As an addendum to my previous announcement, I have...

[Zetta pauses to heave an immense sigh.]

I have also captured Melissa, queen of the changelings, and one of the Pinkie Pies. Blah blah rot in my dungeon forever something something evil and somebody get these two psychological help, please.

[As usual, the best way to tell this Rainbow apart from her counterpart is the black coat, the Blaster Edge, and the bracelet. Added to that is the unusually stern look she's given the scroll, fierce and serious and faintly angry.]

Okay, listen up, 'cuz we've got a problem here.

A lot of you ponies have been getting stuff that just shoots you higher than Cloudsdale out of nowhere. Stuff from the dungeon, weird transformations, magic powers, we've got Hayate doling out stuff like it's free cookie day at Sugercube Corner.

This is bad. It's dangerous and it's wrong. As much as everypony has good reasons for wanting this stuff and using it, and I'm not saying anypony's out to do anything wrong with it, it's still really scary. If someone just hands you some ultimate power, especially these days, you should be worried.

You don't know anything about this stuff. What was it doing in the dungeon? Maybe all of it was planted by the Pale Pony just as a trick or some experiment. It can be taken away from you at any time, like Discord did. You don't know what's powering it. You don't know the rules of it.

[She leans forward to prod the scroll with a hoof, like she's prodding the viewer, her gaze intensifying.]

Now you might call me a hypocrite, 'cuz you know I picked up a bunch of things in Garden, but the difference is, I sweated and struggled and gave it my 100% best all the time I was there. I sat there and I practiced and I studied and, Celestia help me, I even took academic classes and followed the Garden Code the best I could, to learn what I was doing. And before that, I didn't just appear on the Wonderbolts one day -- I was putting in my licks every day getting stronger and faster and better so one day I'd be worthy of it.

So if you're relying on some power or gadget or device you just got, you're just asking for trouble. The only safe power is what you understand, and you only understand it if you put time and effort and energy into studying, learning, and practicing. Otherwise, you're just asking to break and fail when we finally do take on the Pale Pony.

And just remember. This is Equestria. We don't fight alone. When it all comes down, we're going in together, and it's our friendships and our bonds that'll see us to victory. Not one incredible hero or some mighty spell.

[It's about two hours after the appearance of the Pale Pony, and everything that came with it. You might think that things would calm down again, but no.

This time, Flare Star fires up a scroll that she basically pulled straight away from Dust and starts talking, about as seriously as many ponies have ever heard out of her - the exceptions being Queen Chrysalis (who got to hear the tone when she was attacking the pegasus) and Zecora (whom she helped during Nightmare Night).]

The cards've been played. I don't know what kind of feeling that was that I felt back there, but I know it is evil. No more playing around, no more wasting time trying to understand.

I'm not saying that we don't still need to research this nag, far from it. In fact, we need to centralize our research, so that everypony has the same access to it. It's only right in times of war to allow your soldiers to know of the enemy they fight.

She pulls us all in at random, focusing on those with powers, and then every month, she culls. A few more get drawn into her, possibly for keeps. By standing before us today, by proving that she exists, she has declared war. Not on Equestria, but on every last one of our worlds.

Buck compassion, and buck caring for a pony so far gone that she'll steal souls for her own gain.

She needs to die.

Who's with me?

[And you'll find Lord Zedd scrounging up various books to look over the translation to that message. Sadly, he's... not having that much luck.]

This is insane! All I'm coming up with is bits and pieces! [He starts slamming a hoof onto the table he's working on.] WHY DOESN'T THIS TARTARUS-RIDDEN WORK NOT MAKE SENSE?! [And Zedd is just glowing with anger.] This entire blasted world doesn't make a lick of SENSE! This has to be some sort of JOKE!

When the scroll turns on, it shows Hayate, sitting in her cloud shack and looking thoughtful, her wings rustling in contemplation.

"So, uh...today I realized something. It's been eight months since I showed up here, you know? And in all that time, I haven't died once. This is the longest I've ever gone without getting killed!"

