laughter, Generosity, Honesty and Loyalty are all known. The sixth element is not known yet, and needs to be activated by some sort of spark." Twilight repeated. "Okay, let's roll! But first, haven't any of you noticed that the bridge seems to be broken? We need someone to fix it." Pinkie Pie said as the group headed for the castle. Rainbow Dash prepared to fly to the other side if it weren't for a strange voice calling her. "Excuse me, ma'am, but aren't you Rainbow Dash, the fastest flyer in Equestria?" "Why yes I am, and I'm planning to join the Wonderbolts, and I've been trying to get in it for my entire life!" Rainbow said. "You mean those wimps! Pa-lease! No! I want you to join me! You're friends are gonners either way!" "Rainbow, what's taking so long?" Twilight shouted. "Sorry, Mr. Creepy Voice, I have to help my friends, even if it costs my life." Rainbow Dash said, once again flying to the other side of the bridge again, only to be stopped by a bulky-looking humanoid insect-like creature. "Don't think I'm giving you a choice! You will join my leader's forces and like it whether your mind wants to or not!" the insect said. "Rainbow!" Twilight yelled out. "If only I was able to fly with those wings of mine, much less perform magic with my horn..." Twilight said with a sigh. "Last choice! Join us willingly or I'll force you to join!" the humanoid insect said. "No, you overgrown gnat! I'll stand by my friends even if it costs me my life!" Rainbow said as she slammed into the giant insect with the force of fifty bullets, throwing him across the sky. "This will not be the last of Abdomennius, the soon-to-be-King of this World! And I would have gotten away with it, too, if it weren't for you meddling little pegasus. Oh, what the heck, claim your prize. I should have brought a book with me." Abdomennius said as he hurtled through the sky at a fast pace. Twilight and her friends were only able to make out the first sentence, though. Rainbow merely shrugged and fixed the bridge, allowing them to cross. They finally made it through the hive, bashing through the Nightmare's minions, and made it to the chamber where the Elements were supposed to be in, which was surprisingly unaltered. "The Elements!" Twilight said as they rushed to the sculpture-like contraption. Rainbow Dash and Fluttershy flew to get them, but there were only five of them visible. "There they are: five out of six Elements of Harmony. When all five are present, a spark will reveal the sixth Element." "What the hay is that supposed to mean?" Applejack said. "I'm not sure, but I have an idea. Stand back, because I don't know what could happen." Twilight said, trying to channel her magic through, but with no luck whatsoever. "Come on now, y'all, she needs to concentrate." Applejack said. Twilight closed her eyes, attempting to focus on her magic. Most of Equestria did not think she had magic, but the doctors found out in a not-so-forgiving way. It was there, but it remained dormant, refusing to come out for years. She hoped that this would awaken her magic somehow, any way. Before she could focus any further, the wall behind the machine burst forth, revealing what I'll now call Parasytium. Nightmare Moon is no more, being completely consumed by the beast. It looks like that it is much bigger than normal, with dark grey chitin, six legs, and more bulges of magic that it did when it emerged from Nightmare Moon at the interrupted Summer Sun Celebration. "You've gotta be kidding me!" Twilight said as Parsytium lifted one foot and crushed all five elements, laughing/screeching in sheer triumph as lightning flashed in the background, almost as if it clearly knew they would come to stop it. "The Elements!" Twilight said. She went to grab some of the chunks of rock before they shocked her. Parasytium laughed, its enemies are as good as dead once it grills them alive, and eats them for lunch if their bodies are not charred. Its mandibles opened to release a burst of Nightmare Moon's magic. Quickly did the torrent fly to its target. Parasytium expected seven charred or cooked bodies, but instead, there was a glowing white force field around the Mane Six and Spike, who were completely unscathed. "You think you can destroy us and the Elements just like that. Well, you are wrong, because I've realized that me and my friends are, in a sense, no, we are the Elements of Harmony!" Twilight said smugly, much to Parasytium's shock. "Applejack, who reassured me in my doubt is the Element of Honesty! Fluttershy, who tamed a mighty manticore with her compassion is the Element of Kindness. Pinkie Pie, who banished fear by giggling in the face of danger is the Element of Laughter. Rarity, who calmed a sorrowful serpent with a meaningful gift is the Element of Generosity. Rainbow Dash, who refused to leave her newfound friends behind for her heart's desire, is the Element of Loyalty." Twilight explained. "Before you were about to finish us, I found that the spark was not an external spell, but formed by internal bonds. Bonds that I have just realized that I've neglected. I finally felt content for my newfound friends. You see, the spark that resides within us all grants access to the sixth Element. My Element: Magic!" As soon as Twilight finished her speech, the peices latched onto the ponies, and a giant rainbow swirl ascended upwards and shot towards Parasytium, who shot a blast of it's own, but it was no use for it. It swelled bigger and bigger, until, it popped. The multicolored lights engulfed the Castle of the Two Sisters, erasing Parasytium's own influence from the Everfree. Twilight woke up and rubbed her head with her hand, groaning in the pain of her headache. "Everyone okay?" Applejack said as she looked around. "Wow, Rarity. Your tail grew back!" Fluttershy said, electing the white unicorn to look at her tail. "What! It looks even lovelier than before." Rarity said as she rubbed it against her face. "Not only that, but we got super duper fun necklaces that look just like our cutie marks!" Pinkie Pie said, grinning with excitement. "Aw yeah!" Rainbow Dash said as she looked down to see her own. "Twilight Sparkle. I am glad to say that you and your new friends ARE the living representations of the Elements of Harmony." Celestia said as she walked from one of the doors and towards the Mane Six and Spike. Twilight ran up to Celestia, hugging her. "Thank you for everything. I knew you can finally free my sister from that wretched worm's hold!" Everyone looked towards the area where Parasytium once stood, only to see a small light blue alicorn in its place. "Princess Luna, it has been a thousand years since I've seen you like this. We were meant to rule together, little sister. But then that stupid parasite consumed you, and then... and then... PLEASE LET IT BE YOU AND NOT THE PARASITE'S TRICK!" Celestia was crying in tears of joy and sadness, hugging Luna and nearly crushing her with her strength. It was no trick, Luna was there. "SISTER! COULDST THOU PLEASE LET ME GO!!!" Luna yelled, almost suffocating. Pinkie Pie also cried tears of joy before immediately planning out a party. "My faithful student, Twilight Sparkle. Thanks for saving my sister." Celestia said, now back to her calm demeanor. "But what is going to happen to me? I mean, just when I've learned the means of-" "Shh, Twilight. I hearby decree that you will learn about the Magic of Friendship here in Ponyville. Meanwhile, in the sky. Abdomennius chuckled. He would have died if he didn't have wings to fly with. Faking his own death? Who thought of that? He will take over Equestria, in time of course. But first, he'll have to hide and lay low. He was patient. He's got time on his own insectoid hands. He just needed to wait.
