One night, Sapphire was in New Canterlot on the highest terrace. She wasn’t her normally happy self. She sighed sadly as she overlooked New Canterlot.

All of her friends had a purpose on United Equestria, Lightning and the ponies protect and serve, Mykan teaches, even the changelings have a purpose; friendship. All of her friends had a purpose... but her. She kept wondering if there’s more she’s meant to do in United Equestria. It was a nagging feeling in her chest.

“Sapphire?” a voice said behind her.

Sapphire turned and saw their majesties. They all looked worried. “Sapphire, what are you doing out here, all alone?” Luna asked.

Sapphire sighed. “It’s just. I’ve got this feeling that I’m meant to do more in United Equestria. Everyone of my friends have found their forever place here. You three raise the sun and be moon, Cadence spreads love and Lightning is the Commander of Starfleet. Everyone has a purpose, except me.”

As music began playing Sapphire turned and walked back towards the terrace and started singing.

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Queen Celestia hugged Sapphire. “You’re time will come.” she said to her. She smiled at her. Sapphire then went home to get some goodnight's rest.

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Sapphire found herself in a glittery void with stars all around. “Hello, is anyone there?”

In front of her a glittery form of Twilight Sparkle as her original four-legged pony self appeared.

“Twilight?” Sapphire called. “What are you doing here?”

“I’m here to present you a special test.” she said. Sapphire tilted her head to the side, confused, “A test? What kind of test?”

“You will find out when you wake up, until then I bid you goodnight.” The void began wavering and everything went white.

Sapphire woke in a shock. She thought about the test Twilight told her about. ”What kind of test will she give me?”

“Guess I’ll have to find out on my own.” Sapphire got out of bed and got dressed. Heading downstairs, she found Mykan making himself some coffee. “Hi Mykan.”

“Hey Sapphire, did you sleep well?”

“Yes but it was weird.”

“Weird how?”

“Well I saw what looked at be a Twilight as a pony in my dream. She said she would present me a test.” Hearing that shocked Mykan. “Really? That is weird. We better get the gang together to figure this out.” Sapphire looked outside and her eyes widened. "I think that'll have to wait, Look!"

Mykan and Sapphire looked out the window and saw something really peculiar. The sun and moon were up at the same time! One side was day and the other was night. "What the heck? What's going on?" Mykan asked.

"I don't know. Come on, we'd better find out." Sapphire said.

The civilians were all in panic with the situation, nobody knowing what was going on. Mykan and Sapphire came outside. "Lieutenant Sapphire will know." one pony said. The ponies surrounded Mykan and Sapphire asking multiple questions.

"I'm sure it's just... there's a logical explanation for-" she was cut off when a royal guard came onto the scene. "Lieutenant Sapphire, Mykan Stevens you must come with us." he said.

He lead Sapphire and Mykan into the royal palace and they went into the throne room where Crystal, Pyrax, Pharynx, Silver and Pyrtie were. “Guys? What are you doing here?” Sapphire asked.

“We saw how weird the sky looked and were called here by the guards.” Pharynx replied.

Mykan turned towards one of the guards. "So, what’s going on?"

"It's their majesties and Commander Lightning Dawn and his entire unit." one of the guards said with a nervous expression on his face.

"THEY"RE GONE!" his comrade cried.

The changelings, Sapphire and Mykan gasped in horror.

"Gone?! What do you mean gone?!" Sapphire asked.

"We don't know, it seems as their majesties and Commander Lightning and his unit has simply vanish." the guard explained.

"Vanish!" Pyrite exclaimed and fainted on the ground.

"This is why we've come to you Sapphire Shimmer." the second added. He and his comrade saluted at her. "We await your command." the second guard added.

"My command?!" Sapphire exclaimed, in shock and confusion.

"With their majesties and Commander Lightning Dawn and his unit gone, we must take our orders from you, Lieutenant Sapphire." Sapphire and Mykan as well as the changelings were shocked. That meant Sapphire would be in charge of the discovering what happened while her friends were missing. Pyrite, hearing this, once again fainted on the ground.