Her wings shudder briefly before fully extending.

"It's actually kind of weird, really, and I'm not sure how to deal with it. Like, what if I get out of the habit? I mean...I'd have to relearn how to fight and everything! So, uh...anyone got any good tips? Where can a girl go to get killed around here?"

...uh-huh.

[Hey it's no one's favorite eighties neurotic: Cameon! He has a load of fun in store for everyone tuning in to this video--oh wait, not at all. But hey, he's more cognizant and less questioning sanity this round. Which in Cameron's case is as good as sane.]

So uh, I just want to apologize for...everything I did and said the first time I got here. I mean, yeah, I was freaked out of my mind, but I said some things that I don't really remember but I get the feeling I should be sorry for them.

If you tuned out by now, basically: I'm sorry.

I'm still getting used to all this...I mean, I still have a hard time believing this is all real. I mean, I was still learning chemistry before I got here, for cripe's sake! And now there's magic ponies and other dimensions and bears...it's a lot to take in.

But that's not the only reason I called this paper...is that what it's called? Phoned the paper? Spoke to it? Cripes...But I'm calling because I don't think I can live like a bum anymore, not after a month. I'm going crazy here.

I need something to learn, anything. Self-defense is a good start. Anyone teach karate? Tae kwon do, horse fu? Anything, I'm willing to learn.

And...a place to stay would be good...so...bye. And happy late father's day, I guess

[Nothing keeps the Overlord down, not even a brief and frankly embarrassing stint as a moonbutt. So the scroll opens to him seated on his throne, hooves steepled and a wicked grin on his face.]

I remember how to do that dreamwalking spell. Some of you have interesting dreams indeed. Some of you dream about things that would be shameful... or that you'd like to be kept secret. [He arches his eyebrows dramatically on that word.] Interesting what you can find if you lurk on the fringes of a dream...

Hyaaa ha ha ha ha! But let's not say I'm being unfair and one-sided! I, Overlord Zetta, hereby am accepting bribes and payoffs to stay out of your dreams and witness none of your secret inner fantasy lives in all their sordid glory!

[He gestures to a large, open chest clearly labeled "EXTORTION FEES".] Coffers are empty, fill 'em up so I get too distracted with money and materialism to wander in the night!

[The scroll rolls up to the sounds of Zetta's wicked laughter. A moment later it unrolls to reveal the unicorn again.]

Oh, uh, all Lunas get a free pass. Professional courtesy.

[Sometime after the ponies wake up, scrolls and quills suddenly start raining from the sky. Don't worry, its not the ponypocalypse, its just a squadron of flying white ponies dropping them from above.

Once everyone receives one, the scrolls suddenly glow and come to life, its surface revealing the visage of a large white alicorn with rainbow hair and a golden crown, sitting on a large, velvet-upholstered throne. She has a calm, reassuring, regal smile on her face as she speaks, though those who know her better can see the light of worry and concern in her eyes.]

Good afternoon, newponies! I am Princess Celestia.

I've heard of your arrival in Ponyville and of some of the more interesting stories that have come from it. We're...not certain how this phenomenon has occurred, but we here at the royal castle will put our efforts into solving this mystery, and I hope you will help us out as we wish to help you out!

Rest assured, no harm will come to you. Nor, as some of you have worried, are we holding you against your will. On the contrary, you're free to move about Equestria as you please, be it through Ponyville, Los Pegasus or anywhere in between. I only request that you use the scrolls we have provided you to check in from time to time, so that we know where you might be when we figure out the solution to this current situation.

If you have any questions, you are free to ask them of me. If I am not available - and, I will admit, there are times when I can be quite busy - there are many other ponies willing to help you, including the other princesses of Equestria. We are all in this together, after all.

[And then she smiles a little more. Its a much more relaxed smile. The concern is still there, of course.]

But, in the meantime, I'd also like to get to know all of you! I always like to meet new people, after all. I hear we even have a dragon?