The Mechanical BeastsNovember, 12, 986 ANM Twilight Velvet was many things, a wife, a painter, and a soon-to be mother of not one, but two, as stated by her big round belly. She was sitting on her favorite rocking chair with a book in her magical grasp. It was about two. Her son, Shining Armor, was at school and her husband, Nightlight was at work and will be returning. It was a cold autumn day, and the baby wouldn't be there until Spring. She was in the living room as of now, reading about how to take care of her new baby girl, and yes, they found out about it from the doctor. A knock on the door alerted her, and when she opened it, there was a dark yellow earth pony colt with an orange mane, carrying what appeared to be the daily paper on his back. His eyes, they looked normal, but something was entrancing about them. "Strange, you're not the usual paper boy..." Velvet said, getting closer to the strange pony when suddenly, it started to shift, revealing a large mechanical biped, even bigger than Celestia, which let out a loud robotic roar from its nonexistent mouth, grabbing Velvet with a metallic hand and went off. Twilight Velvet squirmed around as the machine ran away from her house, and saw glimpses of a strange green gas, and all the ponies seemed to be knocked out by that said gas. Velvet held her breath, trying to get out oh the range of the gas, but to no avail. She opened her mouth to early and began to fall asleep. Within seconds, the gas got to her and she fell fast asleep. November 14 Velvet was NOT having a good day as of now. She was ambushed and kidnapped by these aliens, who inhibited her magic to make sure she does not escape. She was strapped to an operating table as they kept injecting some weird green substance into her womb with tubes, particularly aiming at the still developing baby growing that was growing inside her. What do they want with her unborn foal? All that was clear for her was that the aliens seem to be communicating with each other. EXCELLENT! THE EMBRYO'S DNA IS RECONSTRUCTING AT A GOOD PACE. PRETTY SOON, WE'RE GONNA HAVE A RAISE! SHOULD WE CONTINUE WITH THIS STUFF? OF COURSE, IT'S WHAT WE DO, SO WE CAN AMUSE OURSELVES? UM, YES. EXACTLY. WE'RE NOT HAVING A TEA PARTY HERE, BUT, I DO ADMIT THAT IT IS AMUSING TO SEE IT SCREAM FOR HELP. BUT THERE IS NO HELP TO BE FOUND. All Velvet heard from those metallic aliens were robotic beeps and whistles. They appeared to be talking about something, and they also seemed to understand her, but why can't she understand them? I KNOW, RIGHT? BUT WHY ARE WE DOING THIS? WE'RE DOING THIS SIMPLY FOR NO APPARENT REASON DON'T YOU REMEMBER? YEAH! HOMO SAPIENS IS EXTINCT. CORRECT. WE'RE SUPPOSEDLY THE LAST OF HUMANKIND'S CREATIONS, AND POSSIBLY EVEN THE LAST REMAINS OF EARTH. THIS APPEARS TO BE EARTH, GENIUS, BUT WE DON'T CARE. WAIT? WE'RE WASTING THE LAST GENETIC CODE OF HOMO SAPIENS IN THE KNOWN UNIVERSE, BILLIONS OF LIGHT YEARS AND NO MAN. GOOD THING IT WAS ONLY A FEW FLOATING CHROMOSOMES AND NOTHING ELSE. THIS IS NOT THE KNOWN UNIVERSE YOU SPOKE OF, THAT'S THE OBSERVABLE UNIVERSE, YOU DUNCE! FOR ALL WE KNOW, HUMANITY COULD STILL BE OUT THERE IN THE GALAXY, BUT OUR FUN CANNOT LAST FOREVER... Both Mechadrons turned to the DNA Converter, showing that the transformation had completed. THE LAST OF THE DNA HAS BEEN TRANSFERRED, WHAT SHALL WE DO? SINCE I'M IN A GOOD MOOD, LET'S LET IT GO. JUST KNOCK IT OUT COLD AND WE'RE READY TO GO. WE'LL JUST WIPE THE MEMORY OF HER DISAPPEARANCE FROM THE MEMORIES OF EVERYONE ON THIS WORLD. OKAY. LET'S GO TO ANOTHER GALAXY BEFORE, THEY, FIND US. The Mechadron pulled out a large black club, and with whacked Twilight Velvet on the head, knocking her out. November 23 "I'm telling you, that's what happened, Doctor." Twilight Velvet said to the therapist, who she couldn't see because the chair was faced away from her. "Alright, Ms. Velvet, have you taken any drugs?" "No, Doctor." Velvet said. She never used drugs in her life. "Okay, so did you drink any time recently. If so, how long?" "I'm telling you, Doctor, I didn't take any drugs, I didn't drink, any of that. What's gotten into me?" Twilight Velvet said. "I'm not sure, but I think that you had mild delusions. If what your saying is true, then the baby is different than other foals." the psychiatrist said as he wrote on a notepad. "If the baby's normal, I'll go." "Part of me hopes you are right about your baby problem. We'll see." "Okay." December, 3 This is it. The baby's about to come out, much earlier than predicted. It's now or never. If the baby's normal, then it's straight to the mental asylum with her. If it even had something like a second horn, then she was right. It's the big test. The baby girl was delivered, and it looked like a normal baby on some standards like the shape of the head, horn, and wings. Wait, is she an alicorn? Her answer was confirmed when they took a close look at her. She had a coat of lavender fur with a navy blue mane and tail, both of which had a purple and pink stripe in them. She looked like any normal pony, except for the fact that instead of hooves, the baby had weird claws on her front and hind limbs, the latter a bit longer than her front. "Well, I'll be a monkey's butt, you weren't crazy after all, pumpkin." Nightlight said as their baby played with Velvet's hoof with her hands and attempted to suck on it. When she saw the baby's eyes, there was something off. Her right eye was purple and looked normal, but her left eye's iris looked like it was almost mechanical. "What do you think we should call your baby? We can't just disown her, that would be wrong." the doctor said. Velvet thought about the stars of the night, and the stars she saw outside of the spaceship and how they sparkled with joy. "I was think Twilight, Twilight Sparkle. How's that?" "I think it's a beautiful name..."
