"Once upon a time in the magical land of Equestria, there were two legal sisters who ruled together and created harmony for the land.  To do this, the eldest, used her unicorn power to raise the sun at dawn.  The younger, brought out the moon to begin the night.  Thus the two sisters maintain balance for their kingdom and their subjects.  All the different types of ponies, but as time went on the younger sister became resentful.  The ponies relished and played in the day her elder sister brought forth, but shunned and slept through her beautiful night time.  One fateful day, the younger unicorn refused to lower the moon to make way for the dawn.  The elder sister tried to reason with her, but the bitterness in the young ones heart had transformed her into a wicked mare of darkness 'Nightmare Moon'.  She vowed that she would spread the land into eternal night.  Reluctantly the elder sister had harnessed the most powerful magic known to Ponyville, the 'Elements of Harmony'.   Using the magic of the Elements of Harmony she defeated her sister and banished her permanently to the moon.  The elder sister took on responsibility for both sun and moon and Harmony has been maintained in Equestria generation since."  The unicorn pony read.

"Hmmmmm 'Elements of Harmony'... I know that I've heard of those before, but where exactly?" The unicorn mare said thinking.

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Meanwhile in Ponyville before noon...

Joel was sounding asleep since getting a room at Colgate's place when he had not bits with him.  After finally getting some relaxation, he was yawning and waking up to see where he is right now.  To him he does remember some things from yesterday and was asking Colgate for a place to rest for tonight.  He can smell something cook when his stomach was growling for food.  He shook it off then headed to the source of breakfast time hour.  To his surprising the food has already been made waiting for two ponies to chow down.

"Gooooood morning sleepy head~!  How was your night here anyway?" Colgate said rather cheerfully to Joel.

"Ummm morning Colgate I had rough sleep sometimes and now I feel fine.  Say uh how come you had an apron on you?" Joel said rubbing his head confuse.

"My apron, O-OH um i-it's nothing really what you honestly heh heh." She said slight blush embarassed then taking off the apron.

"Whatever... so can we eat now, I'm starving here.  Also after that I'll showering and brush my teeth then okay?"

Colgate nodded her head while shaking off her mind of what she just worn to impress him or something.  Both of them had taken a seat to enjoy their breakfast at the table.  The taste of the food is really good to him and that made her notice his reaction.  She feels happy to see him smiling to eat her good food.  She thinks that he can probably stay here as long as he wants which would be a good idea, but he doesn't have any bits with him since his amnesia problems.  She'll have to wait and tell him some other time.  By the time they finish breakfast, he headed into the bathroom for a shower then brush his teeth.  He was done in a nick of time so that she'll go in next.

"I better get going now Colgate.  There's gonna be a party tonight and I can't miss it one bit."

"Okay Joel, be sure to say hi to the new girl that's going to visit!" She shouted to him then closed the bathroom door.

'Hum a new girl in Ponyville.  Must be from that castle high above the hills.' He thought for a sec to shrug it off.

When taking walks to see what's up ahead, Joel paused to see a unicorn mare with a baby dragon on her back.  The unicorn has light purple on her fur.  She also has both the hair and tail are dark purple, but one line of dark pink which her eyes are regular purple.  Her cutie mark has six stars with one big red one in the middle.  Both the unicorn and baby didn't notice to head into Joel's front path.

"Like I told you before Twilight, you need make some friends before preparing for Princess Celestia's arrival." The dragon said to her.

"I know what you mean Spike, but I can't focus on that right now when the disaster will be here any time soon."  Twilight said.

"Hey there new visitors and welcome to Ponyville for the Summer Sun Celebration." Joel greeted them nicely to get her attention.

"Oh uh hi there and thanks for welco-" Twilight was paused and surprised to see Joel's scars on him.

'Yesh how many would stop focusing my x marks on me?' He thought getting annoyed of thinking it.

"It's alright these markings are nothing painful.  Anyway my name is Joel Hopper and what's your name?" He said extending a hoof.

Twilight snapped out of looking at his markings. "Sorry about that Joel, my name is Twilight Sparkle." She said greeting her hoof.