"I want you to continue the search for their majesties, Commander Lightning and his unit, find any clues that may tell us what happened to them." Sapphire ordered. The two guard saluted and went off. Mykan and the changelings were impressed. "Way to take charge." Pharynx commented.

Sapphire sighed in relief. "Thanks."

Suddenly, another guard burst into the throne room. "Lieutenant Sapphire new from New Ponyville. The New Everfree Forest is well... invading!" he cried.

Sapphire gasped and Pyrite fainted for the third time. "What the heck is going on?" Pyrax cried.

"I don't know, but we have to get to New Ponyville and find out. Come on." Sapphire used her magic and appeared her Element of Harmony. "Gonna need this." then she dashed out the door and flew to New Ponyville with Mykan and the changelings behind her.

Upon arrival they could already see it was complete chaos. Black vines with blue spikes were all over the place! Ponies were either running for cover or stuck in the vines. "Pharynx, you and the changelings free the trapped civilians." Sapphire ordered.

"On it!" Pharynx and the changelings dove in and kicked the black vines freeing the civilians, "Get to safety, Quick!" Pyrite said. The civilians complied and ran into the nearest house. They met up with Mykan and Sapphire at Town Hall. "Man, this is a mess. If only we knew what caused this." Mykan said.

"Me too." Sapphire said.

"Hey! What's that?" Crystal asked pointing at something. Everybody looked and saw a familiar zebra walking into town with a large cart of items behind her.

"Zecora!" Sapphire cried. They all raced over to her as she collapsed to her knees. Mykan unhitched her and pushed the cart away from her.

"From my home, I have had to flee,
The forest have grown too wild, even for me." she said.

"Please say you have an idea on what's happening?" Silver pleaded.

"I'm afraid it's a mystery to me as well,
But I may have something that if combined with a spell." Zecora replied as she went to her cart and pulled out a beaker with purple liquid in it.

"I do not dare to use it myself, the results would be tragic,
It only responds to alicorn magic."

Sapphire looked at her horn and wings.

"Sapphire, you can try the potion from purple to white,
After a sip you may see why the sky is say and night."

Sapphire fired a small purple beam of magic at the potion, turning the liquid to white. Sapphire picked it up her friends watched with concern. Zecora nodded at Sapphire.

She took a sip of the potion. Immediately her eyes turned white and she found herself in a familiar area. "The Tree of Harmony Cave, what am I doing here?" she saw Celestia and Luna near the tree.

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Celestia flew up and used her magic on the tree. "Are you sure?" Luna asked as she flew up to her sister.

"We have discovered the only means by which we can defeat Discord." Celestia said as she used her magic to take the Elements of Harmony out of the branches. "Even without these Elements the Tree of Harmony will process a powerful magic. As long as that magic remains it will be able to control and contain all that grows here."

Sapphire watched when she was snapped back to reality.

"So what did you see?" Crystal asked.

"Nothing that leads to what happened to Lightning and the others, but I've may have found the reason why New Everfree Forest is acting this way. Something's happened to the Tree of Harmony."

"You mean that large crystal tree that gave you your Element?" Silver asked.

"Yes, it must be in danger."

The changelings and Mykan looked at each other. "Well, if that's the source of the problem, then we better go and fixed it." Mykan said. The changelings nodded.

"Be careful my friends,
The forest has danger with no end." Zecora warned.

Everybody nodded and they journeyed into the forest. All around the forest the black vines were wrapped around other trees. "This place sure is creepy." Pyrite whimpered.

"Yeah. This is like any forest in my world. But they don’t look have black vines around the trees." Mykan added.

"Sapphire, please tell me you remember where the Tree is." Pyrax said nervously.

"Yes, it's near the Castle of the Two Sisters. " The friends noticed Sapphire didn't seem scared of the forest at all. "You don't seem scared of the forest at all." Pharynx said.

"I've been in here a few times." Sapphire replied.

"But it didn't have these creepy vines." Crystal pointed out.

"Still, it's not that terrifying."

