Suddenly, I spotted a little purple dragon!

“A baby dragon!” I gasped with joy, having never seen such a cute dragon in my life!

“What’s his name?” I asked Twilight Sparkle.

“I’m Spike!” answered the dragon for her.

“Hi, Spike,” I told Spike, and introduced myself to him.

He relayed my name to Twilight, but first, he told me the whole of his life history up to today!

At last, it was time for the Summer Sun Celebration to begin at the town hall in Ponyville.

I gave the signal to my songbird choir to begin singing.

The mayor of Ponyville, Mayor Mare, began a speech introducing Princess Celestia.

I gave another cue to my songbirds—this time, to welcome the princess of the day.

Alas, instead of Celestia, an evil black alicorn appeared—Nightmare Moon!

Nightmare Moon thrust her face into mine as she mentioned her 1000-year imprisonment, scaring my birds away as well as scaring me!

There was no doubt about it—she was both scary and evil!

Wanting nothing to do with her, I fled all the way back to the safety of my cottage on the outskirts of Ponyville!