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You’ve met themost legendary ponies in Equestria’s history… now find out how they first came together to battle an unstoppable evil!

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You’ve met themost legendary ponies in Equestria’s history… now find out how they first came together to battle an unstoppable evil!



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The group of legendary ponies continues to grow as Rockhoof and Mage Meadowbrook join the group! Each faces unique challenges that will require the help of their peers before disaster strikes!

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Sunburst now turns to the tale of Somnambula, but before he can begin, runs into Pinkie Pie that is preparing a birthday party for Luna's pet, Tiberius. Seeing that he's about to read the book, she offers to read it for him, including doing all the voices for it.

In Somnambula's tale, after helping to rescue Prince Hisan, the Prince suddenly calls for her as a giant snake had taken over his palance and engulfed all of his guards. Somnambula tries to go to talk to the snake, but the snake eats her whole too. Inside the snake, she refuses to give up hope and decided to venture further into the snake. She soon encounters the recently-eaten guards - still alive as they were just swallowed whole, and instructs them to wait at the snake's mouth as she continues deeper down the snake. On the way, she runs into a number of villagers who were all also eaten by the snake whole, and she similarly tells them to get themselves to the snake's mouth. Finally, she finds an old wizard who knows all about the snake and it's giant size. The snake had been one of the creatures he kept, but it got into trouble trying to eat too much, so he gave it a stone to make it think it was full. Too late, he realized he gave the snake a magic stone that would cause it to grow to that size, and soon he was eaten.

Finding the magic stone still inside the snake, Somnambula drags the wizard to the mouth where the others are waiting. Using a pole she brought with her, she and the others force the snake's mouth open, far enough so she can toss the magic stone out. Immediately the snake starts to shrink down, and all the ponies are quickly spat out, save and sound. Prince Hisan and the others all celebrate Somnambula as a hero for never giving up hope.

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MistmaneSunburst next opts to read the legend of Mistmane, but a spell cast on the book by Star Swirl forces him to read it in the beauty of the Canterlot gardens.

Mistmane, as she is traveling the world, comes upon a construction site, finding that Star Swirl had order a giant castle to be built for the two Princesses. The construction ponies are having problems as their work seems to be undone each night when they leave each night. Mistmane, having an idea what is going on, offers to guard the castle site for the night.

During that night, young Luna comes by, first accusing her of slowing down the construction work. However, Mistmane assures her she knows who is doing it, and shows her that the animals of the local forests are wrecking the havoc. Luna is initially frightened of the angry critters, but Mistmane tells her to relax and pay attention to what the animals are doing. Through Mistmane's guidance, Luna comes to see that the animals are fearful that the huge castle will ruin their forests, costing them their homes and destroying the beauty of the forests. As Mistmane quitely disappears, Luna drafts out a new design for the castle, one that respects the forests and enhances their beauty, which the animals appear to agree to. Luna presents this to Star Swirl the next day, and construction on the new castle beings, eventually becoming what is known as Canterlot, incorporating the various gardens to help provide more homes for the animals. Mistmane is pleased with the results, and affirms from the animals that they promise not to get in the way again.

As Sunburst finishes the book, he thinks he catches sight of Mistmane in the gardens, but she disappears before he can confirm.



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Sunburst is about to start on Flash MagnusMagnus's legend when Starlight Glimmer arrives from Ponyville, having planned a lunch date with Sunburst earlier. When he balks, she decides that she can read her Flash Magnus' story, so that they can both enjoy it.

