[It's sometime after Nightmare moon's speech about plunging the world into eternal darkness blah, blah, blah, etc. As everypony is currently freaking out, and or preparing for battle, Discord is doing his own thing as usual, sort of.

The visual shows that he's outside of Ponyville now, floating around the outskirts of the Everfree forest. Every so often he snaps his fingers and a sign bursts from the ground, some sort of warning imprinted on it. He does this a few more times in random places.]

So, are we enjoying ourselves? [He smirks at the scroll.] I don't suppose anypony was going to anyways, but if you were planning any camping trips, I wouldn't recommend going into the forest right now.

(The first thing that that appears on the visual are the final moments of this thread. Nightmare Moon's face is clearly visible to the viewers, all the way until she closes up the scroll.

For minutes, there's simply radio silence.

Some time later, the scroll is once again unrolls with Nightmare Moon's form once again visible to all. Her wings are unfurled and her voice clear.)

My fellow Equestrians...how wonderful it is to see you all again. It's been so long since my previous visit...but it pleases me to see you haven't forgotten your true ruler. Now that I've made myself comfortable, I can return to taking the throne that's rightfully mine, but not before I can take part in the festivities. An entire holiday just for me? It's as if you've already accepted me as your true princess.

In that regard, my subjects, I promise you'll be able to enjoy my holiday for as much as you'd like. In fact, you can enjoy it for the rest of your lives, for the night...will last...forever!

(Cue the evil laughter as her mane ominously swirls behind her into the form of the night sky. Happy Nightmare Night, Equestria.)

[The scroll is being held so it provides a view of a large cylindrical wooden structure, along with 21 using his mechanical wings to hammer something near the top. 24 begins to speak.]

It sounds like some of you have been working up an appetite.

[His voice gets louder.]

Hey, 21, have you heard that going into battle for your Princess can make you hungry?

Oh, really? I wouldn't know about that.

So since we didn't have anything else to do, we thought we'd give you ponies something to look forward to after you're done shaking all those leaves off the trees.

Look out for Equestria's Largest Hamburger and Equestria's Largest Glass of Cider!

Coming soon to a Ponyville Park near you!

( And then this happened )

Ah! There's my scroll!

[And with that, Celestia floats the paper over to her.]

I figured I'd find it again sooner or later. Anyhow, I do apologize, my little ponies, for being so silent these past few...weeks? Its hard to tell how much time has passed without seeing the sun. Especially down in this part of the library! I completely forgot how deep this could-

[A suddenly chorus of "yooooguuuuuuurts" echo behind her. She turns, seeing a giant cadre of skeleton pony zombies, of various types, staring at her, tongue spurs instantly out and licking their lips.]

Hmm. Hold that thought.

[Cue the fight music!]

[When it starts, the video's vantage point is of 24 peering down at his scroll.]

Aw yeah, look at this!

[He disappears from view and then his face is replaced by a slightly rumpled copy of Hoovesweek clutched between his teeth. It's open to the positive review of their wings.]

Mroo huvs mup!

[24 spits out the magazine.]

If you missed our show in the park, we're still taking pre-orders. Talk to us if you don't want to get left on the ground.

[The visual post starts off with a rather bored looking 24 standing around, doing absolutely nothing. He lifts his head and looks at the camera though, as 21 begins to narrate from somewhere offscreen.]

Are you tired of walking everywhere? Have you grown weary of the constant waiting for the Friendship Express to finally arrive at your station? Do you stare up at the sky and dream of the day that you too can soar among the clouds?

[24 speaks:] I am! I have! [24 lifts his hoof up and shakes it in the closest thing a pony can get to a fist shake at the sky.] I doooo!

[And now 21 is narrating again.] Fret no longer, fellow equine! For soon all of your dreams will come true. Introducing...

[There's a bit of a pause here - the video stops playing, then starts back up again. It's a very low-budget attempt to make it appear as if the bright orange butterfly wings have magically appeared on 24.]

The Wings Of Tomorrow! These magnificent wings will be the answer to all of your earth-bound worries.

Come and join us at the Ponyville Park to try out a pair of these fantastic and exciting wings for yourself.

[Tails can be seen sitting under a tree and next to him are several books stacked on top of each other. Looks like somepony been going the library.] Does anyp- body have any ideas about who could have vandalized that statue back at the Gala? I've been trying to do some research, but I'm not coming up with much.

[He moves one of the books with a hoof to straighten them out.]

I've also asked some of the locals around to get their opinions about us. So far I have yet to find somep- one angry about us enough that they would want to leave a threat like that. Of course, I'm kinda surprised nop-

[He smack himself with a hoof.] Darn it. Gotta stop doing that.

