"So what we need to defeat Nightmare Moon is at the castle here huh? Let's get going then." Rainbow Dash.

"As much as we would appreciate your help..." Sunset began before suddenly being elbowed by Twilight. "Ow!" She said.

"Sunset, I get that it'll be dangerous in there. But that's all the more reason why they should come." Twilight said. "The more that come, the more skills we'll have at our disposal, and thus the more likely we'll be to find the castle." She added.

"I...your right..." Sunset said before smirking and closing her eyes before shaking your head. "You've come a long way form the unicorn filly I became the surrogate big sister to when we first met you know that right?" Sunset asked.

"Couldn't have made it this far myself." Twilight said, pulling Sunset into a sisterly hug.

"Well isn't that just the darnest thing you ever done seen..." Applejack said. But she noticed Rainbow Dash had shed a tear at the sight. She said nothing.

Geez...I really hope I can bring myself to tell a certain pony who they are to me. Rainbow Dash thought to herself as the group headed into the forest.

"Well I'll give you this: This forest is defiantly a lot better with so many ponies with us. Kind of takes away the spooky factor when there's this many of us." Sunset said. "At least, to a degree. Thank god for light spells." She added before lighting her horn but was stopped by Twilight.

"Wait Sunset!" Twilight said. "I appreciate your concern for everypony else, but you should probably save your mana for Nightmare Moon." She said.

"She's not wrong sugarcube." Applejack said. "If Nightmare Moon was able to overpower celestia, yer gonna need to conserve your strength there." She added.

"But...what about you all being able to see?" Sunset asked.

"Listen to me, for what I'm about to tell you is the honest truth: Save your mana for Nightmare Moon in case we end up having to fight her head on." Applejack said. Sunset nodded but noticed something...odd about that.

Applejack is quite honest...and she was super honest just then. I wonder... Sunset said. A bit later, the group soon encountered a manticore. "Gah! A Manticore?!" Sunset exclaimed.

"Let me guess, book?" Rainbow Dash asked.

"Actually, I once lived in a town that got hit by a monster at least once a week before I moved to Canterlot to become one of Princess Celestia's students." Sunset explained. "So while I was in canterlot, I did a lot of research on some of the monsters I saw when I was in my old town." She continued.

"I guess that would be fair. Gotta know something right to know how to beat it huh?" Rainbow Dash asked.

"Wait! Don't hurt it!" Fluttershy said but then went up to the manticore.

"...Has that mare gone crazy?" Twilight asked but then Fluttershy removed a thorn and the manticore was as tame as a housecat. "...Then again, maybe she hasn't gone crazy." Twilight said.

"So how did you know about the thorn?" Sunset asked Fluttershy.

"I didn't. Sometimes we all just need to be shown a little kindness." Fluttershy said. That caught Sunset off guard again.

There it is again...what are the odds? Sunset thought. But noticed Rarity looked...uncomfortable being here. "Hey Rarity, need a little help? Here..." Sunset said before helping Rarity be more comfortable with a minor light spell. Enough to not cost a whole lot of mana.

"Th-thank you so much Sunset." Rarity said.

"It's nothing really. I was quite afraid of dark places once upon a time too. So I can really emphasize with you." Sunset said. Suddenly Twilight screamed. "What? I'm helping Rari--" But then Sunset noticed the trees had some scary faces on them.

But that was before Pinkie Pie sang a song and got everyone to laugh away the scary faces on the trees.

The group soon came across a wild river.

"Welp...what now?" Sunset asked. But she heard someone crying nearby. "Wait what's that?" She asked.

"Oh what a world! My glorious mustache is ruined!" A surpent said.

"All this for a mustache?" Rainbow Dash asked.

"ARE YOU INSANE?!" Rarity exclaimed. "Just look at this poor fellow. Your beautiful purple scales..." She said.

"Oh I know..." The surpent agreed.

"Your lovely eyes and well crafted mane..." Rarity said.

"Oh I know I know..." The surpent agreed.

"All ruined because your mustache has been unfairly trimmed!" Rarity stated.

"It's true! I'm hidous!" The Surpent shouted.

"Well I simply won't stand for this!" Rarity then proceeded to use one of the serpent's scales to cut her tail and used it to fix the mustache.

"Wow...that was generous of you. But...aren't you worried about your tail?" Twilight asked.

"Short tails are in this season. Besides, it'll grow back." Rarity said.

"So would the mustache." Rainbow Dash muttered to Sunset. But Sunset was focused on something else.

And that makes generosity...what's with all these coincidences? Sunset asked.

"Hey Sunset, I hate to to break your train of thought but we're running out of time!" Pinkie Pie said. And then she looked towards the fourth wall. "...In more ways then one. Don't anybody go anywhere okay?" Pinkie Pie asked.

Author's Note

More forth wall breaking by Pinkie Pie. Sorry, I HAD to make this event into three chapters otherwise this chapter would've run into the two thousand word mark, and with the climax of this coming up, it'd be best for me to call it here so I don't exceed my 1500 word limit because if I continued past this part with the serpent known as Steve Magnes thanks to the episode "Spice of Life" then I'd easily reach two thousand words; 2500 tops. This is because I don't like breaking up climaxes so your getting a three part event instead.