"Let's just hope the tree and our friends missing are connected." Phyranx added. Everybody hoped for the same thing.

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Soon, they arrived at the the Castle of the Two Sisters and the cavern. "Hey, it looks like most of the vines go into that cave." Pyrtie said while pointing to a cave in the cavern. "That's where the Tree of Harmony is!" Sapphire rushed down the steps, followed by her friends. Entering the cave, the gasped in horror.

The Tree of Harmony was covered with the black vines. There were several figures near the Tree.

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"I think it's dying!" Pyrite cried. Pharynx flew up, "Then let's save it." he flew at the tree but one of the vines wrapped around his back legs and flung him back towards the others. "Nice try." Pyrax stated.

Pharynx growled. Sapphire flew up to the Tree and noticed something. The vines were not wrapped around the branch parts that once held the Elements of Harmony and it was around the center. Sapphire tried to touch it, but a vine came out and wrapped around her arms. She blasted the vine away.

Suddenly, she remembered what she heard Queen Celestia said "Even without these elements the Tree of Harmony will still process a powerful magic. As long as that magic remains it will be able to control and contain all that grows here." Sapphire's eyes narrowed. She knew what she had to do.

She landed back near the others. "I know how the tree can be saved. I have to give it my magic and my Element of Harmony."

A moment of silence followed.

"Woah, woah, woah." Mykan said as he stepped before her. "If you give up your magic, you’ll be completely defenseless if Sombra tries anything next time.”

“Yeah.” Pharynx added. “How are you suppose to defend yourself?"

"How are you gonna use your Valkyrie and Rainbow Power, if you can't use your Element to activate it?" Crystal added.

"I know, it's a huge sacrifice, but I have to do this. If I don't Untied Equestria will be covered in these vines. I can't let that happen. I have to do this." Sapphire explained. The changelings and Mykan looked at Sapphire with great concern, but they knew there was no taking her out of this. Mykan sighed, "Alright... go for it."

The changelings nodded.

Sapphire used her magic on her Element of Hope. She took it out of her necklace and placed it in the center, which opened up and accepted the element. Next, she used a spell and released her magic into the element, putting great strain of her body. When the last of her magic left her and entered the element, she fell to the ground. "Sapphire!" Mykan and the changelings rushed to her side.

"Sapphire, are you okay?" Mykan asked.

Sapphire groaned and weakly opened her eyes, which were now milky white, portraying her lost of magic.

The Element of Hope glowed and using Sapphire's magic, it repelled the vines and restored the Tree of Harmony. Mykan helped Sapphire stand as they watched her magic clear all the vines completely. That's when the several figures of vines diminished and revealed to everybody's surprise Lightning Dawn, his unit and their majesties.

Lightning cracked his back, "Ugh.. what in the universe happened to us?"

Rainbow groaned, “I feel like asleep on a barrel of pushpins.”

“Where the heck are we?” Buddy asked.

"It's a long story." Crystal said. That's when Lightning saw Sapphire looking weak. "Sapphire!" he and everybody raced to her and noticed her eyes. "What happened?"

"She gave up her magic and her Element of Harmony to save the kingdom from the New Everfree Forest." Mykan replied. Everybody felt their hearts skip a beat. "Sapphire... you didn't." Starla whispered.

Sapphire weakly lifted her head. "I did."

The ponies couldn’t believe it. "But why, darling?" Rarity asked.

"I had to do it... for the... kingdom." Sapphire replied. Lightning and the others hugged Sapphire while shedding some tears. She gave up her magic to save the kingdom. A true sacrifice.

Suddenly, the Tree of Harmony glowed brightly again. "What going on with the tree?" Silver asked.

The Element of Hope send out five colored strands to the branches. Upon making contact, using Sapphire's magic the empty spaces were replaced by five new Elements of Harmony, just like the ones Twilight's friends used to wear, but the gemstones were different.

Purple Gem: A Flower.

Blue Gem: A Blindfold.

Orange Gem: A Shovel.

Pink Gem: A mask.

Red Gem: A Shield.

