Author's Note
This chapter may let you feel bored or something because all of it is about friendship reports and the scene that I get in My little pony episode.
So if you like to skip it’s fine.
Chapter 1
“Best friends ......
Until the end of time......
We had each other’s backs........
And let our true selves shine......
And that’s because everything we need is all right here.......
When’s we’re with our team.....”she sobbed as she remembered their song when they were solving a puzzles.She went inside her library to find their friendship journal and read all off it.Once she found where their journal,she flipped it randomly and start reading it.
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The best night ever
“That sounds like the worst night ever!”Spike looked at the messy mares in front of him.They looked at each other and said it at once”It was!”they laughed and sit on the chair beside Spike.
”I just hope Princess Celestia isn't upset with us for ruining the Gala.”Twilight frowned.They didn’t notice that Celestia entered the room.
”That was the best Grand Galloping Gala ever!”Celestia said.They mane six gasped” Princess Celestia!”Celestia joined them sitting beside Twilight.
“Pardon me, Princess, but tonight was just awful.”she lowered her head.”Oh, Twilight. The Grand Galloping Gala is always awful”Celestia replies comforting the distress Twilight.”It is?”she asked.”That is why I was thrilled you were all attending. I was hoping you could liven things up a bit. And while the evening may not have gone as you planned, I'm sure you'll agree that in the end it didn't turn out so bad for this group of friends.”she said hoping that it could help Twilight cheer up,which it did.”You're right, Princess.Friends have a way of making even the worst of times into something pretty great.”
“ Yeah! Hanging out with friends!”Rainbow put her hoof over Twilight’s shoulder. ”Talking!”Fluttershy said.Pinkie screamed”Laughing”.”You mean doing exactly what Iwanted to do the whole time?”Spike asked in disbelief.
“ Yes, Spike. You were right.”Twilight sighed and smiled at him.”As horrible as our night was...”Applejack rolled her eyes.Rarity continued”...being together here has made it all better.”In fact, it's made it...”Pinkie stopped her sentence to let her friends join her.”THE BEST NIGHT EVER”
Twilight start flipping it again to the other page.She held back her tears as the good memories run to her mind.
‘Look Before You Sleep
Dear Princess Celestia,
It's hard to believe that two ponies that seem to have so little in common could ever get along. But I found out that if you embrace each other's differences, you just might be surprised to discover a way to be friends after all...
“I tried to tell you it would come crashing down in here.”Rarity cried as the branch crash into Twilight’s library.”Well, ya shoulda tried harder.”Applejack sighed and looked at Twilight”I'm mighty sorry, Twilight.”It's... Well, it's not okay. There's a giant tree branch in the middle of my bedroom, and the book doesn't say anything about having a giant tree branch at your slumber party. Or at least I haven't found that entry yet. Ooh... ah!”Twilight said worriedly.
“What in tarnation are y'all doin' over there?”Applejack glared at Rarity who’s picking up Twilight’s books.”Cleaning up this mess somepony made. Who was that again? Oh, right, that's you”Rarity glared back.”We gotta do somethin'!”Applejack looked around to see if there’s something she could get to get the branch out of the room.”Baking...BFFs...Brothers...There's nothing in here about branches.”Twilight panicked.She flipped the book back and fort,but failed to see if there’s something that may help them.
”Rarity, for pony's sake, stop sweatin' the small stuff and help me get rid of this thing! I said hussle over here and help me! Look, I'm sorry, all right?”Applejack grunted and apologized.”What was that?”Rarity shouted.She couldn’t hear Applejack since it still raining outside joined by a loud struck of the lightning.Applejack screamed back ”I said I'm sorry! I shoulda listened to you when you noticed where this here branch would end up. Yer annoyin' attention to detail would'a saved us from this whole mess. But right now, ya need to stop bein' so dang fussy pickin' up all the little things and help me move the one big thing in here that actually matters! Please!”she pleaded.Rarity snapped” Uh. Uh, but I'll get all icky.”she said in disgust.
“Consarnit! What the... eh... you... I mean, yes, ickiness is often a side effect of hard work. But y'all need to get over it, on account I just can't fix this mess I made myself. I need your help.”she pleaded again as the storm getting worst and the branch starts falling again.Rarity sighed.” Oh. Let's do this.”Rarity positioned herself.
Twilight is still flipping her book and said”Well, they do have a section about backyard slumber parties. Is that what we're doing right now? Does this count as camping?” both of them grunted and snobbed Twilight.
