Element of Faith

Still don't own any of this. all goes to Hasbro. I'm innocent.

Nightmare Moon continued cackling insanely.

The mayor alerted, "Seize her! Only she knows where the princess is!" The royal guards charged at her.

"Stand back you fools!" Nightmare Moon warned as the hasty scene occurred. Her eyes glowed and she laughed once again while bolts of lightning attacked the royal guards.

Nightmare Moon then transformed into a mist of darkness and bolted out the door while every pony could only stare and gasp. The pony with the rainbow mane managed to free herself from the orange pony's grasp and chase after Nightmare Moon, stopping outside. Twilight Sparkle raced outside with her dragon it tow.

While I was freaking out about the Eternal Night. I noticed Twilight run off. She knew a little too much about all of this so I followed, apparently Rarity and a few others joined in with me.

We followed her to the library. The rainbow pegasus interrupted Twilight's panicking.

"And just what ARE the elements of harmony?" She screamed in Twilight's face. "And how did YOU know about Nightmare Moon, huh? Are you a SPY?" The rainbow pony yelled just before the orange pony grabbed her tail.

“Slow down Sally, she ain’t no spy but she sure knows somethin' don't ya Twilight?" Applejack asked. The six of us circled her.

Twilight looked at us, then lowered her head.

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

Elements of Harmony? I thought I saw that book last week. Now where was it? I remember!

"Element of Harmony: A Reference Guide." Pinkie Pie and I said as we both found the book and were knocked over by Twilight.

"How did you find that?!" She asked us.

"It was under E!" Pinkie cheered.

"What she said." I answered. Twilight simply rolled her eyes at both of us.

"Oh" Twilight pulled the book out with her magic.

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

All of us, minus Twilight, gasped.

"The Everfree? That place is scary." Came the yellow pegasus.

"It's full a timberwolves." The orange earth pony.

"I heard that it's so dark that even in the day there's no light in it." I said.

Despite our warnings, Twilight went towards it. The six of us followed.

"Rarity do you think this is a good idea?" I asked her.

"Of course darling. Twilight needs all the help she can get." Rarity told me as we followed the purple unicorn.

Once we arrived we all waited by the forest for a moment. I was scared out of my fur.

"Wee! Let's go!" Pinkie cheered. Twilight stopped her.

"Not so fast. Look I appreciate the offer, but I really need to do this on my own." Yeah right.

"No can do Sugarcube," The orange pony said, "we sure ain't letting any friend a our's go into that creepy place alone!" Twilight made a face of disgust.

"Yeah. Besides, the more the merrier!" I cheered.

"We're stickin to you like caramel on a candy apple." The rest of us nodded and began walking into the forest.

"Especially if there's candy apples involved!" Pinkie said. I gave a small giggle. The yellow pegasus did too. "What? Those things are good!"

Twilight conceded and let us be.

After a little walking time, I thought we should all introduce ourselves.

"My name is Fairy Wishes, what are you all called?" I asked them.

"My name is Rainbow Dash, don't wear it out!" Said the rainbow pegasus above my head.

"Applejack, mighty kind to meet ya Fairy." The orange earth pony.

"You already know this, my name is Rarity. And it's a pleasure to meet the rest of you." Rarity said in her sophisticated voice.

"I'm Pinkie Pie!"

"I'm Fluttershy." The pegasus said in a barely audible whisper.

"What about you?" I asked Twilight Sparkle. "It's nice to meet you." She groaned.

"My name is Twilight Sparkle. I live in Canterlot. I came here to check on the preparations for the Summer Sun Celebration." Wow. Somepony was having a bad day.

"So none of you have been in here before?" Twilight asked from the head of the group.

It had been around five minutes since we all introduced ourselves. We also managed to form a single file line.

"Why heavens no, just look at this place. It's dreadful!" Rarity dramatically explained.

"And it tain't natural. Folks say it don't work the same as Equestria." Applejack explained.

"What's that supposed to mean?" Twilight asked.

"Nopony knows." Rainbow Dash said as she flew creepily out of the darkness, "you know why?" She began to crawl towards Rarity, Fluttershy, Pinkie and me.

"Rainbow quit it!" Applejack yelled. Rainbow Dash went on as if Applejack said nothing.

"Because everypony who’s ever come in has never. Come. OUT!"

The rocks beneath my hooves fell.

I screamed loudly but Fluttershy caught me. When I was placed back in the ground I noticed Rainbow Dash, Applejack and Twilight were missing.

"Does anypony see Twilight?" I asked Pinkie and Rarity.