Childhood"So, do we tell her about how it really happened, doctor?" Nightlight said. "I think we shouldn't, if she had a happy life. Let's just tell them that Velvet accidental ingested some kind of magic." the doctor said. Nightlight looked at Twilight and inspected her in full detail. At first glance, the cute little foal, aside from her alicornhood, looked just like a normal little foal would. She had a bright lavender coat covering her whole body while her mane and tail were navyblue and had purple and pink strips in it. But that wasn't unusual, it was rare. What WAS unusual was the fact that instead of hooves, her limbs, minus the wings, ended in the hands and feet of a mythical race called hue-muns. What was strangest of all was her left eye. While her right eye was normal-looking, her left eye's iris was grey and had weird lines and dots in it that circle around her pupil. "Well now that you mention it, it will make me sound like a bumbling idiot. Nopony should know this except us. Err sratch that, does anypony know a memory wiping spell." Velvet said, not wanting to take any chances with the secret being revealed. Unbeknownst to the gang, a tiny machine was crawling on the ceiling, disguised as a spider. It sat on a web it spun, watching them. A fly got caught in its web, and it went to ingest the fly as spare power and for cover. "Do you think someone is watching us?" a nurse said. Yeah, who indeed. Hee hee hee... hoo hee haa... MWAHAHAHAHA! BWAHAHAHA! CAN IT! I'm, oh what the heck, stop laughing. Boy, you really suck the fun out of everything, don't you? Yes, yes I do. December, 3, 990 ANM "...happy birthday dear Twilight, happy birthday to you." everyone said. It's been four years since Twilight Sparkle was born. As she grew up, she began to exhibit a few more human traits, like transitioning from crawling to fully-fledged bipedal locomotion at the age of two and used her hands more than she used magic, in which she did not use at all. As of now, despite being an alicorn and being part human, she has gone surprisingly well in the world. She began to feel embarrassed in public without wearing clothes for some reason when she began her first words. Currently, she was wearing a white and red striped shirt, a pair of blue overalls, and some white socks. She was grinning at the cake and blew the four candles on the cake. "What did you wish for, little Twily." Nightlight said as he nuzzled his little girl. "I wished that I will do great things like Star Swirl the Bearded did when he was alive." Twilight said. "Who knows, I don't think you'll be THAT great, but you might become a princess, since you are, well, an alicorn of sorts." Nightlight replied as Twilight hugged him and began eating her slice of cake and the vanilla ice cream on top. "Come on Twi, you're going to be awesome!" an orange unicorn filly with a red and yellow mane said, her cyan eyes glittering with joy. "I know, Sunset. Me, you, and Moondancer may just be the ones." Twilight said before nudging a light yellow unicorn with a red mane that had purple strips in it, who currently had her eyes locked on a book. "She must be in writer's land. She may be one of the greatest author's the world has to offer!" the anthro alicorn said. "Thank you, Twilight. You really know how to drag me into conversations, don't you?" Moondancer said with a smile on her face. "Yes, I know." Twilight said as they both giggled. Moondancer and Sunset Shimmer both accepted Twilight for who she is and in no time at all, they became the closest of friends. The party dragged on, everyone was smiling. July, 23, 993 ANM Twilight was now seven years of age and was now three feet tall, almost as tall as Celestia. Speaking of her, she had developed a strange attachment to Twilight, whether of how strange she looked or she saw some magical potential in her, nobody knew. All they ever knew was that she enrolled her in Celestia's School for Gifted Ponies. Over time, the humanoid alicorn developed a sense of style. She currently wore a pink sleeveless dress and two black shoes. She was a fast learner, but still didn't have magic. The doctor even said that she may not be able to do magic. Despite this, she was still very talented and studied hard. Now, since she was part human, the doctors wanted to see if Twilight had magic, so they and the school decided to test the theory, by giving her an egg to hatch with a simple aging spell. Her parents were there as well to keep her company. Even without magic, they love her so. She's still their little girl, after all. "Alright, the hospital wanted to know for certain if you have magic. So, here's your assignment. Blast your magic at the egg to make it hatch. Don't worry, it's not going in your grades." one of the teachers said. Twilight channeled anything she could think of to make the egg hatch, but to no avail. Not even a spark came out. "We're sorry for wasting you're time." one of the doctors said. The doctors were just about to finish their notes, when suddenly, a burst of rainbow light crossed Canterlot, causing a whole burst of magic to come out of the filly, not just hatching the dragon, but spiraling out of control, causing the doctors to float off the ground, turning her parents into plants, and aging the dragon, who's head popped out of the roof. Twilight put her hands to her head, unable to close her glowing white eyes while her wings flapped uncontrollably. She would've supposedly remained in this state before a hoof touched her in the shoulder. Twilight's eyes returned to there purple and grey colors as her magic died down. The judges landed on the ground, her parents were back to normal, and the dragon shrank back into a baby. "Twilight Sparkle, aside from a few individuals, I have never come across someone with your raw abilities before, especially if you are supposedly part non-magical race. But these abilities need to be tamed through personal study. Twilight Sparkle, will you be my personal student?" Celestia announced in her usual calm demeanor. "Me, you're own, student? How can I say no to that?" Twilight said as she hugged her mentor as much as her arms can allow. "One other thing, Twilight. It's supposed to be in a different place, but what the heck." Celestia said, pointing towards Twilight's right shoulder. She looked to see a magenta six-pointed star and five smaller white stars imprinted on her shoulder. "A cutie mark? It's not normally where it should be, and there's only one. BUT I AM SO HAPPY!" Twilight said, jumping around. "Well what do you know? She does have magic." one of the doctors said, slightly smiling. Author's Note So yeah, there it is. Now, since Equestria Girls never happens, I wanted to give Sunset Shimmer a role in this fic, so, here she is. Now, I know that Celestia's school is for gifted unicorns, but I changed it so she could still go there. I even gave a twist on how she got her cutie mark, and where it is. Ciao!