Rarity lowered herself feeling disgusted to herself ”U-ugh. Oh, I look awful.” she said.Applejack put a circle of cucumbers on Rarity’s eyes”Better?”she asked.”Hmph, thanks.”Rarity nodded.Twilight stopped reading and flipping when she saw a small figures of trees on the ground.”Oh, pretty! Where did these come from? They're not in the book either.”she said.
“ Is it bigger than a barn?”Applejack asked”Nope.”Twilight smiled.” Is it smaller than a saddle?”Twilight giggles”No! Only three of your twenty questions left!”.Applejack sighed in defeat”We're never gonna guess what you're thinkin' of, it could be anythin'.”she said.”Are we getting warmer?”Rarity asked.Twilight looked at her “ Why? Is it too cold in here for you? I can turn up the heat.”she asked in concern.” She means are we gettin' any closer with our guesses?”Applejack answered Twilight’s question for Rarity.”Oh! No. And that technically counted as a question, so only two more left!”she smiled.Applejack took a deep breath and”Is it... a six-legged pony with a purple polka-dotted mane and shootin' stars comin' out of his eyes?”Rarity continued”Who flies through the air all over the world to hide magic, sparkly eggs”
“That's it!”Twilight said simply.They both asked”It is?”
“No.”she chuckled and point the telescope” It's that. But it was just so nice to see you two finally getting along, I wanted you to be able to win together.”both of them laughed.” See? We could have been having fun like this all along.“Twilight said.
”If only somepony hadn't been so persnickety.”Applejack said. “Well, maybe she wouldn't have been if somepony else hadn't been so sloppy.”Rarity mocked.Applejack apologized.”Sorry for being such a pain in the patootie”.”Oh, no, I'm sure I was much worse.”she imagined herself.Applejack raised an eyebrow”That's kind of ya to say, but I'm the one who's sorry.”
Rarity chuckled”Oh, I'm much more sorry than you are.”
“Ugh. Are not.”
“Are too.”
“Are not!”
“Are too.”
“Are not.”
“ Are too
They both laughed.Twilight speak ”I declare my first slumber party a success!”They both cheered.
“Have fun, check.”she check her list.
Applejack and Rarity laughed.
“Now take two steps to your left. Uh, no,my left.”Rarity instructed.
“Whu, which is it?”Applejack had a cucumbers in her eyes and follow Rarity’s instruction but crashed into the stacks of books.”Whoa! That mess is your fault, not mine”they laughed.Rarity giggled” Sorry.”When Twilight finished her friendship report she walked towards her firends”So, who's up for another slumber party tomorrow night? Ugh. How about a week from Thursday? Oh, how about two weeks from Saturday? A month from now?”they both laughed as Twilight keep tracking for their next slumber party schedule”
“Oh I missed those days when I’m still on my unicorn form worrying about that branch of the tree”she giggled.She stretched her wings and stood up to find some nice place to read some journals.When she saw a hill and a tree she flew towards it and lay herself nicely.She looked around to see if somepony’s with her,when she didn’t saw any trail of pony,she opened the book and start reading.
Suited For Success
Dear Princess Celestia,
This week my very talented friend Rarity learned that if you try to please everypony, you oftentimes end up pleasing nopony, especially yourself. And I learned this: when somepony offers to do you a favor, like making you a beautiful dress, you shouldn't be overly critical of something generously given to you. In other words, you shouldn't look a gift horse in the mouth *giggle*.
“Exile... I guess technically I'd have to move away to live in exile. Where would I go? And what would I pack? Oh, it's going to take me forever to do all of that packing. What are you supposed to pack when you go to exile? Are you supposed to pack warm?”she looked at herself in the mirror.
Rarity heard a meowing sound” Huh? Opal?”she guessed.She opened her window and saw Opalescence on the tree”Opal, how did you get up there? Hang on, you poor dear! Mama's coming!”she went outside to see Rainbow beside the tree”Rainbow Dash?! How dare you strand my poor Opal in a tree?”she glared at her.Rainbow simply rolled her eyes” Well, how else were we gonna get you out here to show you?”she pointed her hoof.Rarity gasped when she saw her unfinished dress was now all prepared.Rarity blinked”What is it? It's not... You...”she gasped again.”
We all finished your dress for you.”Pinkie said.Applejack smiled at Fluttershy “Thanks to Fluttershy's freaky knowledge of sewing.”Fluttershy smiles at her”Do you like it?”she asked”Like it? Like it?!”Rarity asked looking at her dress.”Uh-uh. She doesn't like it.”Fluttershy frowned lowering herself.Rarity looked away “No, I don't like it.”They looked at her in disbelief “Awwww...”and sighed in defeat.“ I love it!”Rarity bursted.They cheered.