"My name is Spike the dragon and I'm Twilight's number one assistant!" He shouted getting his claw to Joel's hoof.

"So you must be from Canterlot.  Never been there before and what brings you here anyway Twilight?"

"Well Spike and I were going to check the party list for the Celebration so need a tour guide to help us out here."

"I can at least help you out there.  Okay then let's get this show on the road."

Twilight was now relived to have some guide around town to at least have some conversation.  While taking a walk together Joel has some talk with spike which he was hatched by Twilight and then she became a student to Princess Celestia at Canterlot.  Joel was really shocked to hear that Twilight is a student to her new teacher.  Spike also told him that Twilight needs to get out more and to make some new friends along the way which Joel does feel the same way.

"So being a student, reader egghead, and learning about making friends that sounds promising." Joel chucked to himself.

"Hey I am not an egghead!" Twilight said feeling embarrassed in anger.

"I was just kidding in fact I dig girls that are my kinda liking to me heh heh." He said smirking from some laughs.

"What did he mean by Spike?" She said a little confused there.

"From what I can tell he likes mares that reads rather well."  Spike said giving Twilight a small blush in which just shakes it off. "Why, you like him already?" he teased to her.

"N-No not like that Spike.  He is just our tour guide today and that is final." She said ignoring that part.

"Sure you think so and hey look, there's a pony that you would be friends with.  Go say hello to her." He said pointing his claw.

When Twilight was saying hello to the earth pink pony mare, it gasps out lound for a sec then runs away.  Joel, Twilight, and Spike were real confused as to what had happened there, but Joel just shrugs his shoulder so that he can continue on.  They now went to Sweet Apple Acres to which Joel did met Applejack yesterday.

"Howdy there Joel and who's the new girl with ya huh?" Applejack said thinking he's actually with a mare friend.

"It's not like that Applejack, this here is Twilight Sparkle and her assistant Spike that came from Canterlot."

"He's right and nice to meet you Applejack. We were wondering if you got everything ready for the Celebration." Twilight said.

"These here apples have already been taken care of including some of ma'h families apple pies, which reminds me." Applejack said ready for a loud noise. "SOOOUUUUPS OOOONNN EVERY PONY!!!!!"

Joel notices some ponies coming his way behind so he just steps aside further away leaving Twilight and Spike the victims.  The rampaging apple family reunion to lift Twilight and Spike in a dining table to which Joel was safe from it.

'I should have brought a video tape with to catch this funny scene here.' He thought while holding his giggle of laughter.

Twilight was having a hard time to process Applejack's family members and serving her whole bunch of apple recipe foods.  Good thing Spike was enjoying some apples.  While being a victim to Applebloom's puppy eyes, Twilight was glaring her eyes to Joel by the grass and that he was laughing too hard at this.  She vowed to one day get him back when this whole party plan is over.

2 hours later passing noon...

"That was the first ever funniest thing to see you two get every bite of different apples." Joel said catching he breathing.

"I know right, my stomach is having battle for gems instead of food." Spike said holding onto his scroll on Joel's back.

"NOT HELPING SPIKE AND YOU COULD HAVE JUST SAVED US FROM THIS WHOLE FAST FOOD HERE INSTEAD OF JUST WATCHING AND LAUGHING BEHIND THE CROWD!" Twilight shouted trying not to puke from her yelling.

"Sorry about that Twilight I'll try to make it up to you tonight somehow." He said pleading his eyes to her.

"Ugh whatever, so Spike what's next on the list?"

"Well it says here that Rainbow Dash is in charge of weather patrol, but I don't see her." Spike said looking anywhere to see her.

"Well it looks like she's not doing a very good job now is she-?" She was cut off when Rainbow crashed into her in the mud.

"Heh heh heh excuse me here let me help you out." Rainbow said giggled of how she messed up then used a rain cloud to move it above Twilight.  She patted the cloud to rain on her which is still not working.

"I guess that I over did it um... how about this." Rain said holding her laughter then thought of something.  She twirled her speed around twilight till the timer was up.  "My very own pattern 'Rain Blow Dry', no no don't thank me your quite welcome."