Arrival at PonyvilleJune 20, 1000 ANM "Once upon a time, in a magical land known as Equestria, there lived two regal sisters who ruled together and created harmony for all the land. To do this, the eldest used her magical abilities to raise the sun at dawn while the younger brought out the moon to begin the night. Thus, the two sisters maintained balance for their kingdom and their subjects: all the different tribes of ponies. But as time went on, the younger sister became resentful. The ponies relished and played in the day her elder sister brought forth, but slept through her beautiful night. One fateful day, the younger unicorn refused to lower the moon to make way for the dawn. The elder sister tried to reason with her, but the bitterness in the young one's heart had left her vulnerable to the Nightmare, a powerful dark spirit that burrowed into her head, transforming her into a wicked mare of darkness: Nightmare Moon, whom vowed that she would shroud the land in eternal night. Reluctantly, the elder sister harnessed the most powerful magic known to ponydom: The Elements of Harmony! But alas, she can't break her sister free from the Nightmare Force's hold, and was forced to banish her to the moon. For generations, the elder sister ruled alone, maintaining the harmony that was held so long ago." "Hmmm, the Elements of Harmony, I know I have heard of those before, I just don't know where." an anthropomorphic alicorn said as she got up and closed the book in her hands, sitting down on the bed, finishing off the book she was assigned to read. Twilight has grown to be quite the woman over her life, and though she was still a fourteen and a half year old filly she still had to wear a bra. As a matter of fact, she was in her red underwear. "Hey, Twi, what are you reading?" "Stay back!" Twilight said as she jumped to her feet, her face as red as a tomato, only to see it was her assistant and adoptive brother. "Oh, it's just you, Spike. Princess Celestia assigned me to read these old pony tales. Why would the Princess, out of anybody, pony or not, want me to read fairy tales." Twilight said as her reptilian friends jumped up right beside her, using her wing as his pillow, but the anthropomorphic alicorn didn't mind, she liked his company. "Maybe she wants you to learn something from this?" Spike said as he looked up into the sky as if the ceiling wasn't there. "She normally doesn't give me those, unless something bad is coming! I have to do this quickly!" Twilight said in realization. She raced to her desk, grabbed a piece of paper and a pen and began writing. "My dearest teacher, my continuing studies of pony magic have led me to believe that something bad is coming. I've come to believe that we are on the brink of disaster. For you see, the mythical Mare in the Moon is in fact Nightmare Moon, and she's about to go back to Equestria and shroud it in eternal night! Signed by your student, Twilight Kira Sparkle." Twilight said out loud as she wrote the letter. Twilight Sparkle still couldn't find out why she can't use magic, not even Celestia can find out. Sure, there was that one time, but it only showed that she had magic, but it was merely dormant and refused to come out. So, she used her hands instead, but didn't feel the need to use it, but then again, she did. "Here, it's important to tell the Princess right away!" Twilight said as she shoved the letter in Spike's chest. "Okay, okay. Sheesh, Twilight, you don't need to be in such a rush." Spike said as he enveloped the letter in green fire, turning it into smoke that soon came out the window. "There it is, on it's way." Spike said as he went towards Twilight. "Before you say anything, I want you to know that the Princess trusts me completely. Though I cannot use magic, she has never doubted me in all my years as her student, not even once." Twilight said as Spike belched out some smoke and green gas, which reshaped into a letter which he caught in his claws. "You see, I know she would take immediate action!" Twilight said as Spike began to read. "My dear Twilight, there is more to life than studying, so I'm sending you to supervise the preparations of the Summer Sun Celebration in this year's location: Ponyville! I'm also doing this for an even more essential reason, that is for you to make friends." "Oh really, well why would I need to make friends in Ponyville?" Twilight huffed. "Listen, Twilight. The Princess is doing this for a reason. You've been a shut-in ever since way back when. The last time that you have contacted Moondancer was a year ago, and you didn't even say goodbye! But on the bright side, Celestia gave you a library to live in during your time Ponyville." Spike said. "Fine, you win, Spike." Twilight said as she got dressed in a simple tank top, some jeans, and a pair of boots. She and Spike packed up their belongings and went onto a golden carriage carried by two pegasi, who flew off. There's no turning back now. The ride has ended as the carriage descended to the ground, but Twilight's face continued to remain red. How will those ponies "Thank you sirs." Twilight said as the two pegasi went back to Canterlot. Twilight's face reddened even more as she on what the outcome would be. The nobles at Canterlot just put their snouts up and ignored her, they were always so snooty and uptight, always ignoring everyone, especially her, which led her to shut herself in. A pink pony was hopping along when she saw the two. She gasped and ran off like she was going to tell people about her. "Huh? That was a new response. Usually, they just ignore me and act like I don't exist." Twilight said. "First off, we need to see how food is doing. Let's head straight to Sweet Apple Acres." Spike said as he and Twilight headed toward a nice-looking farm at the edge of the town, where she met an orange earth pony with a blond mane bucking some trees, causing the apples above to fall down. "Alright, let's see how they'd react. Good afternoon, my name is Twilight Sparkle, who are you?" Twilight said as the earth pony grabbed her hand and shook it. "Well good afternoon to you too. Ah'm Applejack, and we'd love ta get a new acquaintance. What can ah get for 'ya." Applejack said. "Well, I've been sent by the Princess to, wait? Why aren't you even the slightest bit of feeling about my appearance. You are talking to me as it I was a normal pony." Twilight said. "Oh, we Apples don't judge others by appearances, now what is ya wanted?" Applejack said. "I'm here for supervise the preparations for the Summer Sun Celebration, and I was wondering, how are you doing with the food? You are in charge of the food, aren't you?" "Oh, yes we are. We're doing wonderful, it's been quite a bountiful harvest. Now while you are here, why not let me introduce you to mah family." Applejack said. "But I'm in a-" "Now, hush, sugarcube. Come on, sit down. This here's Apple Fritter, Red Gala, Golden Delicous..." Twilight wasn't having a good day. She was trapped in the barn, held hostage by a crazy farmer who kept saying the names of her family members and wasting time. "...Big McIntosh, Applebloom, and Granny Smith. Up and 'addem, we've got guests." "Welp, soup's on everypony. Ah'm up here, ah'm coming." Granny Smith said. "Well ah say ya are already a member of ta family by heart." Applejack said. "Thanks, but no thanks. I've got to be on-" Twilight was about to finish her sentence before she felt a growling feel in her stomach. "On second thought, I feel like eating for brunch." Author's Note Now here it goes. So why did I make Nightmare Moon the result of a parasite in Luna's head? I made it that way as a symbolic reference. It was to symbolize the resent she had, and like the parasites they are, the Nightmare Forces became one with her, turning into Nightmare Moon.