”You ponies did an amazing job. It's exactly the way I imagined it.”she smiled at them sweetly.”We just followed your brilliant design.”Fluttershy replied.Twilight looked at her sadly”Like we should have let you do for our outfits. Those first dresses you designed were perfect.”she lowered her head.“We're so super sorry.”Pinkie apologized.Rainbow hovered to the ground while carrying Opalescence on her back
”You worked really hard to make our dresses exactly the way we wanted them. We all saw how well that turned out.”she said.
“Oh, I forgive you.”Rarity said lowered herself so Opalescence could access to her back.Applejack smiled”Well, that's mighty big of you.”she said.”But my whole career is still ruined!”she said dramatically.
“Oh, right. That.”she said sheepishly.”Maybe not.”Twilight smiled.” All right, I haven't got all day.”hoity toity said.” Take two”he said.
When they were inside.Light’s off and the only spotlight was only at Twilight wearing her star dress”Hello... Oh, this can't be the same designer.”he said.Then the next who showed up is Applejack wearing her cowboy style dress
“Simply magnificent! And I suddenly have a fierce craving for some Dutch apple pie, candied apples on a stick, apple turnovers, apple cobbler...”he clapped his hooves.Pinkie pie’s wearing a candy styled dress”Brilliant!”he cheered.He jumped when a thunder sound effect came.He saw Rainbow wearing a rainbow styled dress with a cloud on the end.” Oh, spectacular!”he shouted.And last but not the least Fluttershy’s nature styled dress”Now this is a fashion show! All of these dresses are absolutely amazing. Who is responsible? Step forward, show yourself!”he called out.He was surprised when Rarity came out with her princess looking dress” Brava! Brava! Magnifico! Encore!”he clapped her hooves and cheered for Rarity.
”Oh, thank you. Thank you! Oh, thank you so much!”she smiled almost like she’s going to cry.
“Rarity, my congratulations to you on a most impressive fashion debut. Would you do me the great honor of allowing me to feature your couture in my Best of the Best Boutique in Canterlot?”Hoity Toity walked towards Rarity.She gasped” Now, I'll need you to make a dozen of each dress for me by next Tuesday.”he said.Se blinked.
“I just hoped that I still have Rarity to make some beautiful dressed for me since she’s the most generous yet best in making dresses in equestria and one of my bestest friend.I’m so happy that she achieved her goal being one of the best designers here in Equestria”she whispered sadly.She saw a fully running towards her levitating a bunch of flowers.The filly give it to her.”Thank you”she said simply as the filly run towards her mother waving her a goodbye.She suddenly saw that it’s getting dark so she decided to teleport herself back to her bedroom.Once that she’s in her bedroom she opened her book flipping her book and start reading it.
The Cutie Mark Chronicles
Dear Princess Celestia,
Today I learned something amazing! Everypony everywhere has a special magical connection with her friends, maybe even before she's met them. If you're feeling lonely and you're still searching for your true friends, just look up in the sky. Who knows, maybe you and your future best friends are all looking at the same rainbow.
The cutie mark crusaders want to ask their friends to see how did they earned their cutie marks to get and ideas.So Applebloom decides to ask Applejack first.When they saw Applejack,they asked how did she get her cutie mark.They both sit down and listen to her story.
”I didn't want to spend my life on a muddy old apple farm. I wanted to live the sophisticated life, like my Aunt n' Uncle Orange. So I set out to try my luck in the big city, Manehattan! The most cosmopolitan city in all of Equestria.
” Aunt Orange! Uncle Orange! Thank y'all so much for lettin' me stay!”young Applejack said. "Y'all"Isn't she just the living end?” Aunt Orange laughed.”How quaint.”Uncle Orange said.Aunt Orange put her hoof around her shoulders”Don't worry. We'll have you acting like a true Manehattanite in no time.”she said.
“And how are you finding good old Manehattan?”Tall order asked.
“ Oh, it's simply divine.”young Applejack said in dramatic accent
“Very well said, my dear.”Her Aunt Orange cheered her.”Although, I must admit the city noise took some getting used to. Where I'm from, nights are so quiet, you seldom hear a peep until the roosters wake you.”she admitted.They all looked at her confused“The... what?”Dane Tee Dove asked.Tall Order”I say, my dear, what in the world is a "rooster"?”he asked
”What's he talking about? What do I say? I don't wanna look like a fool.”young Applejack panicked.”Dinner is served.”the waiter said” Thank goodness. Being a city pony's hard work. I'm so hungry I could eat a...”when she saw how few her food is she looked sad.
