Friendship is Magic (episode)

"Friendship is Magic" is the two-part premiere episode of My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic. In the episode, travels to Ponyville, meets the Mane Six, defeats Nightmare Moon, and decides to stay with her new Ponyville friends.

Part 1
Well-studied but largely unsocial reads about Nightmare Moon, who was prophesized to return after a thousand years of banishment. Twilight, realizing that the thousandth anniversary of the banishment would be tomorrow, informs her mentor. Celestia instead sends Twilight to Ponyville, tasking her with supervising the Summer Sun Celebration and making some friends.

Twilight goes around town to meet with those working on the Celebration:, in charge of food, introduces Twilight to her extended family; Rainbow Dash, in charge of weather, shows off flying tricks and messes up Twilight's mane; , in charge of decoration, subjects Twilight to a makeover; Fluttershy, in charge of music, is fascinated by Twilight's talking dragon. She returns to Golden Oaks Library to research Nightmare Moon, but is met by a surprise welcome party organized by.

Twilight and the residents of Ponyville go to the Town Hall to watch Celestia raise the sun—however, Nightmare Moon takes her place. Nightmare Moon declares that "the night shall last forever."

Part 2
Twilight, panicked, returns to the library to search for more information about the Elements of Harmony, which had been used to banish Nightmare Moon the first time around. According to The Elements of Harmony: A Reference Guide, the Elements are located in the Castle of the Royal Pony Sisters, deep in the Everfree Forest. She, Rarity, Applejack, Rainbow Dash, Fluttershy, and Pinkie Pie venture to the Forest; Nightmare Moon creates a series of obstacles (a falling cliff face, an injured manticore, a group of scary-looking trees, a distressed sea serpent, and an offer for Rainbow to join the "Shadowbolts,") but the group gets through each in a manner that highlights an element of each pony's personality.

The group makes its way to the Castle, finding five of the Elements. Twilight tries to use magic to summon the sixth Element, but is interrupted by Nightmare Moon. After a brief battle, Nightmare Moon destroys the Elements. Twilight quickly realizes that each of her new friends embodies the Elements (Applejack being Loyalty, Fluttershy being Kindness, Pinkie Pie being Laughter, Rarity being Generosity, and Rainbow Dash being Loyalty) and that she herself embodied Magic.

The new avatars of the elements activate their powers, shooting a beam of rainbow-colored magic at Nightmare Moon. Celestia returns to find that the defeated Nightmare Moon had reverted back to her sister,. At another Pinkie party, Twilight Sparkle decides that she wants to remain in Ponyville, and Celestia tasks her with researching friendship and reporting her findings.

Availability

 * Home media:
 * ??? — My Little Pony Magic Single Panel Duvet
 * Streaming:
 * Netflix