Then the five elements shot out of the tree as well as the Element of Hope and circled Sapphire, making her float into the air. "What's happening?!" Mykan cried.

In a bright explosion of light, Sapphire clothes had changed: she was now wearing a pink, glittery royal robe with white fur on the sides. Also, her shoes turned into silver boots with golden brim on the front. Finally, she wore a crown with five of the elements embedded in it and her Element of Hope as her necklace. Everybody gasped in shock and awe.

"Galloping Galaxies!" Lightning cried.

"Incredible!" Grand Ruler added. Everybody else added their own comments to Sapphire's new clothing. Sapphire floated down to the others and opened her eyes... they were light blue once again, meaning her magic had returned. Sapphire floated down to the others. "Sapphire, are you okay?" Artie asked.

"Yeah." she looked at her new clothes. "But... what happened?"

That's when a glittery Twilight appeared again. Everybody, except Sapphire, was shocked to actually see her. “What in the universe!” Artie said. Even their majesties were speechless. “Twilight?” Celestia said.

"No.” Sapphire replied. “You’re not Princess Twilight are you?"

It shook it's head. Crystal gasped. "You're the Tree of Harmony!"

It nodded.

That blew everybody's minds. "The Tree of Harmony turned into a sparkly version of our dead friend to talk to us... Did I miss something?" Pinkie asked.

"Sapphire Shimmer, thank you for saving me. I know how difficult it must have been for you to give up your magic and element. It took great courage to relinquish them for the kingdom's safety. Making this sacrifice means you went beyond the call of duty. Now I am happy to pronounce you... The Princess of Harmony."

Everybody gasped in the deepest shock.

"A Princess!" Lightning asked. That's when in a tube of light Twilight's angel-corn appeared. "She's earned it."

"Twilight?" Celestia said.

"Sapphire did an incredibly act, even though she knew the consequences. She has shown five more Elements of Harmony while being with you all:

Strength, Bravery, Beauty, Sorcery and Healing.

Just like she did for her changelings friends, she had been spreading the Magic of Friendship even more than me and now by sacrificing her magic and saving the kingdom she has truly earned the title." Twilight explained. Sapphire was utterly speechless. Now she was the Princess of Harmony.

"I-I don't... know what to say." she said. Their majesties came up to her. "This is something you've truly earned, Sapphire. Since you came her you've displayed the charity, compassion, devotion, integrity, optimism, and of course, the leadership of a true princess." Celestia said. "Remember, we'll be here to help and guide you, but now we can learn things from you as well." Celesto added, threatening to shed some tears in his eyes. "You've done very well, my brave human."

Sapphire smiled and suddenly, a bright light shined from the side of her pants and her horn. "What was that?" Silver asked. The ponies did not have a clue as to what was going on now. When the lights died out, everybody saw something no one could believe. Sapphire's horn now had a golden stripe in it and when she pulled down her pants to look at her side...

On her side was a cutie mark!

It looked like a comboniation of Twilight, Celestia and Luna's cutie marks.

The ponies couldn't believe this and were astounded. "Oh my stars!" Rarity cried.

"No way!" Rainbow added.

"Jumpin' Junebugs!" Applejack said.

"Now she has a cutie mark and the Uniforce!" Lightning cried. Grand Ruler, Queen Celestia and Princess Luna couldn't believe. Up until now, they knew the Uniforce was something a pony had to be born with, not gained. For Sapphire, a human to gain the Uniforce is beyond their knowledge.

Twilight and the Tree of Harmony smiled. "Sapphire truly is one remarkable human. Use your new gifts well, Sapphire." Twilight looked at everyone. "Farewell, everybody." and with that she vanished in a bright flash while the glittery Twilight vanished as well.

A moment of silence fell. “So what basically happened to us?” Starla asked.

“My best guest is those black vines sucked the magic from the Tree of Harmony and captured all of you.” Mykan explained.

“But why is?” Lightning asked.

“That part is still unknown. For now I’m just glad it’s over.” Pharynx said.

"Sooo... what do we do now?" Sapphire asked.

Everybody stared at each other. They knew the answer to that.

