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1MLPS01E01FriendshipisMagic,part1Narrator:Onceuponatime,inthemagicallandofEquestria,thereweretworegalsisterswhoruledtogether,andcreatedharmonyforalltheland.Todothis,theeldestusedherunicornpowerstoraisethesunatdawn;theyoungerbroughtoutthemoontobeginthenight.Thus,thetwosistersmaintainedbalancefortheirkingdomandtheirsubjects,allthedifferenttypesofponies.Butastimewenton,theyoungersisterbecameresentful.Theponiesrelishedandplayedinthedayhereldersisterbroughtforth,butshunnedandsleptthroughherbeautifulnight.Onefatefulday,theyoungerunicornrefusedtolowerthemoontomakewayforthedawn.Theeldersistertriedtoreasonwithher,butthebitternessintheyoungone'shearthadtransformedherintoawickedmareofdarkness:NightmareMoon.[lightningcrack]Narrator:Shevowedthatshewouldshroudthelandineternalnight.Reluctantly,theeldersisterharnessedthemostpowerfulmagicknowntoponydom:theElementsofHarmony.UsingthemagicoftheElementsofHarmony,shedefeatedheryoungersister,andbanishedherpermanentlyinthemoon.Theeldersistertookonresponsibility...NarratorandTwilightSparkle:...forbothsunandmoon...TwilightSparkle:...andharmonyhasbeenmaintainedinEquestriaforgenerationssince.Hmm...ElementsofHarmony.IknowI'veheardofthosebefore...butwhere?[themesong]Twinkleshine:Thereyouare,Twilight!Moondancerishavingalittleget-togetherinthewestcastlecourtyard.Youwannacome?TwilightSparkle:Oh,sorry,girls...I'vegotalotofstudyingtocatchupon.Twinkleshine:[sigh]Doesthatponydoanythingexceptstudy?Ithinkshe'smoreinterestedinbooksthanfriends.TwilightSparkle:IknowI'veheardoftheElementsofHarmony.Spike:Ow!TwilightSparkle:Spike!Spi-ike!Spike?Spike:[groan]TwilightSparkle:Thereyouare.Quick,findmethatoldcopyofPredictionsandProphecies.What'sthatfor?Spike:Well,itwasagiftforMoondancer,but...2[squeak]TwilightSparkle:OhSpike,youknowwedon'thavetimeforthatsortofthing.Spike:Butwe'reonabreak!TwilightSparkle:No,no,no...no,no,no![grunts]Spike!Spike:It'soverhere![whack]TwilightSparkle:Ah!Elements,Elements,E,E,E...Aha!ElementsofHarmony,see:MareintheMoon?Spike:MareintheMoon?Butthat'sjustanoldponies'tale.TwilightSparkle:Mare,mare...aha!TheMareintheMoon,mythfromoldenponytimes.ApowerfulponywhowantedtoruleEquestria,defeatedbytheElementsofHarmonyandimprisonedinthemoon.Legendhasitthatonthelongestdayofthethousandthyear,thestarswillaidinherescape,andshewillbringaboutnighttimeeternal![gasp]Spike!Doyouknowwhatthismeans?Spike:No--whoa![smack]Spike:Ow!TwilightSparkle:Takeanoteplease,tothePrincess.Spike:Okiedokie.TwilightSparkle:Mydearestteacher,mycontinuingstudiesofponymagichaveledmetodiscoverthatweareontheprecipiceofdisaster!Spike:Holdon.Preci...preci...TwilightSparkle:Threshold.Spike:Threh...TwilightSparkle:Uh,brink?Ugh,thatsomethingreallybadisabouttohappen!Foryousee,themythicalMareintheMoonisinfactNightmareMoon,andshe'sabouttoreturntoEquestria,andbringwithhereternalnight!Somethingmustbedonetomakesurethisterribleprophecydoesnotcometrue.Iawaityourquickresponse.Yourfaithfulstudent,TwilightSparkle.Spike:TwilightSparkle.Gotit!TwilightSparkle:Great!Sendit.Spike:Now?TwilightSparkle:Ofcourse!3Spike:Uh,Idunno,Twilight,PrincessCelestia'salittlebusygettingreadyfortheSummerSunCelebration.Andit'slike,thedayaftertomorrow.TwilightSparkle:That'sjustit,Spike.ThedayaftertomorrowisthethousandthyearoftheSummerSunCelebration!It'simperativethatthePrincessistoldrightaway!Spike:Impera...impera...TwilightSparkle:Important!Spike:Whoa![crunch]Spike:Okay,okay![inhale]There,it'sonitsway.ButIwouldn'tholdyourbreath...TwilightSparkle:Oh,I'mnotworried,Spike.ThePrincesstrustsmecompletely.Inalltheyearsshe'sbeenmymentorshe'sneveroncedoubtedme.Spike:[belch]TwilightSparkle:See?Iknewshewouldwanttotakeimmediateaction.Spike:[clearsthroat]Mydearest,mostfaithfulstudentTwilight.YouknowthatIvalueyourdiligenceandthatItrustyoucompletely.TwilightSparkle:Mm-hm!Spike:...butyousimplymuststopreadingthosedustyoldbooks!TwilightSparkle:[gasp]Spike:MydearTwilight,thereismoretoayoungpony'slifethanstudying,soI'msendingyoutosupervisethepreparationsfortheSummerSunCelebrationinthisyear'slocation:Ponyville.And,Ihaveanevenmoreessentialtaskforyoutocomplete:makesomefriends!TwilightSparkle:[sigh]Spike:Lookonthebrightside,Twilight.ThePrincessarrangedforyoutostayinalibrary.Doesn'tthatmakeyouhappy?TwilightSparkle:Yes,yesitdoes.Youknowwhy?BecauseI'mright!I'llcheckonthepreparationsasfastasIcan,thengettothelibrarytofindsomeproofofNightmareMoon'sreturn.Spike:Then...whenwillyoumakefriends,likethePrincesssaid?TwilightSparkle:Shesaidtocheckonpreparations.Iamherstudent,andI'lldomyroyalduty,butthefateofEquestriadoesnotrestonmemakingfriends.4Royalguards:[whinnying]TwilightSparkle:Thankyou,sirs.Royalguards:[huffing]Spike:MaybetheponiesinPonyvillehaveinterestingthingstotalkabout.Comeon,Twilight,justtry!TwilightSparkle:Um...hello?PinkiePie:[prolongedgasp]TwilightSparkle:Well,thatwasinterestingallright.Spike:[sigh]Spike:SummerSunCelebrationofficialoverseer'schecklist.Numberone,banquetpreparations:SweetAppleAcres.Applejack:Yeehaw![thump]TwilightSparkle:[sigh]Let'sgetthisoverwith...Goodafternoon.MynameisTwil