Chapter 17: The
excitement, fun, and opportunity of the Unexpected
Eight days later, the friends find themselves sitting in
the airship’s forward observation lounge.
The airship is flying above the clouds at night. Lantern light is making contrasting shadows
on the walls, objects, and ponies.
Twilight is sitting on a padded chair, uses her magic to bring their
friendship journal to her and opens the book to the first blank page.
Twilight’s eyes lit up as she says to her friends, “The
Cutie Mark Crusaders are going to love these descriptions of how the ancient
ponies earned their first recorded cutie marks to appear on pony flanks.”
Sitting next to Twilight, Applejack appears happy playing
her banjo for everypony’s enjoyment. Spike
appears content listening to Applejack’s music.
Rainbow is busy sorting a big pile of Pegasus pony merchandise based on
none other than Rainbow.
Twilight starts writing in her friendship journal. “After one memorable farewell party - my
airship crew, my friends, and I have settled in our airship for the weeklong voyage
back home. While I’m happy to return
home, I also feel sad to leave all my new, Dream Valley friends.”
Twilight smiles at a photograph of the farewell party,
her pony and dragon friends, along with the Dream Valley friends she has made. Standing on Twilight’s right side is Cameo
Moderator while standing on Twilight’s left side is Spiffy van Hoosier. Standing next to Spiffy is Newsie Newsworthy
and Panorama, both wearing formal dresses.
Twilight continues writing, “First, this unexpected adventure and all the excitement and enjoyment
we have encountered would never have happened if the Cutie Mark Crusaders
hadn’t ask a question about how ancient ponies got their cutie marks, if Cheerilee
hadn’t asked me to investigate the library of the Royal Pony Sisters, and if my
friend Spike hadn’t suggested that we take an airship journey to Dream
Valley. We all owe Ponyville’s Cutie
Mark Crusaders, Cheerilee, and Spike our thanks for finding unexpected friends
and unexpected opportunities in Dream Valley.
“Second, I’ve learned that the unexpected can surprise
and sometimes frighten a pony. Yet,
while our intended goal was to rediscover lost Equestrian history for Cheerilee’s
textbook project; during our adventure to rediscover lost pony history, my
friends and I found unexpected friends and unexpected opportunities. It is funny that the unexpected things you
find are often more valuable than the things that you intend to find.
“Third, while it was unexpected that my friends and I would
purchase Pony Digital Assistants, we will be donating our wonderful tools and
the rest of the Dream Valley technology we have purchased or were given to us, to
Princess Celestia's School for Gifted Unicorns.
I’m sure that Celestia's students can and will make much better use of
Dream Valley technology than we ever will.
“Also, I propose trading Dream Valley coal and their
skill in building canals for Equestrian friendship engines and our skill in
building railroads. Most trade
agreements are written in boring adult talk.
To make these talks more interesting for all involved, I suggest that Princess
Celestia should hire Trixie Lulamoon and Cheese Sandwich to complete these
complex trade agreements. Who can tell
what unexpected things could happen if we pair those two professional
entertainers together to write out these trade agreements.
“In conclusion, I wonder what other unexpected friends,
undiscovered civilizations, and unidentified opportunities remain hidden on,
above, or under the unmapped lands and seas of our world? Whatever my friends and I discover during our
future adventures, we will bring the magic of friendship to friends that we
haven’t met yet.”
Twilight yawns, and then concludes her entry with, “But,
for me it is time for this unexpected pony ambassador to return to my
cabin. Tonight I need to get some much
needed sleep. My friends and I will work
to solve tomorrow’s problems tomorrow.”
The end
My Little Pony: Friendship is
Magic, Copyright © 2010 Lauren Faust, Hasbro Studios, and DHX Media
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