Morning came”Cock-a-doodle-doo... Oh, I wonder what Granny Smith and Big McIntosh are up to. I bet they're applebuckin' their way through the Red Delicious trees. Oh, what I wouldn't give for just one bite...”she looked at the window keep sighing.”I never felt so homesick in all my days as I did right then.”Applejack voice over.A sudden explosion came into her view that time
”It was amazin'! A rainbow pointin' right back to... home. In that moment, it all became clear. I knew right then just who I was supposed to be. That's when this here appeared.”she pointed her cutie mark”I've been happily workin' in the farm ever since.”she said happily.
They thanked Applejack and start finding Rainbow Dash.They screamed when they saw Fluttershy,Scootaloo stopped her scooter and all the three of them landed on the ground.They saw Fluttershy help the little ducklings crossed the road.When they asked Fluttershy where Rainbow Dash and the reason why they need to fine her Fluttershy told them that is it wasn’t for Rainbow she didn’t have her cutie mark.When they heard about it they start listening to Fluttershy’s story.
“Oh yes. It all started at Summer Flight Camp.Fluttershy voiceover”You'd never guess, but when I was little I was very shy. And a very weak flyer.”
The young Fluttershy yelped.Young Dumb-Bell laughed”Nice going, "Klutzershy"! They oughtta ground you permanently.”he bullied.Young Hoops joined him”Ha! My baby brother can fly better than you!”
“It was the most humiliating moment of my life. And then, out of nowhere...”she said
Young Rainbow came to her side“Leave her alone!”The young Hoops grinned”Ooh, what are you gonna do, "Rainbow Crash"?”he mocked.” Keep making fun of her and find out!”she threatened” You think you're such a big shot? Why don't you prove it?”he smirked.
“Whaddya have in mind?”she asked ready to take the challenge.”You're going down!”he said and flew off
“In history, maybe. See you boys at the finish line!”she said flying off leaving them.
The Young Fluttershy yelped and screamed.She opened and eye and looked confused”Huh”
“I had never seen such beautiful creatures. Butterflies don't fly as high as my cloud home. And I'd never been near the ground before.”Fluttershy said.
When the explosion came,the animals start panicking finding some place to come.Young Fluttershy followed them” Shhh. It's okay. You can come out. Everything's okay. There's nothing to be afraid of.
“Somehow I had the ability to communicate with the animals on a different level.”she said.
When the Cutie Mark Crusader asked what happened to Rainbow Dash.,Fluttershy answered that she dodn’t know necause she never flew back to Cloudsdale that time.They waved their goodbyes to Fluttershy.
“Mmm, I know how you feel. For the longest time I couldn't figure out why I didn't have mine.”Rarity said.
“Well done, Rarity. Your costumes are very nice.”young Rarity’s teacher complimented her.Rarity looked sad like something is missing”Nice?! They need to be spectacular! And the performance is tomorrow!”
“ I tried every trick I could think of, but nothing seemed to work. The costumes just weren't right. And the play opened that night.”she sighed in defeat
”Maybe I'm not meant to be a fashionista after all... Aah! What's going on?!”she panicked when something is going on with her horn.
“I had no idea where my horn was taking me. But unicorn magic doesn't happen without a reason. I knew this had to do with my love of fashion and maybe even my cutie mark! I knew that this was... My destiny!”
“ A rock?!That's my destiny?! What is your problem, horn? I followed you all the way out here for a rock?!Dumb rock!”she groaned.
She heard an explosion.When she saw that the rock was cracking she screamed.She looked inside and saw that inside the rock was a lot of gems.”Oohh”she cooed.
Scootaloo pushes her friends outside to find Rainbow Dash.
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“As a young filly in Canterlot, I always wanted to go to the Summer Sun Celebration, where Princess Celestia raises the sun.”Twilight started her story.Twilight’s voice over”And I saw the most amazing, most wonderful thing I've ever seen.”
All ponies are laughing playing the others are playing trumpets.”poured myself into learning everything I could about magic.”she said.Young Twilight gasped and grunted.
“My parents decided to enroll me in Princess Celestia's School for Gifted Unicorns. It was a dream come true! Except for one thing... I had to pass an entrance exam!”she groaned.
“Well, Miss Sparkle?”Crystal Clear called.The young Twilight laughing nervously.”Well, Miss Sparkle?”she called out again irritatingly.One of the professors coughed.Young Twilight Sparkle groaned trying to channel her magic.Crystal clear yawned waiting impatiently.
“ I knew it was the most important day of my life, that my entire future would be affected by the outcome of this day and I was about to blow it!”she continued.
The young Twilight sighed” I'm sorry I wasted your time.”she lowered her head.
