“What are you doing here?” asked Princess Celestia, whispering into my ear.

“I’m afraid,” I answered, also whispering.

“Did you see Nightmare Moon?” she asked me.

“Who’s Nightmare Moon?” I asked her in return.

“Nightmare Moon is a wicked mare out to sentence all of Equestria to eternal night!” she explained.

“But—erm—I love the night!” I confessed to her.

“So do I,” she told me, “but eternal nighttime is intolerable!”

“Oh, my!” I gasped, now aware of Nightmare Moon’s evil intention.

“I used to live in the Everfree Forest,” she told me, “and since your house is the closest one to that forest, I want you to go there with me.”

“I will protect you all the way there,” she promised me.

Meanwhile, Twilight Sparkle, Rainbow Dash, Applejack, and Rarity were in serious danger in the Everfree Forest.

To make matters worse, they could not find Pinkie Pie!