Flash Magnus' tale as he has risen in rank in the Royal Legion. The Legion hears word of an accident at the weather factory, creating a freak storm at the border of Equestria that has crossed over into the Griffon lands, and they set off to try stop the storm. Near the border they encounter a squad of griffons, who think the ponies sent the storm purposely to harm the griffon lands, and ignore the Royal Legion's explanation. The griffons try to stop the storm themselves but are quickly overwhelmed, and fly off to recover. Flash Magnus sees that a griffon village across the border is unprepared and not ready to evacuate, and asks Captain Ironhead to save them, but Ironhead refuses, given that ponies have been at war with the griffons and that they cannot cross the border. Refusing to let the innocent griffons get hurt, he convinces the rest of the squad to help save the griffons, against Ironhead's orders. Once the griffons are safe, the ponies, led by Ironhead, then set off to disrupt the storm. Back at their headquarters, Ironhead praises Flash Magnus' actions despite going against orders, as it has help to set a positive direction for future pony/griffon relationship.

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* FantasyCounterpartCulture: Somnambula's home in the deserts of Southern Equestria is one for ancient Egypt, drawing inspiration from it from the appearance of the buildings to the clothing and kohl worn by the local ponies.
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* ShipTease: The whole interaction between Sunburst and Starlight Glimmer. Starlight show up upset about his ignoring her messages and not spending time together then proceeds to park herself on his bed. The story ends with the two going out to dinner together.

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* ShipTease: The whole interaction between Sunburst and Starlight Glimmer. Starlight show up upset about his ignoring her messages and not spending time together then proceeds to park herself on his bed.bed [[note]] [[DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything Starlight on her back on Sunburst's bed saying "You may proceed"]] [[/note]] . The story ends with the two going out to dinner together.
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* WorldBuilding: The series is built on the premise of exploring Equestria and its historical figures backstory.

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* EarlyBirdCameo: These issues were released before the Season 7 episode "[[MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS7E16CampfireTales Campfire Tales]]" where some of their adventures are recounted.

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Rockhoof had saved his local village from an erupting volcano with nothing but a shovel. Though the leader of the Mighty Guard, Steela Oresdooter, offered Rockhoof a reward, all he wanted was to be a member of the Mighty Helm, which she granted. Due to his past daily routines that kept him in shape and fit, he clearly outmatched the other Mighty Helm members, but even with his skill, the other members offered to celebrate with a feast. Deciding that one day off his routine wouldn't hurt, he spent the night celebrating with his new friends. Unfortunately, this continued for several nights, and soon he became out of shape, even though he still trained better than any other member of the Mighty Helm.

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Rockhoof had saved his local village from an erupting volcano with nothing but a shovel. Though the leader of the Mighty Guard, Steela Oresdooter, Oresdotter, offered Rockhoof a reward, all he wanted was to be a member of the Mighty Helm, which she granted. Due to his past daily routines that kept him in shape and fit, he clearly outmatched the other Mighty Helm members, but even with his skill, the other members offered to celebrate with a feast. Deciding that one day off his routine wouldn't hurt, he spent the night celebrating with his new friends. Unfortunately, this continued for several nights, and soon he became out of shape, even though he still trained better than any other member of the Mighty Helm.


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* BadassBeard: Rockhoof was one of the mightiest and strongest earth ponies in Equestria's history, having once managed to divert a volcanic eruption using nothing but a shovel. Fittingly, he sports one of the bushiest and fullest beards in the franchise.


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* FantasyCounterpartCulture: The earth ponies among whom Rockhoof lives share more than a few characteristics with ancient Germanic cultures. Their cutie marks are often inspired by Nordic runic designs (Rockhoof's in particular is a Valknut, a knotted design associated with Odin) and their clothing and helmets resemble (popular depictions of) those that Germanic barbarians would have worn. They also seem to use {{UsefulNotes/patronymic}}s, best seen with the Helm's captain Steela Oresdotter.

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* BigEater: Rockhoof takes this to comical levels.

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* BigEater: Rockhoof takes this to comical levels.levels -- most of his nights out are spent taking on one eating challenge after another, ranging from scarfing down bowls full of oats and mountains of bread to literally eating his way out of a pit full of corn.