While the professor writing down her grades an explosion could be heard as Twilight’s magic start surging.She screamed.Princess Celestia came”Twilight Sparkle.”Twilight bowed at her” Oh, I'm so sorry. I didn't mean...”she was silence by Celestia” You have a very special gift. I don't think I've ever come across a unicorn with your raw abilities.”she said.Twilight looked at her confused”Huh?”
“But you need to learn to tame these abilities through focused study.”she said but Twilight didn’t know for sure what is she talking about”Huh?!”
“Twilight Sparkle, I'd like to make you my own personal protégé here at the school.”she gasped.Prinxess Celestia was about to leave when she noticed something.”
One other thing, Twilight.”she said.She point her hoof on Twilight’s flank”More? My cutie mark! Yesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyes...“
“......yes yes yes yes”she said.She noticed that the Cutie mark crusaders are nowhere to be seen.She stopped herself from jumping and left.
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The cutie mark crusaders are now in the cart with Pinkie.
“I’ll tell you mine”she said happily”Scootallo sighed”sure why not”
“All right!”she cheered.Pinkie voice over” My sisters and I were raised on a rock farm outside of Ponyville. We spent our days working the fields. There was no talking. There was no smiling.”she sighed sadly.” There were only rocks. We were in the south field, preparing to rotate the rocks to the east field when all of a sudden...”
And explosion and Rainbow appeared in the sky.
“ I'd never felt joy like that before! It felt so good I just wanted to keep smiling forever! And I wanted everyone I knew to smile too, but rainbows don't come along that often. I wondered, how else could I create some smiles?”she smiled.
Morning,the ropes yet crowed.
“ We better harvest the rocks from the south field.”Igneous rock said.They saw something inside.”Pinkamena Diane Pie! Is that you?”Cloud Quartz asked.” Mom! I need you and dad and the sisters to come in. Quick!”she called out.They looked at each other and walked towards it.”Surprise! You like it? It's called... a party!”she jumped as a cannon blasted with many conffettis.They stared at her blankly” Oh. You don't like it.”they held their smiled for a moment,but when they can’t held it back they smiled” the young Pinkie gasped”You like it! I'm so happy!”
“And that's how Equestria was made!”she said simply.They looked at her confusingly.They entered inside the Sugarcube corner.
“I heard that You’re looking for my cutie mark story”Rainbow said.They nodded at her smiling widely.
“It all happened during the race at Flight Camp...”she started.
Rainbow Dash voiceover”...where I stood alone against all odds to defend Fluttershy's honor.”Young Fluttershy yelped when she waved the flag as a sign of go.She and her competitors flew straight.
“I've never flown like that before! That freedom was unlike anything I've ever felt! The speed, the adrenaline, the wind in my mane... I liked it... a lot!”When Hoops bumped me”Ow!”he laughed” Ha! Later, Rainbow Crash!”he sped.”Hey!”Rainbow said angrily.
“Turns out the only thing I liked more than flying fast... was winning!”she sped down straight and as she passed through the circle an explosion and Rainbow appeared on her trail.
“Most people thought that the sonic rainboom was just an old mare's tale. But that day... The day I discovered racing... I proved that the legends were true. I made the impossible happen!”
“And that, little ones, is how you earn a cutie mark.”she said simply.
“ Whooooaaaa...”the only thing that they could say to her.
Fluttershy looked at her curiously “Wait a second. I heard that explosion. And I saw the rainbow too. Rainbow Dash, if you hadn't scared the animals, I never would have learned I could communicate with them and gotten my cutie mark”
Joined by Pinkie”I heard that boom! And right afterwards, there was this amazing rainbow that taught me to smile.”
“When I got my cutie mark, I saw a rainbow that pointed me home. I bet it was your sonic rainboom!”Applejack said as she walked towards Rainbow.
“There was an explosion I could never explain when I got my cutie mark.”Rarity said.
“This is uncanny! If that explosion didn't happen when it did, I would have blown my entrance exam. Rainbow Dash, I think you helped me earn my cutie mark too!”she cheered.
Rainbow was taken a back by that .
“We all owe our cutie marks to you!”Pinkie said happily.Fluttershy looked at them” Do you realize what this means? All of us had a special connection before we even met.“We've been BFFs forever and we didn't even know it!”she said dramatically.“ Come here, y'all.”Applejack leaned for a huh and they said”AWWW!!!”
“ I'm so glad we're friends!”Fluttershy said.”I love you guys”she hugged them tightly
“I remembered Scootaloo’s face when she saw that her Idol is getting mushy”she giggled.She looked at the clock to see that it’s 8:30.She run downstairs to grab some daffodil sandwich.Once she get her food she teleported back and decided to read two more reports.
