The elements of harmony
Magical artifacts that are making our world
Peaceful and habitable for all of us
Were said to have been built out of rarest crystals
From all the corners of Equestria
For generations their bearers had the duty to protect us for the chaos
But without them
We would be condemned to fear ourselves and others
It's said that if the elements were to disappear
A beautiful alicorn mare, with a golden mane
And silver wings would guide us to find them back
The endless night is about to begin
And the alicorn is nowhere in sight.
My name is Derpy Hooves
I am a simple pegasus pony from Ponyville
However, there is something about me that you must know
I have strabismus, meaning that my eyes are not properly aligned with each other
My problem was neurological
The doctors couldn't do anything to ... correct the problem
It's not only with my vision
It's also affecting the front of my body
Giving me my "Derpy Hooves"
My clumsiness is so important it was represented by my cutie mark
Seven bubbles representing luck and fragility
They joked about the way I acted
Saying that I was just stupid and silly
This was not my fault
This was the way I was and I couldn't do anything about it
I wished to get my body fixed
Later I realized this was not what I really wanted
What I wanted was respect
And I had to earn it by myself
Despite being a great flyer raised by a former Wonderbolts member
I couldn't join them because
They didn't trust my impaired vision
Instead, I used my silly eyes as an advantage
And became one of the best mailmare in Ponyville
Using my nearsighted vision to keep my focus on my mail
I know I will have to live with this for the rest of my life
But I don't really mind anymore
My best memories are the voices of my friends and my family
I don't need a perfect vision to be happy
I might be unable to walk correctly either
But I still got my wings
And I will live with it
Some would say that I never had any chances
But I'm here to prove they're wrong
You want to make the endless night, Princess Celestia
And I won't allow you to blind those who are important to me
Dear Princess Celestia
My name is Dinky Hooves
The daughter of Derpy Hooves
I am a simple unicorn filly from Ponyville
However, there is something rare about me
I have horn inversus
Rather than turning counter-clockwise like most unicorns, it turns clockwise.
My special horn made me feel very different from other unicorns
As all the spells that we learn are written in counter-clockwise magic
I couldn't cast a single one of them
I didn't want to be called a silly horned and mocked for this
But I could not do anything about it
I remember one night, my mommy told me
What matters is not what you are, but what you do
I might be blind
But I can still see that you are brilliant
Don't think about your horn
Think about the thing it's connected to instead
I understood that day, that I had to accept my horn
And work hard if I wanted to cast magic, and started studying it
She was just a pegasus who raised me as her daughter
She couldn't teach me anything about magic
So she asked her unicorn friends to teach me instead
Vinyl Scratch, a disc pony with a backward note representing her musical talent
And her ability to reinvent it
Taught me about magical arts
Amethyst Star
A crystal magician with three gemstones
Representing her talent with things that are precious
Taught me about altruistic magics
And Lyra Heartstrings
An inventor with a lyre representing her talent with finely tuned tools
Taught me about magical sciences
But Derpy still taught me something important
She told me to never give up
And there was always a solution to your problems
I read books after book to finally understand magic
So I could rewrite my spells for my special horn
And in the end, I finally did what other unicorns could do
It's not perfect however
My translation is not that accurate and I often make mistakes
But still, I can do something
You want to make the endless night
And I can't allow you to do this
I'm just a filly, and I might not be very strong
But I must do something about it
Don't worry Dinky
I'm sure they will come back very soon
Why don't I show you a new spell while we are waiting for them?
And I could make you some muffins too!
There is something wrong right now
First with the moon, then mommy and daddy leaving to Canterlot
Without telling me why
I have a deep feeling that the story of Nightmare Moon is going to happen again
I cannot stay here and do nothing while Equestria is falling into darkness
I have to go there and help them
I cannot let you go to Canterlot on your own
You know you're too young for that
Leave it to the big persons instead
I'm sure they will
[Gasp]
I'm so sorry
Ditzy
Where's Dinky?
I thought you were
Dinky is safe, I came here as soon as your sister told me about it
Tell me what happened
When Princess Twilight read out loud the letter I had to deliver
It said that Princess Luna required her help
But when she got trapped on the moon I understood that something bad happened to her
I saw the elements of harmony vanish and Princess Celestia told me she wanted never to make the rise the sun again
I just have to save her
I can't let you become blind from the lack of sunlight
I just have to save you from this
I just need to
Ditzy, you can barely walk in a straight line
I know you can do incredible things, all by yourself
But let us help you with this, please
You gathered them all with you?
I couldn't go alone, we are friends after all
Only if we work together will we be able to get the elements of harmony
If we don't do this, Equestria will freeze and I can't let this happen
It's not about me and you
It's just something that has to be done and I need your help
You're right
I shouldn't have tried to do this by myself
Now
Let's find back the elements, together
I found out what has happened to you from all the books I read about magic
It's not unidirectional, and it can corrupt its user
You didn't sleep for more than a thousand of years
And you simply ran out of energy
And like a sun would do, you are turning into a supernova
All the pressure on you made you collide
And now you are attracting us in your fall
Dinky, you ...
Are you mad at me for going away from the house mommy?
No Dinky, I'm so happy to know that you're safe
Not for a long time you little foal
She's made out of the same stardust as I, and you and the elements of harmony
We will find back the elements, and save you from what you have become
Don't think you will be able to find them
They're gone forever now
Well then, I'll save you all by myself
You keep being delusional, but a blind pegasus like you is worthless here
Mommy is not worthless
She's made out of the same stardust as you ... and I and the elements of harmony.
It's not because she has an impaired vision that she can't do anything useful for our society
And I ... I
I got it
The elements of harmony may be gone
But it won't stop us from saving you
They're just symbolic after all
It's what they represent that is truly important
We got them in us and that's all what matters right now
Octavia
You always wanted to give a good impression to others as a cellist
You never spoke a word louder than the other
That's why you are the element of KINDNESS
Vinyl
You are a respected DJ that always gave fair reviews of other musics
And you never hid who you really were
That's why you are the element of HONESTY
Bon Bon
You are the element of LAUGHTER
When giving sweets to ponies you always told them fresh and funny stories to make them laugh, and smile
Lyra
With all your strange inventions you always wanted to help the world progress
You even tried without success to cure Derpy's eyes
And that's why you are the element of GENEROSITY
And you daddy
You may seem mysterious
But I know you would never abandon us
And that's why you, are the element of LOYALTY
So this means that you must be the element of magic
It's ... I
You got your own element too
The most powerful one actually
The one that is connecting all the elements together
With the determination you had
You worked hard to earn the respect of others
And from this, you influenced all of us to become better individuals
You are the forgotten element of INSPIRATION, Bright Eyes
That's also the true meaning of your cutie mark
It's not about your clumsiness
It's because you are the one connecting the seven of us together
I just can't thank you enough for being an awesome mother
You're just a pegasus
But you taught me more about magic than any unicorn ever did
I learned from you the importance of determination
And that's what I needed the most
Today a blind pegasus reminded me of an important lesson
Despite her impaired vision and her inability to more correctly her front hooves
She reminded me of the importance of determination when she confronted me without any doubts
Her determination influence her daughter, a unicorn with a special horn
To find back the elements of harmony even if we thought they were gone
With all these years, I completely forgot what were actually the elements
These are symbols, and nothing else
The true power of harmony resides inside of us
And not inside the artifacts that we are welding
The two proved to be the third alicorn representing inspiration and magic
For the first and the second one, we already know the story