* CoolHelmet: So cool that the Mighty Helm named themselves after it.
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* CoolHelmet: So The Mighty Helm's distinctive winged helmets are so cool that the Mighty Helm they named themselves after it.
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* HotBlooded: Both Rockhoof’s greatest strength, and FatalFlaw. His tendency to launch himself into everything he does with all his heart is clearly what made him a hero, but it also leaves him with little sense of proportion.
* TheLoad: Rockhoof’s friends mean well, but they convince him to start his partying lifestyle, continue to enable it long after it starts to affect his health, and spend the entire mission with him worrying and complaining.

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* HotBlooded: Both Rockhoof’s greatest strength, strength and his FatalFlaw. His tendency to launch himself into everything he does with all his heart is clearly what made him a hero, but it also leaves him with little sense of proportion.
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* PeekABangs: Captain Steela covers her right eye with her mane. The scar there suggests she may have actually lost it.
* {{Squee}}: Princess Luna’s reaction when Starburst begins reading Starwirl’s account of Rockhoof’s adventures, a sequel to Luna’s favorite myth that she didn’t even know existed.



* SpoofAesop: Luna points out that the Aesop appears to be 'partying is evil' and that the story then breaks it further by mentioning Rockhoof promptly became LonelyAtTheTop. Sunburst hastily finishes the tale by mentioning that Rockhoof eventually learned to practice moderation, which Luna deems an acceptable moral.

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* SpoofAesop: Luna points out that the Aesop appears to be 'partying "partying is evil' evil", and that the story then breaks it further by mentioning that Rockhoof promptly became LonelyAtTheTop. Sunburst then hastily finishes the tale by mentioning tale, which goes on to say that Rockhoof eventually learned to practice moderation, moderation by taking ''some'' time out to enjoy himself with friends, which Luna deems an acceptable moral.
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* HypocriticalHeartwarming: When Celestia charges in to rescue Luna from the golems, she does so while declaring "Only ''I'' get to pick on my sister!"

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''Legends of Magic'' is the fourth spin-off series in the ''[[ComicBook/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicIDW My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic]]'' comic series, replacing ''[[ComicBook/MyLittlePonyFriendsForever Friends Forever]]'' series. The comic showcases ponies of the past and details their magic that helped shaped Equestia into what it is in the present day, and serves as a direct tie-in to Season 7 of ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic''.

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''Legends of Magic'' is the fourth spin-off series in the ''[[ComicBook/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicIDW My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic]]'' comic series, replacing ''[[ComicBook/MyLittlePonyFriendsForever Friends Forever]]'' series. The comic showcases ponies of the past and details their magic that helped shaped shape Equestia into what it is in the present day, and serves as a direct tie-in to Season 7 of ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic''.



Star Swirl re-opens the portal and he and Celestia enter the alternate dimension, one of many that Star Swirl is aware of. He opts to use caution to track Luna by magic, but Celestia races ahead to save her sister. She finds Luna held in place by tiny golems, trying to fit a helmet on her as they sense a dark power within her. Celestia quickly puts an end to their threat but this reveals that a much larger golem, the one calling out to Luna, is waiting for them. Star Swirl appears in time and tells the sisters to run back to the portal while he deals with the golem. The sisters makes their way back to their world. Celestia apologizes to Luna for being mean and always taunting her magic for being weak, knowing she had no right to bully her for what she said and promises to be a good and more better big sister and encourages Luna to keep on try and use her magic to be more better at how hard she tries and make sure the portal stays open to allow Star Swirl's return. The sisters embrace each other, just as Star Swirl tumbles out of the portal safely. Star Swirl's epilogue notes that the sisters learned the importance of having each other. Sunburst returns the book too Celestia next morning and as she and Luna laugh at their past, Sunburst grabs another book about another pony's history.