The Return of Harmony
When Discord leaves Twilight's spirit broken and her faith in friendship is lost, Princess Celestia sends all of Twilight's friend reports thus far back to her. The letters Twilight reads include the ones she wrote in Bridle Gossip, Over a Barrel, and The Cutie Mark Chronicles. These reports bring back Twilight's spirit and faith in friendship and help her learn a new lesson which she proclaims in the mane six's final confrontation with Discord.
Twilight Sparkle: I'll tell you what we've learned Discord. We've learned that friendship isn't always easy. But there's no doubt it's worth fighting for.
“Real friends don't care what your cover is.
"Friendship is a wondrous and powerful thing."
"And like the path cut through the orchard, there will always be a way through."
The best thing to do is stay true to yourself
Everypony has a special magical connection with her friends. Maybe even before she's met them.”Twilight said reading all the paper the Princess Celestia sent to Spike.
“Spike! Spike, it's all so clear! Can't you see? Discord's trying to distract us from what's important. He knows how powerful our friendships are, and he's trying to keep us from seeing it. Do you remember what I said the first day we arrived in Ponyville? I told you that the future of Equestria didn't rest on me making friends. But the opposite is true! The friendships I've made since I've been here are what saved Equestria from Nightmare Moon. And now they need to save it from Discord!”Spike moaned.
”You're right, Spike. I've got to fight for my friendships. For them. For me. For Equestria”she hugged Spike but he keeps moaning from how hurt his stomach is.”Oh...uh...why don't you just stay here and rest? I'll take care of the whole fighting for friendship thing myself.”Spike moaned as he bleched another scroll of paper.
“And so I tried to defeat Discord, but none of my so-called "friends" would lift a hoof to help me.”he ate one of the Apple which it turned back exactly like it used to before. “Applejack, I'm here to fight for our friendship.”Twilight called out.She was about to come towards Applejack when Big Mac came out and lick her cheek.”Oh,now you want to fight. Where you went when I was battlin' Discord?”she stood up.Twilight tackled her to the ground”Snap out of it. This isn't you! You're not a liar.”Twilight channeled her magic to Applejack as memories flood back at her” Wh-what happened? Twilight!” she sighed lowering her hat” I saw a vision of us feudin' and fightin'. I couldn't face the truth, so I started tellin' lies. Can you ever forgive me?”she looked at her sadly.”I already have. Come on!”she start running while Applejack put her hat on her head following her shortly.
“ Oh no! Twilight, Applejack, I just had the worst dream!”Fluttershy said while her hooves tied up in a rope.
“ What do you think you're doing? Get away from my gem! Get away--!”she struggled.When Twilight channeled her magic,Rarity said”Let us never speak of this again.”she grunted while moving the big bolder outside.
“And I-I turned gray!Can you believe it?!”she giggled while Applejack pulling the cart where Pinkie pie is sitting on.
“ Uh? She's not here.”Fluttershy said” Without Rainbow Dash, we can't use the Elements.”she said in concern.” She could be anywhere by now! We're never gonna find her.”Applejack looked around.”Yeah, we will, 'cause she's right there!”Pinkie pointed her hoof at the cloud.”Rainbow Dash!”She called.” Hey, guys!”she said not looking at them”We've been looking everywhere for you!”
“That's nice.”she said simply.
“ Discord's still on the loose! We need you to help us defeat him with your element, Loyalty!”she reminded her.” Pfft. Loyalty, schmoyalty! Have you guys seen Ponyville? It's a disaster! I'm staying here in Cloudsdale where everything's awesome.”she said in front of them and laid back to her cloud.”How in Equestria can she think that tiny patch of clouds is Cloudsdale?”Rarity said confusingly.
“The same way he got you to think that cheap rock was a bona fide diamond.”Applejack mocked.”I thought we agreed never to speak of that again.” She glared at her.
“ Time for Plan B.”she said
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“Okay, Fluttershy, you grab Rainbow Dash and hold her down. Applejack will lower me down from this rope so I can cast the memory spell on her.”she whispered while they are inside the air balloon instructing Fluttershy.”Got it!”she nodded.
She hovered next Rainbow and nudged her to wake her up”Um...I'm just wondering if it's okay if I hold you down against your will for a little bit?”Twilight facehoofed” Ugh...”
“ Nice try! Ponyville's your problem, not mine.She flew far away from them.”Come on, Fluttershy, we've got to catch her. Hyah! “She said.When they come near at Rainbow Dash,Twilight called”Applejack!”she throw at Rainbow but Rarity and Pinkie were dragged by the rope”WHOA!”they screamed”PINKIE! You were supposed to secure the ROPE!”she glared at her angrily.”Oops.”she smiled at her sheepishly.”Rarity, Pinkie, hold on! Y'all are slowing her down!”Applejack called out.