Peparations"Ugh, I think I ate so much food." Twilight was very hungry indeed. She stuffed as much food as she could into her insides, and soon, they were out of the house. "Food's clear, next is the weather, there's a pegasus named Rainbow Dash that is in charge of clearing the clouds in today." Spike said. "She's not doing a good job about it." Twilight said as she looked toward the clouds. She was about to find her when suddenly, something rammed into her, knocking her into a puddle of mud. As she got up, Spike and an unfamiliar pegasus were standing next to her. That pegasus must be Rainbow Dash. "Um, excuse me?" the pegasus said. "You got mud all over me." Twilight said. When she had some privacy, she'll get some new clothes on and forget all about this. "Let me help with that." Rainbow Dash said as she kicked a cloud, causing it to rain all over her. Thankfully the mud was off of Twilight's clothing, but she was wet. "I guess I overdid it, how about this? My very own patented Rain-Blow Dry! No, don't thank me. You're quite welcome." Rainbow Dash said. Twilight was covered in mud, soaked, and blow-dried, leaving her clean, but with a messy mane. "Let me guess, you're Rainbow Dash." Twilight said. "The one and only, have you heard about me?" Rainbow said. "Yes, I heard you were supposed to clear the sky today. I'm Twilight Sparkle, and Princess Celestia sent me to check on the weather." "Yeah, that'll be a snap, it'll be a jiffy when I'm done practicing." "Practicing for what?" "The Wonderbolts! They are going to perform tomorrow in this year's Summer Sun Celebration." "They're the most talented flyers in Equestria, aren't they?" "Yep." Rainbow Dash said with pride. "Oh please, they'd never accept a pegasus that can't clear the sky even for more measly day." Twilight said. "Please, that's no challenge. I can clear an entire round of clouds in ten seconds flat." "Prove it." Twilight said smugly, crossing her arms. To her surprise, Rainbow started kicking the clouds away with great speed. It was already such a blur when she landed. "What did I say, ten seconds flat." Rainbow Dash said before she looked at a stopwatch in Twilight's hand. Rainbow tried to look at the timer, but Twilight moved it away from her reach. "Well, what did it say?" Rainbow Dash said. "It said you did it under ten seconds. I'm impressed." Twilight said. "Yes! Well, I knew I can do it. Can't wait to hang out more!" Rainbow Dash said as she zipped off into the sky. "Now that that's over with, let's see what's happening in the next area." Twilight said as they went off as Spike laughed at Twilight's messy mane, electing a scowl from the anthro pony. "Wait, it's pretty once you get used to it." At last, they've arrived at Carousel Boutique, where Spike has taken a little crush on a certain white unicorn. "Oh my stars, darling. What happened to your coiffure!" Rarity said. She has grown quite fond of Twilight, who thought she would act up about the fact she was half human and an alicorn. "You mean my mane? Was that what you reacted to? It's a long story. Anyways, I'm supervising this year's Summer Sun Celebration. Are you in charge of decorations?" Twilight said. "Why, yes darling. But your outfit simply cannot do." As much as Twilight wanted to protest, she was dragged in by Rarity, who was surprisingly strong. Twilight was thankful that she at least fixed her mane, though. "I think I have something that fits you. I'd have to cut holes for your wings, though. Now where did you come from, darling?" the fashion-crazed unicorn said. "Okay, I was born in Canterlot and sent here to supervise this year's Summer Sun Celebration." Twilight said as Rarity stretched one of her wings. "Oh, the glamor, the sophistication." Rarity said as her eyes widened in surprise. "You do know darling that I am envious, as I always dreamed of living there. Are you another princess?" Rarity asked. "No, Rarity, though there is a possibility." Twilight said. "I'll say, darling, this outfit will surely fit you." Rarity said as she pulled out an outfit that was kind of cute. It was a simple light blue buttoned blouse that had a pink bow on it. There was also a dark purple skirt with her cutie mark on it. It was simple, she liked it that way. Twilight immediately took the outfit and put it on in the changing room. "Wow, this may be starting to grow on me." Twilight said as she picked up Rarity. "Put me down put me-" Before Rarity can finish, Twilight pulled Rarity into a hug, causing her to choke slightly. "That's not, ack! That's not all I have." Rarity said. Twilight dropped the white unicorn in shock. "Now, what to make for the next outfit? I know, I'll get some emeralds, no, some sapphires!" Rarity said as she left for the sewing room. "Quick, let's escape before she dyes my hair another color." Twilight said as she grabbed Spike, carrying him with her arms as if she was carrying a cat. "Wasn't she wonderful, Twilight?" Spike said. "Focus, Casanova, what's next on the list?" Twilight said. "Oh, right. Music is next." A small cottage surrounded by flora and fauna was their next step. The duo heard a songbird choir behind some bushes, and saw a butter yellow pegasus with a pink mane nearby. "Oh my. Um, stop please, everyone, umm, excuse me sir? No offense, but your rhythm was just a teeny tiny bit off. Now, everyone follow me, please, a-one, a-two, a-one to three." "Um, excuse me?" Twilight said, electing a scream from the butter yellow pegasus, scaring the birds away in the process. "Oh wait, I haven't seen you around these parts. My name is Fluttershy." the yellow pegasus said. "I'm sorry for scaring you and frightening your birds, miss. Do you happen to be in charge of music? It sounded beautiful." Twilight said. "Why, yes I am. By the way, what are you?" "My name is Twilight Sparkle, and I'm part alicorn, part human. My birth parents were both ponies, and I'm not sure how I was born like this. Even they don't know." Twilight said. "Wow, a human/pony hybrid, how cool is that? Ohmygosh, is he yours?" Fluttershy said, looking at Spike. "Yep, he's with me." Twilight said, messing with Spike's spines. "Well, how did your life play out, Twilight?" Fluttershy said. "Well, it all started when..." "...and now I'm here, supervising this year's Summer Sun Celebration. Anyways, that's what I remember." Twilight, Fluttershy, and Spike walked towards the Golden Oak Library. "Alright, here it is. See you tomorrow, Fluttershy." Twilight said as she went inside the tree. "Where are the lights?" Author's Note And here we are, now the outfit Rarity made was based of Twilight's Equestria Girls outfit, a little tribute to the series, next time, Nightmare Moon would make her debut with the Parasite.