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Star Swirl re-opens the portal portal, and he and Celestia enter the alternate dimension, one of many that Star Swirl is aware of. He opts to use caution to track Luna by magic, but Celestia races ahead to save her sister. She finds Luna held in place by tiny golems, trying to fit a helmet on her as they sense a dark power within her. Celestia quickly puts an end to their threat threat, but this reveals that a much larger golem, the one calling out to Luna, is waiting for them. Star Swirl appears in time and tells the sisters to run back to the portal while he deals with the golem. The sisters makes their way back to their world. Celestia apologizes to Luna for being mean and always taunting her magic for being weak, knowing she had no right to bully her for what she said and promises to be a good and more better big sister and encourages Luna to keep on try and use her magic to be more better at how hard she tries and make sure the portal stays open to allow Star Swirl's return. The sisters embrace each other, just as Star Swirl tumbles out of the portal safely. Star Swirl's epilogue notes that the sisters learned the importance of having each other. Sunburst returns the book too Celestia next morning and as she and Luna laugh at their past, Sunburst grabs another book about another pony's history.



* CallForward: The story makes references to Luna becoming Nightmare Moon such as hearing a voice that tempts her to turn against Celestia and fitting her with armor she would wear while in the persona.

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* CallForward: The story makes references to Luna becoming Nightmare Moon Moon, such as hearing a voice that tempts her to turn against Celestia and fitting her with armor she would wear while in the persona.



* CharacterDevelopment: When Celestia was young, she was snobby, rude, boastful and treated Luna unfairly for her poor magic. But when Luna open a portal and gets sucked in, [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone she blames herself and becomes remorseful for teasing her one only sister]]. After recusing her, [[TookALevelInKindness Celestia becomes nicer and promises to teach Luna how to be better at magic]].

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* CharacterDevelopment: When Celestia was young, she was snobby, rude, boastful and treated Luna unfairly for her poor magic. But when Luna open opens a portal and gets sucked in, [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone she blames herself and becomes remorseful for teasing her one and only sister]]. After recusing rescuing her, [[TookALevelInKindness Celestia becomes nicer and promises to teach Luna how to be better at magic]].



One day, the volcano showed signs of eruption, and Steela sent Rockhoof along with two Helms to investigate. Eventually they struggle to the top and find that a cherufe has taken residence in the volcano, throwing lava rocks around. Because of his lack of fitness, Rockhoof is unable to fit it off and only serves to make it more angry, and the trio retreats back to town. Steela reprimands Rockhoof, and she sets off alone to try to deal with the cherufe, but Rockhoof insists he must do it, but only after he gets back into shape. After several days, Rockhoof has returned to his former glory, and travels to the volcano with Steela. As Steela prepares to attack it, Rockhoof recognizes the cherufe is principally throwing rocks at a single spot, and he gets the idea to dig out the spot. Under the soft rock they find an infant cherufe, happily reunited with its parent. The pair return to the village to report their success, with Rockhoof recognizing the need for him to balance his routine and the opportunity to be with friends.

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One day, the volcano showed signs of eruption, and Steela sent Rockhoof along with two Helms to investigate. Eventually they struggle to the top and find that a cherufe has taken residence in the volcano, throwing lava rocks around. Because of his lack of fitness, Rockhoof is unable to fit fight it off and only serves to make it more angry, and the trio retreats retreat back to town. Steela reprimands Rockhoof, and she sets off alone to try to deal with the cherufe, but Rockhoof insists he must do it, but only after he gets back into shape. After several days, Rockhoof has returned to his former glory, and travels to the volcano with Steela. As Steela prepares to attack it, Rockhoof recognizes the cherufe is principally throwing rocks at a single spot, and he gets the idea to dig out the spot. Under the soft rock they find an infant cherufe, happily reunited with its parent. The pair return to the village to report their success, with Rockhoof recognizing the need for him to balance his routine and the opportunity to be with friends.
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* FantasticRacism: Tensions between pegasi and griffons cause a lot of problems in this story; Blackbeak refuses to let the ponies onto griffon territory because he's suspicious of their intentions.
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''Legends of Magic'' is the fourth spin-off series in the ''My Little Pony Friendship is Magic'' comic series, replacing ''[[ComicBook/MyLittlePonyFriendsForever Friends Forever]]'' series. The comic will showcase ponies of the past and detail their magic that helped shaped Equestia into what it is in the present day.