”Oh, Fluttershy, would you be a dear and FLY FASTER, please?”she said.” I can't!”she whimpered.”If you can't catch her, Discord wins!”she convinced.
”That big... dumb... MEANIE!”she snapped and flew faster.” Okay, Applejack, last rope! Make it count!”She threw the rope to Applejack.Applejack aimed right at Rainbow Dash and lowered themselves to the ground.
“Lemme go! I don't need you guys! Leave me alone! “She struggled as all of her friends were holding the rope where she tied in.Twilight channeled her horn to her head.
”Wh-what happened?”she asked rubbing the back of her head.She snapped”How's Ponyville? Where are the Elements?! Did we stop Discord?”they hugged her and cheered.When the saw the chaotic bunnies Twilight gulped”Maybe it's a little early for a group hug.”they nodded.
“ Chaos is a wonderful, wonderful thing.”he said before he drink his chocolate milk Twilight speak”Not as wonderful as friendship.”
“Oh, this again?”he said,he drink the glass leaving the chocolate and throw it somewhere,they heard a loud explosion from the back.
“That's right. You couldn't break apart our friendship for long.”Applejacks necklace was pulled by Discord including her.
“Oh, Applejack. Don't lie to me. I'm the one who made you a liar. Will you ever learn?”she gasped joined by the other elements.Twilight teleported between them and perform a bubble to keep them.They landed on the ground and grinned.
“ I'll tell you what we've learned, Discord: we've learned that friendship isn't always easy, but there's no doubt it's worth fighting for!”
“Ugh, gag. Fine, go ahead. Try and use your little Elements.”he said like nothing will happen to him.“Just make it quick”. I'm missing some excellent chaos here.”he said.
“ All right, ladies, let's show him what friendship can do!”pinkie stopped them” Wait-wait-wait!”she slurped.She channeled her horn as their eyes turned into white.A rainbow spectrum was made and turned discord into stone”Huh. What's this? No. NO”the rock crack which is forming around him,and it fell to the ground.
Twilight yawned”I’m going to read last one and I’m going to rest”she said and flipped it to a random page.
Top Bolt
Twilight Sparkle said”I wasn't a natural at friendship. But with some practice and help from my friends, I got better, and now I'm the Princess of Friendship!
“.distant whooshing”You don't want to tell them?”Twilight asked in disbelief”Of course not! Flying is like thirty percent skill and seventy percent confidence! You can't mess with a flyer's confidence!”she explained.
“But you can't improve if you don't think you have to! Besides, Vapor's keeping a pretty big secret from Sky, and that could lead to trouble!”Twilight said.
“Yeah, but if we tell them that they've been holding each other back, that could be trouble too!”she said.
“ Ah, I nailed that flipping loop. I'm actually surprised you're still here. Thought I blew you away.”sky landed on the ground.Vapor pant”You were... great, Sky.”she complimented.
They heard Spitfire stomped her hooves on the ground” Come on, Vapor Trail! You're gonna have to build up your endurance if you want a shot at the Academy! Wonderbolts don't get winded! Angel Wings, you call that cloud-busting?! That cloud barely knew you were there! I love my job.”she said to Rainbow Dash.
“We'll keep working, and who knows? One day, you might come close to being almost as good as me.”he said to her.Bapor School her head”Oh, I don't think so. You were voted Stratusburg's most promising flyer! I was voted best sneeze.”she sneezed.”You do have a really great sneeze.”he smiled.She looked at him and smiled”Thanks, Sky, but I don't think I can sneeze my way into the Academy.”she sighed” I'm pretty beat. I'm gonna hit the showers.”she flew off inside the locker room.
”You have to help her.”he pointed the place where Vapor flew in.”Actually, she's not the one—“Twilight was cut off by Rainbow”Will do!”she pushed Twilight.
“Hey, you did great. You're a really strong flyer.”Tainbow said when she saw Vapor.Vapor looked around to see if Rainbow was complimenting other pony but failed to” Uh, me?”she asked.”Vapor Trail, we know what you've been doing.”Twilight said.”You've been doing great”she said trying to change the subject.Twilight groaned.
”You've been helping Sky!”she said simply.“Uh, I don't know what you're talking about! Sky doesn't need anypony's help. He's amazing.”she said nervously.
Rainbow sighed”Not without you. And it's gonna be pretty obvious during the solo trials when he can't get enough air to do a flipping loop.”Vapor frowned”Oh, no! I can't let that happen! I mean, ah, uh... Aw, sugarcubes!”minutes passed before Twilight spoke “Why are you doing this for him?”she asked.