CelebrationThe two were puzzled for a moment when suddenly, all the lights turned on. "SURPRISE!" lots of ponies shouted, knocking Twilight down in sheer shock. A kazoo blew in the background as she groaned, putting her hands to her ears. A familiar pink pony hopped along and landed in Twilight's lap. "Surprise! Hi, I'm Pinkie Pie, and I threw this party for you! Were you surprised? Were ya? Were ya? Huh?" "Well, a library is supposed to quiet, so yes, I was very surprised." Twilight said sheepishly, scratching the back of her head. "Well, that's silly, welcome parties are not supposed to be quiet. Otherwise, it would be boring, duh! You see, when you first arrived here at Ponyville, I saw you and began planning right away. You were like hello, and I was like gasp, and that means you are new, and all new people are getting a Welcome to Ponyville Party, and I need to know EVERYONE that lives in Ponyville!" Pinkie Pie said. "But I'm not, well, ENTIRELY a pony here." Twilight said. "Well, we clearly saw that silly, but if you are new, you have not meant anyone yet, and if that's the case, you don't have any friends, and that means you are lonely, and that made me sad, and then I had an idea, and here we are in this super-duper Pinkie Party welcoming you to Ponyville, and I invited everyone in town! And now you have lots and lots of friends." Pinkie Pie said. "Yeah, I guess." Twilight said as she got back onto her feet and poured something into her cup and drank it, earning a hot feeling in her mouth and a volcano red face. "Are you alright?" Spike said. Tears started coming out of Twilight's eyes as she ran upstairs. Spike looked at the bottle. "Hot sauce? You had hot sauce with you?" Spike asked. "What? It's good with cupcakes." Pinkie Pie said as she spilled the liquid onto a cupcake and devoured it whole. Meanwhile, after the magma inside her mouth had cooled, Twilight lay down, face on the pillow, groaning. Spike went upstairs and opened the door, letting in all that music. "Come on, Twilight. There's plenty of fun here, we got pin the tail on the pony, wanna play?" Spike said. "Ugh, Spike, everyone here is crazy! Everyone wants to throw me a party, and do you know what time it is?" Twilight asked. "Tomorrow is the day of the Summer Sun Celebration, ponies will have to stay up if they want to see her raise the sun. You should really lighten up, Twilight. This party's not gonna last forever." "Spike! I thought I would have time to research the Elements of Harmony right here, but oh, silly me, this whole friend-making is keeping me away from it. It's ridiculous. Okay, here it says that legend has it that on the longest day of the thousandth year, the stars will aid in her escape, and the spirit within will feast on her from the inside and will bring everlasting night. I hope this was merely an old pony tale and nothing else." Twilight said. "Now look what you did, you wasted your entire chance on some book. Oh well, we at least can still watch the Summer Sun Celebration coming up today." Spike said, dragging Twilight, metaphorically speaking, with him. They were at the town hall of Ponyville, and it was about time for the sun to rise. Dozens of ponies gathered around, but not one set of eyes looked at the anthro alicorn. Sure, there were children, but they were pushed away by their parents. Children were always curious in nature. "Isn't this exciting, Twilight. You didn't get to the party, but I'll be sure you are in the next one. I promise." Pinkie Pie said as she jumped next to Twilight. Out of all the cities Twilight was sent to, well, this was the only city she was sent to, anyway, the ponies here had been more welcoming than the nobles back at Canterlot. No wonder she was a shut-in. "Fillies and gentlecolts, as the mayor of Ponyville, I would like to welcome you to this year's Summer Sun Celebration!" The mayor said out loud. Everyone cheered, except Twilight, who was looking at the stars for clues. Any clues. "In just a few moments, our town will witness a magical sunrise unlike what we saw be..fore, and celebrate today: the longest day of the year. And now, it is my greatest honor to introduce you to the ruler of our land, the very pony who gives us the sun and moon each and every day, the good, the wise, the bringer of harmony to all of Equestria." "Ready..." Fluttershy said to her birds, who pulled the curtian out. The Princess was supposed to be on the other side, but there was... ...no one. No one was beside that curtain. "Huh?" Rarity gasped. Everyone panicked, running this way and that, here and there, all because a princess is late. Pinkie was still happy, and Twilight was trying to piece together the disappearance of Celestia. Suddenly, dark magic clumped together into the form of a coal black alicorn. "Oh no, Nightmare Moon..." Twilight whispered. "Oh, my beloved subjects. It's been a very long time since I last saw your little, sun-loving faces." the dark alicorn said, electing a snort from Rainbow Dash. "Who are you and what did you do to the Princess?" Rainbow Dash said. "Whoa, there Nelly." Applejack said. "Do you recall the legend, the signs? Any of it? Do any of you remember me?" the dark alicorn said. "Nope." "Nuh-uh." "Never heard of you." The dark alicorn scowled before Twilight spoke up. "They may have not, but I do. You're the Mare in the Moon. Nightmare Moon!" Twilight said. "Well, somepony remembers me, even though she is not entirely a pony. Do you know why I am here?" the dark alicorn said in a quizical manner. "You're her to- to- to..." Twilight said, speechless. "Remember this day, my little ponies, for it will be the last day. From now on, the night will last forev.. ee... eee..." Nightmare Moon spasmed, standing still, as if something else was taking control of her body. Something was eating through Nightmare Moon. It was the very spirit that burrowed into her head. Well, not a spirit, more along the lines of a... ...a parasite. Soon, Nightmare Moon's body was consumed by the giant insect, causing its head, neck, and "tail" to poke out. It looked like something along the lines of a worm, or an insect larva. Compound eyes stared at the morsels below, a pair of sharp mandibles opening and closing. Bulges on the parasite's sides seemed to glow with some sky blue magic: Nightmare's magic. The parasite placed one hoof down and let out a loud screech as lighting flashed and thunder cracked in the background. The parasite pounced on the first pony it could find, only to be stopped by a handful of guards. "Stand back... whatever you are." one of the guards said. The parasite used Nightmare Moon's wings to propel itself upward, letting out a series of screeches that sounded almost like a laugh. It shot out cobwebs made of magic, ensnaring three of the guards. "Oh, my, Celestia. This has officially weirded me out." Mayor Mare said before fainting to the ground before being caught in another web. The creature took all four of them and used Nightmare Moon's wings to fly off into the Everfree. "Come back here!" Rainbow Dash said before being held back by Applejack. Nighttime would last forever like Nightmare Moon said it would, but this would not be Nightmare Moon's kingdom, no, it would belong to the Nightmare Parasite. "Any ideas, Twilight?" Spike said. "Oh, right, Spike. I was too busy zoning out about the Nightmare Parasite, where I could be totally exposed and eaten. Now, there's something in this book that would tell us about how to defeat something like it." "What is it, sugarcube?" Applejack said. "The Elements of Harmony." Author's Note Alright, so good time, good game. I'll explain why Nightmare Moon and Daybreaker still exist well into the seventh season later on, but anyways, the parasite is supposed to be a more symbolic thing.