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''Legends of Magic'' is the fourth spin-off series in the ''My ''[[ComicBook/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicIDW My Little Pony Pony: Friendship is Magic'' Is Magic]]'' comic series, replacing ''[[ComicBook/MyLittlePonyFriendsForever Friends Forever]]'' series. The comic will showcase showcases ponies of the past and detail details their magic that helped shaped Equestia into what it is in the present day.
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* PrincessClassic: Star Swirl initially tries to set up Canterlot Castle as a fortress fit for TheEmperor simply because he believes that would be the best way to keep the sisters safe and their reign secure. Luna's new, Mistmane inspired design for Canterlot and the tone of their rule instead moves far more in this direction, and Star Swirl realizes the love and support this would win would keep them far safer than any fortress.

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* PrincessClassic: Star Swirl initially tries to set up Canterlot Castle as a fortress fit for TheEmperor simply because he believes that would be the best way to keep the sisters safe and their reign secure. Luna's new, Mistmane inspired Mistmane-inspired design for Canterlot and the tone of their rule instead moves far more in this direction, and Star Swirl realizes the love and support this would win would keep them far safer than any fortress.



* ScrewTheRulesImDoingWhatsRight: After being ordered not to assist the griffons in dealing with the storm for fear of provoking war, Flash Magnus goes of to rescue them and his compatriots follow suit.

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* FashionableAsymmetry: With the exception of Captain Ironhead, the pegasi warriors have armor over their left forelimbs but not their right.
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* FlatEarthAtheist: After Sunburst finishes reading Magnus's story, Starlight debunks it as sounding too unrealistic. Read: [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS5E25TheCutieRemarkPart1 Star]][[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS5E26TheCutieRemarkPart2 light]] [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS6E25ToWhereAndBackAgainPart1 Glim]][[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS6E26ToWhereAndBackAgainPart2 mer]] thinks it sounds too unrealistic.

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* AnAesop: Heroism isn't just about strength, speed, or skill; it's inspiring others to do the right thing.
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* AnimalTalk: Mistmane can do this, and teaches Luna the same. It's noted as not being based on speech, but in the ability to read body language and think more deeply about context.
* ContinuityNod: The original design for Canterlot looks a lot like the Palace of the Unicorns and the Castle of two Sisters, that both predated it. And again like Issue 1 Luna and Celestia both use their younger designs.
* HoldingBackThePhlebotinum: It's noticeable that despite being a unicorn with a very prominent horn, Mistmane never uses her magic. She even holds off from using telekinesis, preferring to manipulate objects with her own hooves.
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* PerceptionFilter: It's uncertain if it's by magical means or if she's just easy to overlook, but Mistmane easily sneaks up on teams of guards and Luna completely forgets to mention her involvement at first.
* PrincessClassic: Star Swirl initially tries to set up Canterlot Castle as a fortress fit for TheEmperor simply because he believes that would be the best way to keep the sisters safe and their reign secure. Luna's new, Mistmane inspired design for Canterlot and the tone of their rule instead moves far more in this direction, and Star Swirl realizes the love and support this would win would keep them far safer than any fortress.
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''The origins of cutie marks, friendships, magic and more are available in this new ongoing series devoted to revealing the secret history of Equestria! In this opening story arc, we travel back in time to uncover the secrets of Starswirl the Bearded and his magical friends!''

''Legends of Magic'' is the fourth spin-off series in the ''My Little Pony Friendship is Magic'' comic series, replacing ''[[ComicBook/MyLittlePonyFriendsForever Friends Forever]]'' series. The comic will showcase ponies of the past and detail their magic that helped shaped Equestia into what it is in the present day.