She sighed” It started when we were kids. You have to understand...”and then she tell her their childhood story.
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“ I understand. But now you're both in trouble!”she said worriedly.
“You need to work on your tricks, and Sky needs to be able to fly without you or he won't make it.”She looked at them”Oh, but he has to! Flying with the Wonderbolts has been Sky's dream ever since he was a colt!”she said.Twilight looked at her sadly”What about you?”Vapor snapped.”I... I guess I haven't thought about it. I just want to be with my best friend.”she mumbled the last words.” Then we have to find a way to help both of you.”she cheere.” Starting with telling Sky the truth.”she said blankly.”No, you can't! Sky will be crushed! And without his confidence, he won't fly as well!”she hild Twilight’s hooves begging for her.
She sighed” Then I guess we'll give Dash's method a shot.”Rainbow humped in the air” Yes! Hah-hah! I love being right! Okay, here's what we do. Sky needs to build his strength. Air drills, wing lifts, all that boring methodical stuff.”Twilight raises an eyebrow “Sounds like my cup of oats.”
“But how will we get him to do that? He doesn't think he needs practice.”she asked.
“We'll just tell Sky that he should practice with Twilight so you won't feel so self-conscious about getting special training from me.”she said simply.” With you? Really?! You'd do that for me?”her eyes widen with joy.” Hah. You say that like it's not gonna be a blast.”Rainbow smiled
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“Oh, you were awesome!”She congratulate.” Really? Thanks! I can't believe I was able to keep up!”she said.Sitting on the cloud.
“That's the first nice thing I've heard you say about yourself.”she said,thinking that her plan is working for her.
Sky and Twilight came”Hey, can we switch now? I want to do tricks with Rainbow Dash!”she said feeling bored.
Vapor frowned” You can't! I mean, uh, you're already so good at the fancy stuff.”Heh. And the basic stuff.You're right, I don't need to practice at all.”he pride.”Um, maybe, Sky, you should...”she was cut off by sky”I'm already the best and everypony's gonna know it when I'm asked to join the Academy tomorrow.””But not if you don't practice...!”Sky interrupted her again”Heh. I wouldn't be surprised if they asked me to become a Wonderbolt straight out of the trials. Boom, dream achieved”Vapor snapped”Sky, you're not as good as you think you are!”she screamed and gasped
“What did you say?”he asked.”Sky, I want you to get in as much as anypony, and you're amazing, but...”she cut herself off.”But what?”she took a deep breathe”I've been... helping you.”he scoffed”Puh-lease! I don't need your help! Watch!”He flapped his wings but he only managed 3 feet high above the ground.
He pant”How can you do this to me? Did you all know? Oh, great. So everypony but me knows I'm a joke. Was this your plan the whole time? To embarrass me?”he said angrily.”What? No! Don't you know me at all?”she asked in disbelief.He turned around”I guess not, since it took me this long to find out you're a terrible wingpony!”She gasped” I can't believe you!” He flapped his wings “Ican't believe I was ever your friend!”he flew off.”Thanks a lot.”Vapor flew in the opposite way.
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Rainbow came outside after Spitfire talked to her.She groaned We really messed up, huh?”she said to Twilight”I have a plan.”she looked at her curiously.
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“What's she doing here?”glaring at Vapor.”Sky, Vapor was never trying to steal your spotlight. She thought she was helping you.”.
“And Vapor, you shouldn't have been so content to take a back seat.”she said at them.They pushed them together”Now, you can either stay mad, or help each other and become two of the greatest flyers the Wonderbolt Academy has ever seen! Please pick the second option. I don't want Spitfire to be mad at me.”she whisperedinutes passed and they hugged each other.
“You got this, Sky!”Vapor cheered.”Focus on a cloud when you spin! It'll help you fly straight when you come out of it!”he instructed.She nodded” Uh-huh!”
whoosh
scribbling
whoosh
stopwatch ticking
Vapor whooping
Tires screeching
whoosh
Whoo, yeah!
laughs
Tires screeching
whooshing
Rainbow and Twilight cheering them
Tires screeching
Recruits are cheering
“Congratulations! You've both made it into the Wonderbolt Academy!”Spitfire congratulates them.
Spitfie flew near Twilight and Rainbow “Whatever you did, it worked. They still have a lot of potential. Who knows? They might even be better than you, Crash.
Rainbow laughed”Okay, let's not get carried away”
Twilight closed her book and went to her bed”Tomorrow I’m going to get you guys back or else I’m going to give up my alicorn wings”she said as she let herself drift of to sleep.