Everfree"Elements of what-now?" Rainbow Dash said. "The Elements of Harmony are six magical items items designed to protect Equestria should it ever be in danger. Only five out of the six are know: Kindness, Laughter, Generosity, Honesty and Loyalty are all known. The sixth element is not known yet. It is said that the last place they were see was at the old castle of the pony sisters, which is located inside what is now the Everfree Forest." At the mention of the Everfree Forest, Twilight's five new companions shuddered. "What's wrong with the Everfree? Have any of you been there?" Twilight asked skeptically. "Oh, heavens, no! That wretched pile of brambles does not work the same way the rest of Equestria does." Rarity said. "Plants grow, clouds move, and animals take care of themselves. ALL ON THEIR OWN!" Fluttershy said. "What's so scary about that? Unless you count whatever lives there, that is. But we don't have a choice for the matter, lest Equestria becomes a breeding ground for whatever the Nightmare Parasite is." Twilight said. "She has a point if we want ta catch that varmit and save the ponies it foalnapped." Applejack said. Twilight carried Spike in her arms as she and her friends ventured into the Everfree, unaware that machine too small for the naked eye was flying through the air, watching them venture into the forest without any gear. Heh, good time to turn the camera on, now we get a free show on the HD-T-TV. You said it right, the High-Def Tracker's Television rocks, and they don't suspect. Alright, be sure to tell me what parts I've missed, the 'food' has finished brewing. Remember the recordings? They go in the VCR, and I've recorded everything. Okay, so our seven little entertainers are doing a pretty good job. Something's roaring in the distance. Let's take a closer look. A mighty roar rang out, and it's owner was a manticore: a lion-like dragon with batlike wings and a scorpion's tail. "It's a manticore, we need to get past him." Twilight said. "Aren't you a hybrid, Twilight?" Rainbow Dash said. "Well, yes and no. Just because I am a hybrid does not mean I can talk to other hybrids." Everyone turned to see Fluttershy walk up to the manticore, calming it down. The manticore opened it's paw to show a shard of rock jabbed into it, already it was stained red from being in it so long. "There there, pretty soon it's gonna be over." Fluttershy said as she pulled the rock out its paw. "Wait, since when did Fluttershy have a first-aid kit with her?" Twilight asked as the yellow pegausus wrapped bandages around the manticore's paw. That was not how I thought it would be. As of now, it's too dark, only lit by, oh hey, you're back. So, what did I miss? Well, the yellow one just went up to the manticore and nursed it back to health. Turned out the big guy just had a wound in its paw. Shut it, shut it. There appears to be something wrong with the pink individual. I know right, she's so happy yet so unaware, even when a bunch of those genetically infested trees are going to eat them. Is this where it ends? A cluster of trees started growing insect-like features, irregularly-shaped compound eyes and deformed mandibles, it was truly a horrid sight that would scar them for weeks, except Pinkie Pie, who was still happy, almost acting unaware of this. "Pinkie, why aren't you running?" Twilight said. "Oh, girls, don't you see?" Pinkie said as she began to dance. "When I was a little filly and the sun was going down..." "The shadows, the darkness, they always made me frown..." The infested trees looked at each other before continuing their advance. "I'd hide under my pillow, but Granny Pie said that wasn't the way to deal with fears at all." "Then, what is?" Twilight asked as the infested trees surrounded them. ' "Well, she said to stand up tall, and learn to face your fears!" "You'll see that they can't hurt you, just laugh and they'll disappear. Ha ha ha!" One of the trees reverted back to its true state, making them gasp, even the infested trees were surprised at this, but continued their advance, going around the cured tree. "So, giggle at the ghostly, guffaw at the grossly, crack up at the creepy, chortle at the kooky, whoop it up with the weepy, snortle at the spooky, and tell those dumb fears to take a hike. Tell them to leave you alone, and if they think they can scare you, then they have another thing going, and the very idea of such a thing just wanna make you laugh!" They all let out a chuckle as the trees were cured from the infestation so mysteriously. Twilight couldn't believe how that actually worked, especially with the music coming out of nowhere. And they called her weird. Well, that was unexpected. The music and the songs came out of nowhere, and then the trees turned back to normal. But then again, I should analyze the pink specimen even more to see if that was normal. Direct observation is required to see what makes its bizarre phenomenons tick. "Well, I was just here, minding my own business when this weird insect-pony thing flew right past me and sliced half of my beloved mustache off without thinking. And it has ruined me!" a giant purple sea serpent explained, pointing to the right half of his orange goatee, showing a clean slice, no goop, nothing. "So what's with all the fuss about, it's not like you are hideous. You have such lovely scales..." "I know, miss." "And your fabulous manicure." "I know, I know." "And that expertly combed mane, they're all good. But your mustache. I simply cannot let that crime go to waste." Rarity said. She used one of the sea serpent's scales to slice her own tail off and resurface it on the sea serpent's mustache. "Oh, thank you, thank you. You have truly outdone yourself." the sea serpent said before diving back into the water. "But Rarity, what about your tail?" Twilight asked. "It's fine, darling. Short tails are in the season. Besides, it'll grow back." Rarity replied. "We can cross now, let's move." Twilight said as they headed for the Castle of the Two Sisters. After a short walk, Twilight and her friends finally found what they were looking for, except it was converted into a nest of sorts by the parasite, well by the looks of it, anyway. "This may be much tougher than I thought it was..." Twilight said. It was now or never. The Elements of Harmony were inside the parasite's nest, and they will have to go in there to save Equestria from its wrath.