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!!This series provides examples of these tropes (for more, please also visit the [[Characters/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic character]] guide):
* FramingDevice: The series begins with Celestia showing Sunburst to Starswirl's old study to help him find material to aid his own magical research. Sunburst becomes interested in Starswirl's collection of myths and stories, and the stories proper begins as Sunburst begins to read them.
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Princess Celestia offers Sunburst access to Star Swirl's private study for his research. There, he reads about one of the most difficult tasks that Star Swirl had to do: making Celestia and Luna come to appreciate each other.

In flashback, before Luna became Nightmare Moon, Star Swirl teaches the two about magic, but Celestia is clearly more powerful, and taunts her younger sister. Looking to try to gain Star Swirl's favor, Luna tries to cast powerful magic without luck. Celestia appears and starts to tease her, only making Luna more frustrated as she tries to cast the most powerful spell out of a book. The spell opens a portal to an alternate dimension that draws Luna in before Celestia can stop it. Horrified at this, Celestia races to get Star Swirl's help.

Star Swirl re-opens the portal and he and Celestia enter the alternate dimension, one of many that Star Swirl is aware of. He opts to use caution to track Luna by magic, but Celestia races ahead to save her sister. She finds Luna held in place by tiny golems, trying to fit a helmet on her as they sense a dark power within her. Celestia quickly puts an end to their threat but this reveals that a much larger golem, the one calling out to Luna, is waiting for them. Star Swirl appears in time and tells the sisters to run back to the portal while he deals with the golem. The sisters makes their way back to their world. Celestia apologizes to Luna for being mean and always taunting her magic for being weak, knowing she had no right to bully her for what she said and promises to be a good and more better big sister and encourages Luna to keep on try and use her magic to be more better at how hard she tries and make sure the portal stays open to allow Star Swirl's return. The sisters embrace each other, just as Star Swirl tumbles out of the portal safely. Star Swirl's epilogue notes that the sisters learned the importance of having each other. Sunburst returns the book too Celestia next morning and as she and Luna laugh at their past, Sunburst grabs another book about another pony's history.

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!!Tropes:

* CallForward: The story makes references to Luna becoming Nightmare Moon such as hearing a voice that tempts her to turn against Celestia and fitting her with armor she would wear while in the persona.
* ContinuitySnarl: Celestia claims Starswirl disappeared before Luna's banishment, despite the "[[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicIDWIssue17To20 Reflections]]" story arc showing, even requiring, him being around afterwards.
* ContinuityNod: Luna is in her regular blue mane rather then the glittering star one she normally has, a sign that she hasn't reached full princess status yet. Likewise Celestia's mane isn't flowing as it normally does when she was younger.
* CharacterDevelopment: When Celestia was young, she was snobby, rude, boastful and treated Luna unfairly for her poor magic. But when Luna open a portal and gets sucked in, [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone she blames herself and becomes remorseful for teasing her one only sister]]. After recusing her, [[TookALevelInKindness Celestia becomes nicer and promises to teach Luna how to be better at magic]].
* MomentKiller: Just as Celestia and Luna reconcile and hug after escaping the dark dimension, Starswirl comes barreling through the portal right in between them. He even admits he ruined the moment there.
* StartOfDarkness: Luna's attempt at a portal spell lands her in AnotherDimension, where she has her first encounter with the Nightmare (a.k.a. the thing that'll turn her into Equestria's {{Bogeyman}} for over a millennium).
* TemptingFate: Near the end of the story, Starswirl writes that seeing the sisters reconcile that the two have overcome their differences and nothing will split them up again. Of course as we know that wouldn't be the case after he disappeared, at least not for a few millennia before the Mane Six fixed things.
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[[folder:Issue #2]]
-->Written by Jeremy Whitley, Art by Brenda Hickey, Coloring by Heather Breckel
Sunburst continues his studies, this time prompted by Princess Luna to read to her the story of Rockhoof, a mighty warrior.