"Look!" Rarity pointed her hoof up and I saw Applejack holding Twilight off a cliff. Rainbow and Fluttershy floated below them. Twilight suddenly let go and was caught by both pegasi.

Twilight nearly fell again.

"Sorry girls. I'm not used to holding more than a bunny." Fluttershy explained as they came to the ground.

"Thank Celestia you're alright." I said as we ran to Twilight.

"Yeah, thanks. Let's get going."

When Applejack rejoined the group we trotted on towards the Castle.

Rainbow Dash had been going on for the past minute about how she saved Twilight. She flew over us showing us just how they saved Twilight.

Finally Twilight stopped her.

"I know Rainbow Dash I was there and I'm very grateful but we really gotta-AH!"

A huge manticore showed up right in our path.

"A manticore we gotta get past him!" Twilight ordered.

He jumped on front of Rarity, who gave him a swift buck to the face.

"Take that you ruffian!" The manticore roared in her face and ruined her mane. "MY HAIR!" Rarity cried as she ran back towards me and used her magic to try and fix her mane.

Applejack began riding the manticore liked a crazed pony.

"wait." I turned and saw Fluttershy.

"What is it Fluttershy?" I asked her.

"I was trying to stop them. I think I know what to do." She explained. "Wait." Rainbow began to attack the manticore.

It knocked her down.

"I think now would be a good time to show off that plan Fluttershy." I told her as it looked like everypony was about to charge him.

"WAIT!" Fluttershy yelled as she flew into the path of the mares. They all stopped.

Fluttershy trotted up to the manticore. The mares flinched but I stared on.

"It's okay," Fluttershy cooed. The manticore revealed a thorn in his paw. "Oh your poor little baby."

"Little?" Rainbow questioned.

"Oh, this might hurt for just a second." Fluttershy comfort as she pulled the thorn out.

The manticore roared again and grabbed Fluttershy.

"Fluttershy!" The others yelled.

I almost laughed when they stopped their resumed charge as the manticore licked Fluttershy's mane.

The manticore but Fluttershy down as we all trotted past. Fluttershy's mane was stuck up from where the manticore licked it.

“My eyes need a rest from all this mucky gunk.” Rarity complained. I rolled my eyes at my friend of four years. We trotted into a pitch black part of the woods. "I didn't mean that literally."

"The ancient ruin could be right in front if our faces and we wouldn't even see it." Twilight grumbled.

The others spouted arguments.

Until we began to notice the scary faces inside of the trees.

The seven of us screamed. Ending up in a group

Huddle to hide from the red scary faces.

I heard Pinkie start laughing.

"Pinkie, what are you doing? Run!" Twilight yelled as Pinkie kept making funny faces at the trees.

"Aw girls don't you see?

"When I was a little filly and the sun was going down!"

"Tell me she's not." Twilight started as Pinkie jumped in front of her.

"The darkness and the shadows they would always make me frown!"

"She is." Rarity said flatly.

"And it's pretty good." I commented

"I'd hide under my pillow, from what I thought I saw.

But Granny Pie said that wasn't the way you deal with fears at all!"

"Then what is?" Rainbow yelled.

"She said 'Pinkie ya gotta stand up tall! Have ta face your fears

You'll see that they can't hurt you just laugh to make them disappear! Ha ha ha." the scary face she laughed at vanished.

*GASP*

"So, giggle at the ghostly

Guffaw at the grossly

Crack up at the creepy

Whoop it up with the weepy

Chortle at the kooky

Snortle at the spooky"

I was too busy laughing to hear the rest of the song. Soon all the faces were gone and all seven of us were roping around laughing.

We finally walked away from the scary trees, I kept laughing with Pinkie. A part of me was a little scared about all of this but that laughter made me feel better. I sure hope we find this castle soon.

"Just great, a bridge!" Twilight shouted from the front of the group.

It wasn't just a bridge. It was a rotted, plank missing, hanging over a deep cavern with seemingly no end bridge.

"Hello Ponies." Came a voice above my head. We all looked up and saw a creepy ghost thing wearing a tattered coat over his fur. He floated over the bridge and gestured to it.

"The path starts up just on the other side of this bridge."

"This bridge couldn't hold a feather let alone seven ponies!" Rainbow Dash yelled.

"I'll catch anypony if she falls."

Oh good. Now we're safe.

And no. That wasn't sarcasm.

I began trotting toward the bridge when a white hoof blocked me.

"Fairy what are you doing?" Rarity asked me.

"Crossing the bridge." I said flatly.

"I don't think that's a good idea." Twilight said. "If the bridge collapses with you on it you'll fall to the bottom."