Twilight's weird hair appearance was too much for Rainbow and Spike were now broke of silence into burst of laughs.  Joel was just too tired of laughing that hard so he didn't want to upset Twilight again.

"Let me guess, you must be Rainbow Dash." Twilight said glaring at both of them.

"The one and only, why, have you heard of me?" Rainbow said excited while flapping her wings in the air.

"I heard that you were supposed to be keeping the sky cleared.  ( sighed) My name is Twilight Sparkle and the princess has sent me to check on the weather here in Ponyville."

"Yeah yeah I'll do that in a minute.  Just as soon as I will be done practicing."

"Practicing for what anyway?"

"THE WONDERBOLTS, they're gonna perform for the celebration tomorrow and I'm gonna show'em my stuff."

"Hey Twilight, why don't you start try to intimidate her skilled flying moves?" Joel whispered to her.

She nodded her head to outsmart Rainbow at her own game.  Joel stepped back on his a bit to see how this will work out.  After some conversation had finish, Rainbow then started flapping her wings to eliminate all the clouds to show Twilight that she can clear them up ten seconds flat.  Twilight and Spike had their jaws dropped that all the clouds are gone leaving Rainbow laughing in victory.

"Exactly ten seconds Rainbow Dash great job!" Joel shouted waving his hoof.

"See I told you ten seconds flat Twilight we should hang out some more.  Hey there Joel what's up today?" Rainbow said flying to him.

"Eh not much on my part.  I'm being a tour guide for Twilight today from Canterlot."

"Wow that must be real boring to explain everything.  So did I miss something that you didn't laugh?"

"Well something was funny at Sweet Apple Acres.  I'll tell you when I'm finished being a tour guide okay?"

"I'll keep that promise then, see ya later Joel!" Rainbow said while flapping her again to fly off.

When that was over he told Twilight that he can get her hair fixed at Canterlot Boutique.  While Both Twilight and Spike were following him to the Boutique fashion shop, he then walked in to see that Rarity was busy inspecting bows and ribbons.

"Hmmm no no that's not it and well this just won't do here." Rarity said focused on the ribbons.

Hey there Rarity, how is everything going today in your shop?" Joel said waving his hoof.

"Oh hello Joel what bring you here and good heavens what happened to this girls mane?!" She gasped to see Twilight's weird look.

"It's a long story there and I was wondering if you can help with Twilight Sparkle's mane if you don't mind?"

"But of course darling, a friend of Joel is a friend of mine.  Come along Twilight let's get you fixed up."

While having some girl talk, Spike was asking Joel of how he knows Rarity.  Joel just told Spike that he met her yesterday to see she can help him about the seven x markings.  He was feeling bad that other ponies didn't want to speak with him cause of an abusive family or something that they think of.  Spike felt the same way that no pony would talk to him from his appearance for some time.  They then agreed to help out one another about their condition.  Now that things were cool now, Rarity was done dressing up Twilight and fixed her mane.

"Well um Rarity I am a student in Canterlot and-" Twight was cut short form Rarity's gasp.

"You are from Canterlot?!  Oh I've always dreamed of going there about the rich and fabulous dresses.  I can't wait to hear all about it.  You and I are gonna be the best of friends." Rarity said in a cheerful accent.

Without a warning while Rarity was getting a new dress, Twilight grabbed Spike with her magic to get away from her.  Joel was a bit confused of what had happen now that Rarity got a dress and was disappointed that Twilight was gone.

"That was unexpected, your feeling alright Rarity?" Joel said waving his hoof at her.

"Well um not quite darling.  It  just bothers me sometimes that some customers storm off like that." She said felt down about it.

"You can't always try to go talking more about your life you know?"

"I know that Joel, but I can't help it about what I do for everything about fashion and gems that I collected here."

"Hmmmmm tell you what, when you visit her tonight just go apologize to her and I'm sure that she'll tell you about Canterlot okay?"

"I guess your right, okay I'll tell her and thank you Joel." Rarity said hugging him then break off.

"Don't mention it Rarity.  Well, can't wait for too long for Twilight's tour, see ya later Rarity." He said then headed outside.