[He clears his throat before continuing.] Anyway I'm surprised we aren't being blamed for that. You would think us outsiders would be considered suspicious. I wouldn't exactly blame them if they did.

Also, does anyone have some good suggestions for a job? I've been looking in various places, but I would like some opinions on that.

[Once again, Flare seems to be looming over the scroll at first, though this time she's in a rather rickety looking shack. It's something put together with whatever loose wood she could scrabble together, basically held together with spit and hope. A makeshift shelter, little more.]

Alright, remember how I offered self-defense lessons? Me and Lieutenant Slipstream are lookin' into gettin' a kinda ponies' guardforce goin' on around Ponyville, in case any monsters, villains, or badass overlords decide to cause trouble for the normal, peaceful ponies in this world.

If any of you're interested in joinin' the cause but don't know how to use your hooves t'protect yourselves, I'm gonna be offerin' one-on-one lessons. If Slipstream and I can come to an agreement on somethin', we'll offer somethin' a little meatier, but for now I'm willin' to provide the basic "protect yourselves from brigands and diamond dogs" sorta package.

Just let me know and I'll set aside time, alright?

Okay, I just noticed that there are pegasii actually controlling the weather. Literally, they are moving clouds around to make it rain and things like that. That is so neat!

So can all horses do that? If I were to fly up there, could I kick the clouds away or make them shoot lightning? Because that would be the coolest thing.

So we've all been here in this Ponyville for a while, right? But I just totally realized we haven't even talked about one of the most important things we need to know!

[She whips out a calendar and a pencil from somewhere.]

When are all of your birthdays?


(( There's a column for this on the spreadsheet now, please feel free to update! ))

_{[Wally appears smiling at his viewers. His hair has been tidied up a little more than it usually is.]}

Hey everypony-er everyone. If you don't know me already I'm Wally. I'm another one of the humans brought here from another world.

Would any of you happen to know a place hiring workers or need to hire someone to help you out? I'm in need of a job so I can make more bits. Gotta be able to pay for food.

Mr. and Mrs. Cake were nice enough to let me run some errands for them in exchange for a few meals. -Sugar Cube corner has amazing baked goods by the way. You should go there for a meal if you haven't already.- But there aren't enough orders for sweets across town for them to need delivery constantly and their employee Pinkie Pie takes care of that half of the time any way. Sooo... Yeah. I'm looking for a job.

I've written up a little resume. Take a look.
( read his resume )

Okay. It has been days and I really need to know how horses are supposed to take off their clothes. Particularly horses without any kind of magic or wings.

Seriously, I've been wearing the exact same clothes since I got here. I'm starting to smell like day three of Comic Con.

[After struggling to figure out how the hell she can write on the parchment with no thumbs and without getting bits of feather from the quill stuck in her mouth, Liz has figured out that there is in fact a way to get video on these things. She's seen others do it by now but she supposes now she's figured out how to do it herself.

That done, she looks at the scroll with a serious, concerned expression.]

My name is Iron Liz. I'm new here, though I guess that's not news anymore. I...wanted to ask something, you know, out in the open.

Has anypony heard of a place called Kon Ran? I've heard the name a few times around, from ponies who claimed they knew me there, but I know nothing about it. If I was supposedly there, I guess I should figure out who else might know me from some crazy trip. Write me back with any information you might have, please.

[She starts to dismiss the video spell, but pauses, looking back at the scroll with a lighter expression]

Oh, and what might you ponies have around here in the realm of tabletop gaming?

Greetings, Ponyvillians! The mare you see before you is the most dazzling, most enticing, most awe-inspiring showmare to ever grace your eyes with her amazing presence! She has not only defeated swarms of Timbur Wolves and halted many dragons from rampaging, but she has also bested many a manticore from harming anypony! She stands before you now, disappointed at her lack of audience during her last performance.

However, being the exceedingly generous pony she is, Trixie hath decided to extend her stay in Ponyville for naught but a few more days! So come one, come all! Come see the amazing magic of The Grrrreat and Powerful...

Trrrrixie!

[She rears up in a theatrical pose. Fireworks shoot up from behind her, exploding in many dazzling colors.]

Ahem. In addition to inviting you to be a part of her admiring audience, he also would like to take the time to report something very sinister. For you see, there is but a single pony planning to put an end to Equestria. One who calls himself "The Overlord". His coat is dark blue, his cutie mark are blue flames, and his mane are what appear to be red flames. She advises you all to stay away as The Great and Powerful Trixie tracks down this perpetrator to deal with him herself.

[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?