"But he said he'll catch me. Didn't you hear him?" I told them all. They all stared at me like I had grown a third eyeball. "Come on, let's just cross the bridge." Nopony moved. "Fine. If nopony will, then I guess I'll just go by myself. Nopony is gonna stop me."

I gulped as I took one step onto the bridge. Not falling to my death, I went on as if the bridge was brand new.

"The bridge is fine girls. Just come aAHH!" The plank snapped and I fell.

"FAIRY WISHES!" Rarity screamed.

My chocolate brown mane with midnight blue streaks blew in front of my eyes as I fell. During the fall I hoped the creepy ghost stallion would catch me.

Just when I thought I was gonna crash I felt myself stop and somepony's hooves holding me up.

Opening my eyes I found it was the Stallion.

"Thank Celestia." I breathed out as the Stallion cared me to the other side of the bridge. "Mares come on! We don't have all day!" I shouted across the cavern.

Rainbow flew over, the rest were simple carried when they fell just like I was by Stallion.

Rarity wrapped her hooves around my neck when she came across last.

"Why did you do something so dangerous? That stallion could've just let you drop and then I would've lost you! How did you know he was telling the truth!" She cried into my fur.

"I didn't. Rarity, sometimes we just need to show a little faith in ponies. No matter how scary they look." I told her as we trotted on. Pinkie even waved to the ghost as it left our sight.

I led the group away from the bridge, stopping quickly when we ended up at a river.

Before I could ask what we do I heard something crying.

Following it, we found a purple river serpent with orange hair.

"Excuse me sir, why are you crying?" Twilight asked him.

"Well I don't know. I was just swimming along minding my own business when this tacky little cloud of purple smoke just wisped on by and took half of my beloved mustache off! And now I look simple horrid!" Stallion, this guy was just as bad as Rarity.

The serpent splashed down. The water landed on us.

"Ah gimme a break." Rainbow growled.

"That's what all the fuss is about?" Applejack asked. I could almost sense Rarity tearing up at the loss of hair.

"Why of course it is!" There she goes. "How can you be so insensitive?" Rarity went on about the shame of losing the mustache.

I almost trotted up to her when out of nowhere she pulled a purple scale from the serpent and cut off her tail!

"Rarity!" I yelled.

With her magic Rarity placed the tail in place of the facial hair.

The water calmed and the serpent offered to help us across.

Rarity looked like she was going to burst at the loss of her tail. But she said it would grow back.

"So would the mustache." Rainbow whispered to us as the seven of us went on.

Of course. Another thing blocking our path. A fogged over bridge. Rainbow flew across as go clear the path and tied the end to the posts.

She was taking longer than she should've.

Twilight yelled across the cavern for her and Rainbow finally cleared the fog.

This place was older than Granny Smith. Vines hung every which way, dust filled the air. Finding the elements was easy, Rainbow and Fluttershy flew all five down.

Twilight said that the book said a spark would bring the sixth element and the sixth would bring the seventh.

She told us she would need some peace to create the spark.

While we waited we heard Twilight gasp. We ran in after her and she disappeared with the elements.

"Where'd she go?" Pinkie asked.

I looked over and saw some lights coming from a tower.

"Look!" I pointed towards the tower.

"Come on ya'll. Let's go get Twilight." Applejack said as we ran up in the direction of the tower.

We soon arrived to find Twilight and the crushed remains of the Elements. Nightmare Moon was laughing evilly at our defeat.

"But the Spirits of the Elements of Harmony are right here!"

"Applejack, who reassured me when i was in doubt, represents the Spirit of Honesty!" Shards in an orange glow floated towards Applejack.

"Fluttershy, who tamed the manticore with her compassion, represents the Spirit of Kindness." Pink shards floated to Fluttershy.

"Pinkie Pie, who laughed in the face of danger, represents the Spirit of Laughter." Blue shards flew over towards Pinkie Pie.

"Rarity, who calmed a sultry serpent with a meaningful gift, represents the Spirit of Generosity." Purple shards went over to Rarity.

"Rainbow Dash, who stood by her friends even when gifted with her heart's desire, represents the Spirit of Loyalty." Red shards magically moved to the rainbow colored pegasus.

"All five got us thru every challenge you threw at us.

“You still don’t have the sixth!” Yelled Nightmare. "The spark didn't work!"

"But it did…" The purple pony replied. " A different kind of spark…I felt it the very moment I realized how happy I was to hear you… to see you…how much I cared about you… the spark ignited inside of me… when I realized you all… are MY friends!"

Suddenly, the sixth element came down upon her, showing brightly.