Joel was now heading out to find Twilight and Spike waiting for him.  He caught up to them and then headed out on road to find where the cottage he has seen before when Fluttershy was singing.  The beautiful voice from Fluttershy that Joel was calmed to in a melody reminded him something in his memory.  As remembering it, he snapped of his mind to hear some birds chirping somewhere.

'Hey it's that mare from yesterday.  I wonder what she's doing with those birds?' He thought hiding in the bushes with the other two.

He was barely hearing something about the birds wrong note that he sees the pink maned pegasi float up to one of the birds.  Before Joel was going to go walk up to her, Twilight came out of the bushes to say hello which scared off the birds to the pegasi squeaked.

'Nice going Twilight real smooth to ruin the audience disappointment.' He thought shook his head then turned to Spike.

'Don't look at me buddy, Twilight breaks the rules most of the times.' Spike sighed in his thoughts.

"I'm so sorry I didn't mean to frighten your birds.  I'm just here to check on the music and it sounded beautiful." She said smiled awkwardly as the pink maned pegasi floated down hiding her eyes. "I'm Twilight Sparkle, what's your name?"

"Um... I'm... Fluttershy." She quietly said backing up a little.

"I'm sorry what was that?"

"Um... m-my name is F-Fluttershy." She more quietly said.

"Didn't quite catch that."

"Uh Fluttershy." She said feeling awkward talking as her birds were coming back the tree spot.

"Weeeeeell it looks like your birds are back.  Everything is in order so keep the good work." Twilight said turning away.

When heading back to Joel and Spike they shook their heads at her saying that it wasn't cool.  She felt down about interrupting that scene which could have been more beautiful if not getting distracted.  When heading back, Fluttershy's eyes were wide opened.

"Gasp! A BABY DRAGON!" She shouted a little then bumped Twilight out. "I've never seen a baby dragon, he's soooo cute!"

"Well well well." Spike smirking or taunting at Twilight who was upside down.

"Oh my and it talks I never heard dragon can talk.  It's so incredible that I-I just don't know what to say." Fluttershy said floating up.

"Compared to how he'll be as an adult, he does have the guts with his pride." Joel said as Spike nodded to his agreement.

Fluttershy then turned to who that stallion.  Her eyes widened again to see that it was him from yesterday.  She recognized the colt from when he didn't realize he dropped an apple of his saddlebag.  She flew down at him to see those markings.

"Uh h-hello there my name Joel Hopper." He nervously said bit awkward at seeing the mare checking his body.

"Oh... um m-my name is Fluttershy and I was wondering of how you got those marks i-if that's alright." She said now focused.

"Well it's just hard to say, but I have a lot of amnesia and I don't know about these markings on me." He said scratching his head.

"Does it still on you, is it alright if I can patch up your markings if that bothers you?"

"Naw it's okay you don't have to... (sigh) but that bothers me that much so why not cover it up?"

"Great then, I'll be back with some first aid kit in a few minutes!" She said sheepishly then head back home.

While waiting for her Joel and Spike helped up Twilight to see if she's alright.  Luckily there was no damaged as Fluttershy has made it back to cover Joel's marks.  He was a bit nervous when being touched on those spots, but just have to deal with it.  After putting on some bandages including some smooth hooves to cover it up, she was now done.

"There all better, does it still hurt you in any way?" Fluttershy said with a worried look.

"Not exactly like no pain.  Thank you for what you did like I didn't want that from your kindness to me."

"Why wouldn't I do that?  I never ignore any pony or nice animals that are in trouble with those kind of markings."

"Hmmm you make a good point though."

"Well I appreciate the two of you getting along, but me and Spike have to be going now." Twilight said putting Spike on her back.

"Wait, wait, I want to know about the little dragon's name."Fluttershy said as she hurried up to Twilight.

"Hi there my name is Spike." Spike said smiled her.

"Hi Spike I'm Fluttershy.  Wow a talking dragon I want to know what dragons talk about."

"Well uh... what do you want to know?"

"Absolutely everything." She said as Twilight let out a defeated sigh.