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The very next day, after the incident had passed, a huge coronation was to be held in the throne room.

Now their majesties and the gang were in the throne room looking over the preparations.

Lightning, his friends and the mane five along with Princess Cadence and Shining Armor were in the throne room with their majesties who looked a little concerned. "Your majesties, is something wrong?" Starla asked.

"Nothing's wrong. Why do you ask?" Grand Ruler asked.

"You two are looking really nervous." Lightning replied. Their majesties sighed and Queen Celestia said. "Alright. We are worried about Jewel becoming a princess." The ponies were confused, "Worried? Why?" Artie asked.

"It's just....it's a big responsibility and we've haven't had time to prepare her." Celestia added.

“She prepared herself, making friends with the enemies and spreading friendship all over our kingdom.” Lightning said.

"She'll be fine. Sapphire already shown the qualities of becoming a princess. She kind, loyal and does what's best." Rainbow replied.

“And she’s been made friends with creatures we never through could learn about friendship.” Pinkie added.

Even with that, their majesties couldn’t help but worry. They both sighed. “Still... but still." Their majesties said together.

"Don't worry, your majesties. We'll all help Jewel when she needs it. Now come on we have a coronation to prepare for." Applejack said.

Everybody agreed and exited the throne room. Music began to play and all the ponies began singing.

Now that the decorations were finished it was time for the coronation.

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Many creatures from all over United Equestria came, even Queen Rain Shine and Queen Novo, as long as their subjects. Sapphire's friends were standing beside their majesties, including Mykan Stevens and the changelings. "We are gathered here today to celebrate a momentous occasion. Our most faithful officer, Sapphire Shimmer has done many extraordinary things since she's come to United Equestria. But today Sapphire Shimmer did something incredible; she created five Elements of Harmony, proving without a doubt that she is ready to be crowned United Equstria's newest princess." Celestia started.

"Now Ladies and gentlecolts, may we present for the very first time; Princess Sapphire Shimmer." Celesto added.

The huge doors opened and in came Sapphire Shimmer dressed in a pink dress with a yellow ribbon with flowers on it wrapped around it. She was followed my some guards. They were singing a song as Sapphire walked towards their majesties.

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She reached their majesties and Spike came up with a pillow that had her new crown and necklace on it. Celestia and Celesto used their magic to place the items on her. Sapphire looked at her friends who smiled and winked at her. Next, their majesties and Sapphire went out onto the terrace, where below, they saw a huge crowd of ponies. Sapphire smiled and waved to the crowd.

"Say something Princess." Celestia encouraged.

"Oh." she cleared her throat and the crowd quieted down. "A little while ago, I met Commander Lightning Dawn and his friends. They helped me to become the confident human I am now. I owe them for helping me overcome my past and today on a day like today," she turned around and gestured for her friends to come out. "I wouldn’t be standing here if it weren't for the friendships I made with all of you."As Sapphire continued, her friends began to shed some tears, even Mykan.

"Each one of you taught me something about friendship and for that I will always be grateful. Today I consider myself the luckiest human in the universe. Thank you friends, thank you every creature."

The crowds cheered below.

Sapphire and the others returned inside. "Best coronation day ever!" Pinkie sang.

"You're gonna make a great Princess, Sapphire. I just know it." Mykan encouraged. Sapphire blushed. "Ehehe, I don't know anything about being a Princess."

"Don't worry darling, I'm sure their majesties will help with your royal duties." Rarity reassured. Princess Cadence and Shining Armor came up, "And us." Sapphire was grateful to have such friends in her life.

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Up in his spaceship, Sombra and his minions were watching the whole thing. "Sooo, the human is a Princess now, huh?" Sombra said and he laughed deeply. "Well then that makes her an even more desirable target."

Frost and his comrades agreed. "And she has six Elements of Harmony too. That's ours for the taking." Flame said.

"Now my minions, tomorrow will start our new era. We will capture Princess Sapphire and we'll destroy anyone who gets in our way." Sombra chuckled sinisterly and his minions joined them.

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