Elements of Harmony"Alright, let's move. The coast is clear!" Twilight said, motioning her friends toward the Castle/Hive. "Do any of you remember the Elements of Harmony?" Twilight asked. "What elements?" Pinkie Pie asked. "Pinkie! Were you listening?" "No." She said teasingly. "Makes sense when you were packing party supplies and singing. Okay, so the Elements of Harmony are six magical items items designed to protect Equestria should it ever be in danger. Only five out of the six are know: Kindness, Laughter, Generosity, Honesty and Loyalty are all known. The sixth element is not known yet, and needs to be activated by some sort of spark." Twilight repeated. "Okay, let's roll! But first, haven't any of you noticed that the bridge seems to be broken? We need someone to fix it." Pinkie Pie said as the group headed for the castle. Rainbow Dash prepared to fly to the other side if it weren't for a strange voice calling her. "Excuse me, ma'am, but aren't you Rainbow Dash, the fastest flyer in Equestria?" "Why yes I am, and I'm planning to join the Wonderbolts, and I've been trying to get in it for my entire life!" Rainbow said. "You mean those wimps! Pa-lease! No! I want you to join me! You're friends are gonners either way!" "Rainbow, what's taking so long?" Twilight shouted. "Sorry, Mr. Creepy Voice, I have to help my friends, even if it costs my life." Rainbow Dash said, once again flying to the other side of the bridge again, only to be stopped by a bulky-looking humanoid insect-like creature. "Don't think I'm giving you a choice! You will join my leader's forces and like it whether your mind wants to or not!" the insect said. "Rainbow!" Twilight yelled out. "If only I was able to fly with those wings of mine, much less perform magic with my horn..." Twilight said with a sigh. "Last choice! Join us willingly or I'll force you to join!" the humanoid insect said. "No, you overgrown gnat! I'll stand by my friends even if it costs me my life!" Rainbow said as she slammed into the giant insect with the force of fifty bullets, throwing him across the sky. "This will not be the last of Abdomennius, the soon-to-be-King of this World! And I would have gotten away with it, too, if it weren't for you meddling little pegasus. Oh, what the heck, claim your prize. I should have brought a book with me." Abdomennius said as he hurtled through the sky at a fast pace. Twilight and her friends were only able to make out the first sentence, though. Rainbow merely shrugged and fixed the bridge, allowing them to cross. They finally made it through the hive, bashing through the Nightmare's minions, and made it to the chamber where the Elements were supposed to be in, which was surprisingly unaltered. "The Elements!" Twilight said as they rushed to the sculpture-like contraption. Rainbow Dash and Fluttershy flew to get them, but there were only five of them visible. "There they are: five out of six Elements of Harmony. When all five are present, a spark will reveal the sixth Element." "What the hay is that supposed to mean?" Applejack said. "I'm not sure, but I have an idea. Stand back, because I don't know what could happen." Twilight said, trying to channel her magic through, but with no luck whatsoever. "Come on now, y'all, she needs to concentrate." Applejack said. Twilight closed her eyes, attempting to focus on her magic. Most of Equestria did not think she had magic, but the doctors found out in a not-so-forgiving way. It was there, but it remained dormant, refusing to come out for years. She hoped that this would awaken her magic somehow, any way. Before she could focus any further, the wall behind the machine burst forth, revealing what I'll now call Parasytium. Nightmare Moon is no more, being completely consumed by the beast. It looks like that it is much bigger than normal, with dark grey chitin, six legs, and more bulges of magic that it did when it emerged from Nightmare Moon at the interrupted Summer Sun Celebration. "You've gotta be kidding me!" Twilight said as Parsytium lifted one foot and crushed all five elements, laughing/screeching in sheer triumph as lightning flashed in the background, almost as if it clearly knew they would come to stop it. "The Elements!" Twilight said. She went to grab some of the chunks of rock before they shocked her. Parasytium laughed, its enemies are as good as dead once it grills them alive, and eats them for lunch if their bodies are not charred. Its mandibles opened to release a burst of Nightmare Moon's magic. Quickly did the torrent fly to its target. Parasytium expected seven charred or cooked bodies, but instead, there was a glowing white force field around the Mane Six and Spike, who were completely unscathed. "You think you can destroy us and the Elements just like that. Well, you are wrong, because I've realized that me and my friends are, in a sense, no, we are the Elements of Harmony!" Twilight said smugly, much to Parasytium's shock. "Applejack, who reassured me in my doubt is the Element of Honesty! Fluttershy, who tamed a mighty manticore with her compassion is the Element of Kindness. Pinkie Pie, who banished fear by giggling in the face of danger is the Element of Laughter. Rarity, who calmed a sorrowful serpent with a meaningful gift is the Element of Generosity. Rainbow Dash, who refused to leave her newfound friends behind for her heart's desire, is the Element of Loyalty." Twilight explained. "Before you were about to finish us, I found that the spark was not an external spell, but formed by internal bonds. Bonds that I have just realized that I've neglected. I finally felt content for my newfound friends. You see, the spark that resides within us all grants access to the sixth Element. My Element: Magic!" As soon as Twilight finished her speech, the peices latched onto the ponies, and a giant rainbow swirl ascended upwards and shot towards Parasytium, who shot a blast of it's own, but it was no use for it. It swelled bigger and bigger, until, it popped. The multicolored lights engulfed the Castle of the Two Sisters, erasing Parasytium's own influence from the Everfree. Twilight woke up and rubbed her head with her hand, groaning in the pain of her headache. "Everyone okay?" Applejack said as she looked around. "Wow, Rarity. Your tail grew back!" Fluttershy said, electing the white unicorn to look at her tail. "What! It looks even lovelier than before." Rarity said as she rubbed it against her face. "Not only that, but we got super duper fun necklaces that look just like our cutie marks!" Pinkie Pie said, grinning with excitement. "Aw yeah!" Rainbow Dash said as she looked down to see her own. "Twilight Sparkle. I am glad to say that you and your new friends ARE the living representations of the Elements of Harmony." Celestia said as she walked from one of the doors and towards the Mane Six and Spike. Twilight ran up to Celestia, hugging her. "Thank you for everything. I knew you can finally free my sister from that wretched worm's hold!" Everyone looked towards the area where Parasytium once stood, only to see a small light blue alicorn in its place. "Princess Luna, it has been a thousand years since I've seen you like this. We were meant to rule together, little sister. But then that stupid parasite consumed you, and then... and then... PLEASE LET IT BE YOU AND NOT THE PARASITE'S TRICK!" Celestia was crying in tears of joy and sadness, hugging Luna and nearly crushing her with her strength. It was no trick, Luna was there. "SISTER! COULDST THOU PLEASE LET ME GO!!!" Luna yelled, almost suffocating. Pinkie Pie also cried tears of joy before immediately planning out a party. "My faithful student, Twilight Sparkle. Thanks for saving my sister." Celestia said, now back to her calm demeanor. "But what is going to happen to me? I mean, just when I've learned the means of-" "Shh, Twilight. I hearby decree that you will learn about the Magic of Friendship here in Ponyville. Meanwhile, in the sky. Abdomennius chuckled. He would have died if he didn't have wings to fly with. Faking his own death? Who thought of that? He will take over Equestria, in time of course. But first, he'll have to hide and lay low. He was patient. He's got time on his own insectoid hands. He just needed to wait.