"Well it started out as I was a cute little fella in a green purple egg-"

As Spike was continuing with his story Joel was now following Twilight back to see what's up with her.  She didn't say anything at that point so he just shrugged it off and continues to follow them.

3 hours later that the sun is setting a little bit...

"-and that is the story of my whole entire life.  Well up until today, do you want to hear about it?" Spike said for more questions.

"Oh yes please-" Fluttershy was then cut off from Twilight turning around to look at her.

"I am so sorry how did we make it here so fast?  This is where I'm staying while in Ponyville and my poor little baby dragon needs some sleep does that sound good Spike?" Twilight said trying to end the long conversation.

"No I don't." Spike was then hopped off from Twilight on purpose from her.

"Awww wook at that, he's so sweepy that he can't keep his widdle balwance." She said in a baby tone.

Before Joel was going to see what's going on with Twilight, she with Spike slammed the door at Fluttershy and him outside.  This was very suspicious since visiting from Canterlot that Joel did not want to ignore.  For a few moments of taking forever to wait, he then walked in to see that there was party going on in Twilight's house.  There was Fluttershy that went inside, Applejack, Rainbow Dash, Rarity, and including that pink mare putting on a big party for Twilight.  Which then he avoid those five mares to see what's up with Twilight as he enters the door.

"Legend has it that in the longest day of the thousand year, the stars will aid in her escape and will bring about the everlasting night.  Oh if only there was more time to find the elements instead of making friends." Twilight said looking at the moon above.

"Guessing this whole friendship isn't working out for you huh?" Joel said as she gasps and turn around to see Joel hearing about it.

"Jeez Joel can't you knock instead of scaring me?!  I need to focus on finding the elements to prepare for Nightmare Moon."

"What's so important about finding these elements to defeat this Nightmare Moon your speaking of anyway?"

Twilight just let out a heavy sigh and used her magic to hand him the book about the Elements of Harmony.  She then explained to him about the princesses that found them and that the younger one has been mad to be the one appreciated to her night sky, but the ponies just slept in and that made her angry that her big sister used the elements to send her to the moon for a thousand years.

"Wow that's some strange tale of the story of Princess Celestia and Luna." Joel said rubbing his chin.

"It might be strange to you, but it was true, my teacher Princess Celestia is the one that banished Luna." Twilight said sighing again.

"That looks awful when Princess Celestia had to go through.  Are there any other legends around here?"

"Well there is one book in particular, but I doubt it's true though since not being seen anywhere." She said as she hands him one.

"Hmmmmm the ,'Legendary Six Winged Alicorn Colt', could be very interesting. Five thousand years ago before the founding of Equestria, the land was in chaos that there was no peace there is only war between tribes in each kingdoms.  When the land was about to bring in  destruction, the one being that came from far away has stopped everything from regrets of taking life away.  This unknown colt is named Tristen Myers and he is the first ever six winged alicorn to be seen to everything.  Beings from every kingdom were in shocked to see him stop the war with his unknown magic.  He asked for peace to never stop a war again and to make place balance between the kingdom.  The creatures has agreed to his demands and there was no war for two thousand years.  Although his descendant's had been passed down generation to generation from those year, they somehow vanished into thin air.  No one knows of what happened to them.  Some say they had to go back to their own home.  Others think that something else had taken them somewhere.  For who knows of whatever happened to them, the memory of Tristen Myers and his descendants will never be forgotten..." Joel said as he finished reading to see it later on.

"Do you think that the descendant of Myers will help us out Twilight?"

"I'm not so sure about that.  Even my teacher Princess Celestia wonders where they are now." She said finding a clue about it.

"Well if Nightmare Moon does come here, we'll have enough time to find the descendant alicorn to help us out."

"Thanks Joel, but I don't know how we have until she arrives here anyway."

"Eh don't worry about it that much.  Let's just head back down to celebrate with your new friends." He said smiling to her.

Twilight nodded her head then joined him to the party.  They were having some good time, but she doesn't like to enjoy it that much from all the conversations to her new friends.  It just felt uneasy to Joel that there must be something that he can do.  Now that the party is over with, all the ponies had gathered up at the mayor hall inside for the appearance of Princess Celestia.  While waiting for her to show up, the pink energetic pink mare was jumping around and that she had appeared to Twilight and Joel.

