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Sunset Shimmer dashed toward Canterlot
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High. Her red-gold hair wafted behind her
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like a pony’s wavy mane. She was so excited!
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She glanced at her phone one more time.
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Could the news really be true?
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She ran over to the statue of the Won‑
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dercolt. Rainbow Dash and Applejack were
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already there, and the other girls were sec‑
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onds behind her. “I got your text, Rainbow
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Dash,” Sunset Shimmer exclaimed breath‑
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lessly. “Did something come through the
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portal? Is Equestrian magic on the loose?
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Did Twilight come back with a problem that
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only we can solve?”
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Pinkie Pie giggled. “Has a giant cake
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monster covered all the cakes in the world
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in cake?”
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Rainbow Dash was surprised that all the
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girls had overreacted. What did they want?
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Another trio of evil Sirens to infiltrate their
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school and try to sow disharmony? She held
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up her guitar. The emergency was that she
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had broken a string—and she really wanted
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to practice some new songs for their band,
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the Sonic Rainbooms.
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Sunset Shimmer wrinkled her forehead. “I don’t understand.”
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“I was just telling Rainbow Dash here”—
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Applejack sighed—“that a broken guitar
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string doesn’t really qualify as an emergency.”
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“It totally does!” Rainbow Dash couldn’t
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believe that Applejack, who played the bass,
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didn’t understand.
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But no one did.
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Rarity was put out. “Really, Rainbow
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Dash, I was in the middle of sewing a very
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complex appliqué on my latest frock.”
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“And I was just about to tuck in my pets
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at the shelter. Now we’ll have to start stories
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all over again.” Even gentle Fluttershy was
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annoyed.
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Something just didn’t seem right, but
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Sunset Shimmer couldn’t figure out what it
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was. “Why would you send all of us an emer‑
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gency text for a guitar string?”
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Rainbow Dash whirled around and
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pointed at a trio of girls sitting on the
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school steps. Apple Bloom, Sweetie Belle,
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and Scootaloo were all looking at the Rain‑
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booms expectantly.
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“Fans!” explained Rainbow Dash. “I was
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going to show our fans some awesome gui‑
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tar licks, but I kinda need all six strings to
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do that. Got any extra?”
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Rarity rolled her eyes. Fluttershy shook
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her head. Pinkie Pie threw up her hands,
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and Applejack turned out her pockets.
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They were empty. But Sunset Shimmer was
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always prepared. She rummaged through
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her backpack and pulled out an extra set of
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strings for Rainbow Dash.
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She handed them to her fellow guitar
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player. “But I’m pretty sure the music rooms
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are locked now. It’s the end of the day
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after all.”
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“No problem!” said Rainbow Dash. She
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restrung her guitar and gave it a triumphant
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strum. “The acoustics in the hallway are
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perfect for power chords. C’mon, let’s go!”
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“You coming, Sunset?” Applejack asked.
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“I’ll catch up in a bit,” answered Sunset
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Shimmer.
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The girls followed Rainbow Dash into
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the school while Sunset Shimmer looked
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up at the pony statue, disappointed. It was
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a portal to Equestria, but she had no idea
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when it would open again. She loved her
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new friends at Canterlot High, but some‑
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times she really missed Twilight Sparkle.
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When would they see her again?
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Sunset Shimmer took out her magic
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journal. When she wrote in it, Twilight
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Sparkle could read her letter in Equestria.
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Sunset Shimmer was so busy writing that
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she didn’t pay any attention to the yellow
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bus rolling to a stop in front of the school.
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She didn’t notice when the doors slid open
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and a dark-hooded figure slunk out and
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slipped between the shadows to the statue.
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The shadowy figure removed an elec‑
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tronic device that began emitting h igh-
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pitched beeps. For a moment, Sunset
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Shimmer looked up. What was that? But it
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was probably just feedback from Rainbow
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Dash’s guitar.
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A needle spun wildly on the strange
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device and pointed directly at the Wonder‑
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colt statue.
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Sunset Shimmer read over what she had written.
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Dear Princess Twilight ,
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How’s life treating you in Equestria? Any cool
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new magic spells? It’s been pretty quiet here at
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CHS since the Battle of the Bands. We still pony
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up when we play music, which Rainbow Dash
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just loves to show off, but I still can’t quite grasp
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what it’s all about. I would love to hear what you
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think about it when you have a sec.
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Your friend, Sunset Shimmer
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Sunset Shimmer closed the journal
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and went to put it back in her backpack.
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But why was the Wondercolt glowing? Was
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the portal opening? How strange! That’s
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when Sunset Shimmer saw the hooded fig‑
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ure slinking into the shadows. “Hey!” she
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called.
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Startled, the figure pointed the strange
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device right at Sunset S himmer— and it
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went wild, beeping and buzzing and glowing.
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The figure shoved the device into a pocket
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and took off running.
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“Hey!” Sunset Shimmer shouted. “Wait! Stop!”
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Sunset Shimmer raced after the hooded
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stranger, but the person managed to cross
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the street just as the light changed and traf‑
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fic streamed across the road. A car honked
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its horn as Sunset Shimmer stepped from
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the curb. A bus pulled up. Sunset Shimmer
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saw the hooded figure peeking out from
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one of the windows. Too late!
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“Who was that?” she wondered out loud.
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And what were they up to? Sunset Shimmer
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was w orried—but she was also a little bit
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excited. Could a magic adventure be about
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to begin?
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