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Seeing the Light
“She’s stolen all our cutie marks and converted half of the royal guard already!” Applejack shouted.
“What are we going to do, Twilight?” Pinkie screamed. Her freaking out and running in circles wasn’t helping in the slightest.
“Whatever it is, we better do it fast,” Rarity said, pointing up at the castle tower. “She’s defeated both Celestia and Luna, and now she’s coming back to finish us off.”
“Eep,” Fluttershy squeaked while cowering into as small of a space as she could.
Twilight shook her head and tried to think of something to counter Starlight Glimmer’s ultimate plan for revenge. “We’ve tried talking to her, explained what it means to be a good friend, told her that what’s she’s doing is wrong, but she still won’t listen. I don’t know what we’re going to do now.”
“Why don’t we just hit her with our rainbow-power-elements-of-harmony-friendship-beam-magic thingy?” Rainbow Dash asked, more than a little annoyed with the situation.
“I don’t know, Rainbow,” Twilight said, hesitating on using their most powerful magic to strike another pony. “That’s sort of a last resort, but I guess we don’t have much choice left, do we?”
With the help of Celestia’s cutie mark, Starlight Glimmer sailed overhead on a brand new set of alicorn wings. She banked into her dive, lining up her horn for a power blast aimed right at Twilight and her friends.
“Alright, girls,” Twilight said, turning up to face the target, “Rainbow power, on three! One—”
“Three!” Rainbow Dash yelled.
The ponies locked into their magic elements, a high-powered rainbow beam shooting out from the group.
Starlight Glimmer tried to respond, but the magic caught her mostly by surprise. She took a direct hit. Rainbow magic enveloped her body, tearing away her stolen powers and forcing her to the ground. She landed in a heap right at the hooves of Twilight. The collected essence of a thousand cutie marks rose from her smoldering pile, quick to find their proper homes once again.
Fluttershy gave a worried look while Pinkie began to dance and sing around the fallen foe. “The magic of friendship compels you! The magic of friendship compels you! The magic of friendship compels you!”
Twilight reached out a hoof, still debating whether or not it was safe to approach. “Starlight Glimmer? Are you okay?”
Starlight Glimmer reached up to her with a broken smile and tears streaming down her face. “Twilight, I’ve seen the light, and it is beautiful. The magic of friendship has opened my eyes, and now I see how wrong I was to try and make everypony the same. Can you ever forgive me… and will you be my friend?”
Twilight hesitated to take up her hoof.
Rainbow Dash was quick to hop in. “Sorry to have to run, guys, but I’m going to be late if I don’t book it home right now.” She opened up her wings and gave a salute to her friends. “We really ought to skip right to that finisher more often. It always seems to do the trick, and it would save a ton of time. Catch you all later!” With a nod and a wink, she took to the sky.
Twilight wasn’t sure who to be more surprised with: the magically reformed enemy lying at her hooves, or her friend that just totally put a damper on all her carefully calculated friend-shipping plans.
Rarity stepped up and put a hoof on her shoulder. “You know, dear, it would save us a lot of time and effort to skip right to what works. All the back and forth tends to get old after a while.”
“Yeah, Twi,” Applejack said, “we’ve all got a lot of other things that need our attention. This whole spreading friendship deal really takes away time from tendin’ to the farm. Anythin’ we can do to help speed it up would be appreciated. Cut to the chase, and all that.”
Starlight Glimmer clasped both forehooves together, pleading to the Princess with her eyes open wide. “Please, please, please can we be friends?”
Twilight just shook her head. “Whatever.” In a bit of a sulky mood, she brushed off Rarity’s hoof and helped Starlight Glimmer up. Another friendship problem solved, and she didn’t really care much how anymore.
“What are we going to do, Twilight?” Pinkie screamed. Her freaking out and running in circles wasn’t helping in the slightest.
“Whatever it is, we better do it fast,” Rarity said, pointing up at the castle tower. “She’s defeated both Celestia and Luna, and now she’s coming back to finish us off.”
“Eep,” Fluttershy squeaked while cowering into as small of a space as she could.
Twilight shook her head and tried to think of something to counter Starlight Glimmer’s ultimate plan for revenge. “We’ve tried talking to her, explained what it means to be a good friend, told her that what’s she’s doing is wrong, but she still won’t listen. I don’t know what we’re going to do now.”
“Why don’t we just hit her with our rainbow-power-elements-of-harmony-friendship-beam-magic thingy?” Rainbow Dash asked, more than a little annoyed with the situation.
“I don’t know, Rainbow,” Twilight said, hesitating on using their most powerful magic to strike another pony. “That’s sort of a last resort, but I guess we don’t have much choice left, do we?”
With the help of Celestia’s cutie mark, Starlight Glimmer sailed overhead on a brand new set of alicorn wings. She banked into her dive, lining up her horn for a power blast aimed right at Twilight and her friends.
“Alright, girls,” Twilight said, turning up to face the target, “Rainbow power, on three! One—”
“Three!” Rainbow Dash yelled.
The ponies locked into their magic elements, a high-powered rainbow beam shooting out from the group.
Starlight Glimmer tried to respond, but the magic caught her mostly by surprise. She took a direct hit. Rainbow magic enveloped her body, tearing away her stolen powers and forcing her to the ground. She landed in a heap right at the hooves of Twilight. The collected essence of a thousand cutie marks rose from her smoldering pile, quick to find their proper homes once again.
Fluttershy gave a worried look while Pinkie began to dance and sing around the fallen foe. “The magic of friendship compels you! The magic of friendship compels you! The magic of friendship compels you!”
Twilight reached out a hoof, still debating whether or not it was safe to approach. “Starlight Glimmer? Are you okay?”
Starlight Glimmer reached up to her with a broken smile and tears streaming down her face. “Twilight, I’ve seen the light, and it is beautiful. The magic of friendship has opened my eyes, and now I see how wrong I was to try and make everypony the same. Can you ever forgive me… and will you be my friend?”
Twilight hesitated to take up her hoof.
Rainbow Dash was quick to hop in. “Sorry to have to run, guys, but I’m going to be late if I don’t book it home right now.” She opened up her wings and gave a salute to her friends. “We really ought to skip right to that finisher more often. It always seems to do the trick, and it would save a ton of time. Catch you all later!” With a nod and a wink, she took to the sky.
Twilight wasn’t sure who to be more surprised with: the magically reformed enemy lying at her hooves, or her friend that just totally put a damper on all her carefully calculated friend-shipping plans.
Rarity stepped up and put a hoof on her shoulder. “You know, dear, it would save us a lot of time and effort to skip right to what works. All the back and forth tends to get old after a while.”
“Yeah, Twi,” Applejack said, “we’ve all got a lot of other things that need our attention. This whole spreading friendship deal really takes away time from tendin’ to the farm. Anythin’ we can do to help speed it up would be appreciated. Cut to the chase, and all that.”
Starlight Glimmer clasped both forehooves together, pleading to the Princess with her eyes open wide. “Please, please, please can we be friends?”
Twilight just shook her head. “Whatever.” In a bit of a sulky mood, she brushed off Rarity’s hoof and helped Starlight Glimmer up. Another friendship problem solved, and she didn’t really care much how anymore.