"You see Nightmare Moon… when those elements are ignited by the… the spark that resides in the heart of us all, it creates the sixth element. The element of… MAGIC!" A bright flash and an orb with a six point star appeared, glowing over all our heads.

"But you still forgot the Seventh Element!" Nightmare Moon shouted.

"No I didn't." Twilight said. I felt myself wrapped in magic and carried to the group.

"Fairy Wishes, she crossed the bridge knowing that it would break and a creature would catch her simply by him telling her he would. Even when the rest of us told her against it. This shows her as the Element of Faith!"

A white flash revealed another orb like the ones from downstairs but with a heart carved into it. It floated to right above my head and started to glow a lime green.

Suddenly the orbs and the shards begun to glow brightly. I felt a strange feeling around me, one I had only felt once before.

Complete Peace.

I floated up as I felt the orb above my head fill. The others were looking the same and a beautiful rainbow appeared and headed towards Nightmare Moon.

"NNNNOOOOOOO!" She screamed as the rainbow hit her.

I felt dizzy as I stood back up. Looking at the others I saw they were alive.

"Everypony alright?" Applejack asked. Rarity gasped.

"Your tail!" I shouted.

"Why, Rarity. It's so lovely!"

"I know! I'll never part with it again!"

"No, your necklace. It looks just like your cutie mark!"

"Oh! So does yours!"

"Look at mine! Look at mine!"

"Aww! Yeah!"

Rarity had a purple diamond on the golden necklace, shaped like her cutie mark. Fluttershy had a light pink butterfly like hers, Rainbow Dash had a red lightning bolt, Pinkie had a turquoise balloon and Applejack had an orange apple.

Twilight had a tiara with her cutiemark as the gem. A dark pink six point star.

But what did I have?

"Fairy, you have a tiara as well!" Rarity said while pointing a white hoof at me, the others gasped.

Looking up I saw a lime green heart with a golden casing on my head. Just like my cutiemark of a dark pink heart with a yellow six point star shining inside it.

"Did you really mean all that stuff you said about us Twilight?" I asked her.

"Yes I did." Twilight said. A burning in my eye told me I was about to cry.

"Gee Twilight, I thought you were just spouting a lot of hooey… but I reckon… we really do represent the elements of friendship!" Applejack exclaimed.

Suddenly, a light appeared. "Indeed you do…"

Princess Celestia appeared in front of us from a ball of light! Everypony bowed.

However, Twilight spoke. "Princess Celestia!" She ran over to the princess as the princess replied.

"Twilight Sparkle! My faithful student." Princess Celestia said in a very heartwarming voice. "I knew you could do it!"

"But…" Twilight responded. "You told me it was all a pony tale."

"I told you that you needed to make some friends, nothing more. I saw the signs of Nightmare Moon's return, and I knew you had the magic inside to defeat her. But you could not unleash it until you let true friendship into your heart." Wow. That’s a beautiful statement.

"Now if only another will is well…" They looked over to the defeated pony. "Princess Luna…"

The defeated pony was startled when Princess Celestia began walking towards her.

"It has been a thousand years since I have seen you like this… time to put our differences behind us… we're meant to rule together, little sister."

"Sister!?" We questioned.

"Will you accept my friendship?" Princess Celestia asked Princess Luna.

Everypony leaned forward, even having Pinkie Pie fall towards the floor.

"I'm so sorry!" Princess Luna exclaimed. "I missed you so much, big sister!"

"I've missed you too!" Princess Celestia replied. Both the princesses were in tears.

However, Pinkie Pie began crying and blowing into a tissue, loudly. Suddenly, her tone shifted and she exclaimed, "Hey! You know what this calls for? A PARTY!" We all laughed at Pinkie, she threw a party every other day.

The journey back to Ponyville was much more exciting than the journey to the Castle. When we arrived the sun was raised and the entire town was waiting for us. Two little pegasi fillies placed a flower necklace on Princess Luna.

Looking over at the girls I saw Twilight sad.

"Spike, take a note, please." Princess Celestia ordered politely.

The baby dragon, who must have been Spike, took out his tools for writing as Princess

Celestia began speaking.

"I, Princess Celestia, hereby decree that the unicorn Twilight Sparkle shall take on a new journey for Equestria. She must continue to study the magic of friendship. She must report to me her findings from her new home in Ponyville!"

The six of us gathered around her and cheered.

"Oh thank you, Princess Celestia! I'll study harder than ever before!" Twilight exclaimed.

Every other pony cheered and the party resumed.

I finally had friends that fill me with more faith than I could ever hope for.