"Isn't this excited exciting you two?! Are you excited cause I look so excited too!  Well except for that one that I saw you that one time in town and then I went 'Gasp!', but like really who can talk fast?" the pink mare said talked really fast.

"Uh hi there my name is Joel Hopper and who are you?" He said rubbing his head confused of what she said.

"Oh sorry about that since I already met Twilight here!  My names Pinkie Pie, nice to me Joey Happy Hoppy!" She said sheepishly.

"Eh I can deal with nicknames sometime.  A pleasure to meet you Pinkie Pie."

Joel was then cut off from his conversation that Fluttershy is controlling the her hooves to her birds singing for something.  The lights were then focus on the Mayor mare approaching the stage to announce every ponies attention.

"Fillies and gentlecolts, As mayor of Ponyville, it is my great pleasure to announce the beginning of the Summer Sun Celebration!  In just a few moments, our town will witness the magic of the sunrise, and celebrate this, the longest day of the year! And now, it is my great honor to introduce to you the ruler of our land, the very pony who gives us the sun and the moon each and every day, the good, the wise, the bringer of harmony to all of Equestria... Princess Celestia!" Mayor said pointing out her hoof behind her then walking off stage.

"The curtains have been pulled out slowly as the spotlight is ready.  Joel was ready to see who this Princess Celestia is.  By the time the spotlight has reached the curtains unfold, there was no pony to be seen.  All of the ponies gasped that she is not here.  Every pony in the crowd began chattering quietly, but nervously to know what could have happened.

"Remain calm, everypony, there must be a reasonable explanation!" The mayor tried to assure.

"Ooh, ooh, I love guessing games! Is she hiding huh huh HUH?" Pinkie said bouncing in excitement.

Rarity came out of the room Princess Celestia was supposed to be in. "She's gone!" She announced, receiving a group of gasps.

While the other ponies were in a panic.  Joel looked up slowly at the window that a figure from the moon is vanishing.  Twilight doesn't understand of what he's looking at till she felt the same way as she was terrified of that.

"Something is coming straight into Equestria..." He mumbled to himself.

The blue mist enlarged until it finally spread out and revealed a tall blackened pony. A pony that was as large as Princess Celestia, but  it looks as though Joel has seen that figure in Twilight's book from her story.

"Oh, my beloved subjects…" She announced calmly before us. "It's been so long since I've seen your precious, little sun-loving faces."

"What did you do with our Princess?!" Joel heard the voice coming from Rainbow Dash readying for her fight, but she was held back from Applejack who grabbed Rainbow's tail with her teeth.

"Why, am I not royal enough for you? Don't you know who I am?" Nightmare asked, changing her tone into a slightly irritated one.

"Ooh, ooh, more guessing games!" Pinkie Pie continued to take unseriously. "Um, Hokey Smokes! How about... Queen Meanie! No! Black Snooty, Black Snooty—"

She was immediately silenced when Applejack forced an apple in her mouth.

"Does my crown no longer count now that I have been imprisoned for a thousand years?" Nightmare asked as she frightened the yellow pegasus with the birds, causing her to flinch back. What? Imprisoned for a thousand years? "Did you not recall the legend? Did you not see the signs?" She continued as she moved to Rarity.

"I did!" Twilight suddenly announced out loud for every one of us to hear as Joel was listening to hear it. "And I know who you are. You're the Mare in the Moon – Nightmare Moon!"

Every pony gasped again.

"Well well well, somepony who remembers me. Then you also know why I'm here." Nightmare Moon stomped a hoof down, expecting an answer.

"You're here to... to..." Twilight stopped and gulped, unable to finish her sentence for some reason.

Nightmare Moon chuckled loudly, smiling deviously. "Remember this day, little ponies, for it was your last. From this moment forth, the night will last forever!" As soon as she ended her sentence, her voice emerged into a loud cackle as thunder boomed and lightning flashed above her.

'Well that doesn't look good here.  Time for me to step up and confront her.' Joel thought ready to battle Nightmare Moon.

To be continued...