Rockhoof had saved his local village from an erupting volcano with nothing but a shovel. Though the leader of the Mighty Guard, Steela Oresdooter, offered Rockhoof a reward, all he wanted was to be a member of the Mighty Helm, which she granted. Due to his past daily routines that kept him in shape and fit, he clearly outmatched the other Mighty Helm members, but even with his skill, the other members offered to celebrate with a feast. Deciding that one day off his routine wouldn't hurt, he spent the night celebrating with his new friends. Unfortunately, this continued for several nights, and soon he became out of shape, even though he still trained better than any other member of the Mighty Helm.

One day, the volcano showed signs of eruption, and Steela sent Rockhoof along with two Helms to investigate. Eventually they struggle to the top and find that a cherufe has taken residence in the volcano, throwing lava rocks around. Because of his lack of fitness, Rockhoof is unable to fit it off and only serves to make it more angry, and the trio retreats back to town. Steela reprimands Rockhoof, and she sets off alone to try to deal with the cherufe, but Rockhoof insists he must do it, but only after he gets back into shape. After several days, Rockhoof has returned to his former glory, and travels to the volcano with Steela. As Steela prepares to attack it, Rockhoof recognizes the cherufe is principally throwing rocks at a single spot, and he gets the idea to dig out the spot. Under the soft rock they find an infant cherufe, happily reunited with its parent. The pair return to the village to report their success, with Rockhoof recognizing the need for him to balance his routine and the opportunity to be with friends.

As Sunburst finishes the story, Luna realizes she can take the same lessons Rockhoof learned for her own duties.

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!!Tropes:

* {{Bifauxnen}}: Captain Steela, to the point where she could even be mistaken for a BigBeautifulMan.
* BigEater: Rockhoof takes this to comical levels.
* BoisterousBruiser: Rockhoof is almost always posing, yelling his dialogue, eating and drinking to excess, and kicking ass.
* BraidsOfBarbarism: Everywhere. Rockhoof has a particularly impressive one.
* TheCaptain: Captain Steela commands the Mighty Helm, and does a pretty good job of it. It’s her admonishment that convinces Rockhoof to get it together, and she easily keeps up with him on the trip up the mountain.
* CoolHelmet: So cool that the Mighty Helm named themselves after it.
* EyepatchOfPower: Captain Steela covers one of her eyes with her haircut, and the scar there strongly suggests she's lost it.
* HelmetsAreHardlyHeroic: Averted, as all the characters wear them whenever they’re in combat. It’s a fair way into the story that Captain Steela is seen without hers.
* HotBlooded: Both Rockhoof’s greatest strength, and FatalFlaw. His tendency to launch himself into everything he does with all his heart is clearly what made him a hero, but it also leaves him with little sense of proportion.
* TheLoad: Rockhoof’s friends mean well, but they convince him to start his partying lifestyle, continue to enable it long after it starts to affect his health, and spend the entire mission with him worrying and complaining.
* MrViceGuy: Rockhoof is a genuinely brave and heroic character, but gluttony and pride nearly prove his undoing.
* NoNameGiven: Rockhoof's friends are never actually named.
* StoutStrength : Most of the Helms are on the beefy side. Averted when Rockhoof crosses the line into outright fat however, when it is demonstrated to seriously impact his speed and stamina.
* SpoofAesop: Luna points out that the Aesop appears to be 'partying is evil' and that the story then breaks it further by mentioning Rockhoof promptly became LonelyAtTheTop. Sunburst hastily finishes the tale by mentioning that Rockhoof eventually learned to practice moderation, which Luna deems an acceptable moral.

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[[folder:Issue #3]]
-->Written by Jeremy Whitley, Art by Brenda Hickey, Coloring by Heather Breckel
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