Friendship is Universe, part 2

Friendship is Universe, part 2 is the second episode of Legends of the Mutliverse: Friendship is Universe. The episode is referred to as Elements of Harmony on Hasbro's viewing guide, and The Magic of Friendship, part 2 in The Elements of Harmony guidebook. It is the second half of a two-part episode.

In this episode, Kairi Sparkle and her new friends travel to the Castle of the Two Sisters to retrieve the Elements of Harmony in the hope of stopping Nightmare Moon from taking over Multitopia.

Production and merchandise
Prim Posy, Lemony Gem, "Serena", "Tornado Bolt", Cotton Cloudy, "Princess Erroria", "Noi", Aura, Liza Doolots, "Dinky Doo", "Pinkie Feather", "Rainy Feather", "Mango Dash", and "Sweet Pop" were to appear in the episode.

The plot of the storybook Friendship is Magic, included in the Friendship Is Magic Gift Set and Pony Friends Forever Pony Scooter Friends Daisy Dreams &amp; Rarity bundles, is similar to the plot of the series' two opening episodes.

The scene when the Mane Six meet Steven Magnet gets reused in A-Dressing Memories as an example to why Nene Amano is so generous.

The Laughter Song and its scene reappears in Cakes for the Memories.

The manticore scene reappears in Memnagerie.

The Freedombolts scene reappears in Deep Tissue Memories.

The scene when Sheriff Mulan saves Kairi from the cliffside reappears in Harvesting Memories.

The scene when Palutena reassigns Kairi's studies to Multiville, and the one when Kairi discovers the Elements of Harmony and defeats Nightmare Moon reappears in Memories and More.

Introduction
At the Destiny Library, Kairi Sparkle and her friends find a book about the Elements of Harmony. They learn that the elements of kindness, laughter, generosity, honesty, and loyalty are known, but the sixth is a mystery. The book also says that the Elements are stored in the royal sisters' ancient castle in the Everfree Forest. The ponies decide to look for the Elements but are unaware that Nightmare Moon has been listening to their conversation the whole time.

The cliff: element of honesty


"What I'm sayin' to you is the honest truth. Let go, and you'll be safe."

- Sheriff Mulan

The ponies enter the Everfree Forest. When they are walking on a mountainside, a cloud of purple smoke triggers a landslide. Spectra Vondergeist and Sally Acorn catch Nene Amano and Rapunzel, but Kairi slides to the edge of a steep cliff. Sheriff Mulan assures Kairi that she will be safe if she lets go of the cliff. Kairi lets go, and Sally Acorn and Spectra Vondergeist catch her.

The manticore: element of kindness


"Sometimes we all just need to be shown a little kindness."

- Spectra Vonergeist

An angry manticore confronts the animals. When the other ponies try to forcefully subdue it, Spectra tells them to stop. She kindly approaches the manticore. It shows her a thorn stuck in its paw. She removes the thorn and the grateful manticore licks her mane. The thorn dissolves into purple smoke, which zooms away.

The forest: element of laughter


"You'll see that they can't hurt you; just laugh to make them disappear!"

- Rapunzel

The cloud of purple smoke makes monstrous faces appear on the trees around the ponies. All the ponies except for Rapunzel are scared. Rapunzel sings the Laughter Song and teaches her friends to laugh at their fears. The friends' laughter turns the trees back to normal.

The sea serpent: element of generosity


"I cannot have this crime against fabulosity go uncorrected!"

- Nene

The ponies come across a river blocked by a sea serpent. The sea serpent is upset that a "tacky little cloud of purple smoke" whisked by and tore off half his mustache. Rarity generously donates her own tail to repair the sea serpent's mustache. The sea serpent, extremely pleased and grateful, helps the ponies cross the river.

The Empirebolts: element of loyalty


"I'd never leave my friends hanging."

- Sally Acorn

When the castle ruins come into view, Kairi races excitedly toward them but nearly falls into a gorge, prompting Sally Acorn to save her by the tail. As the animals discover, the bridge leading to the ruins is broken. When Sally Acorn flies to the other side to fix the bridge, three Pegasi appear and invite her to be captain of the Empirebolts, their group of elite fliers. When Sally Acorn learns that she must abandon her friends to join the Empirebolts, she turns down the Empirebolts and ties the bridge so her friends can cross. The Empirebolts turn into purple smoke, which slithers away.

Nightmare Moon: element of magic
The animals enter the castle ruins and find five stone orbs, which Twilight believes are the first five Elements of Harmony. Nightmare Moon creates a purple whirlwind that teleports Kairi and the orbs to another tower. Nightmare Moon and Kairi face off, resulting in Nightmare Moon shattering the orbs in front of her. The five ponies run into the hall and comfort Kairi. Kairi realizes that the spirits of the Elements are present, and she explains how her friends represent the elements of honesty, kindness, laughter, generosity, and loyalty. The fragments of the orbs begin to circle the friends. A stone orb magically appears over Kairi, and she declares:

"You see, Nightmare Moon, when those Elements are ignited by the... the spark, that resides in the heart of us all, it creates the sixth element: the element of... magic!"

- Kairi Sparkle

The orb fragments form golden jeweled necklaces on the five friends' necks, and Kairi's orb becomes a crown. The Elements glow and the ponies are lifted into the air. A rainbow-colored double helix envelopes Nightmare Moon, and the room is flooded with light. When the light fades, the friends discover that the gems on their necklaces resemble their cutie marks, and Rarity's tail has magically grown back.

Princess Palutena appears with the sunrise and explains that Twilight had the magic to defeat Nightmare Moon as long as she let true friendship into her heart. Nightmare Moon returns to her original form, Princess Mal. The friends learn that Mal is Palutena's younger sister, and the sisters reconcile and reunite after one thousand years of separation.

Kairi's new mission
Back in Multiville, Rapunzel throws a party to celebrate the royal sisters' reunion. When Kairi tells Palutena that she doesn't want to leave her new friends, Palutena gives her a new mission: to continue studying the magic of friendship in Multiville and report back her findings. Kairi promises to study harder than ever, much to the delight of her new friends and the citizens of Multiville.

Quotes

 * Kairi Sparkle: I read all about the prediction of Nightmare Moon. Some mysterious objects called the Elements of Harmony are the only things that can stop her, but I don't know what they are, where to find them... I don't even know what they do!
 * Rapunzel: The Elements of Harmony: A Reference Guide.
 * Kairi Sparkle: How did you find that?
 * Rapunzel: [sing-song voice] It was under "E"!
 * Kairi Sparkle: Oh.


 * Sheriff Mulan: We're stickin' to you like caramel on a candy apple.
 * Rapunzel: Especially if there's candy apples in there. What? Those things are good!


 * Spectra Vondergeist: [to the manticore] Oh, you poor, poor little baby.
 * Sally Acorn: Little?


 * Nene Amano: Such lovely luminescent scales.
 * Sea Serpent: I know.
 * Nene Amano: Your expertly coiffed mane.
 * Sea Serpent: Oh, I know, I know!
 * Nene Amano: Your fabulous manicure.
 * Sea Serpent: It's so true!
 * Nene Amano: All ruined without your beautiful mustache.
 * Sea Serpent: It's true, I'm hideous!


 * Kairi Sparkle: Oh, Rarity, your beautiful tail!
 * Nene Amano: Oh, it's fine, my dear. Short tails are in this season. Besides, it'll grow back.
 * Sally Acorn: So would the mustache.


 * Nightmare Moon: You still don't have the sixth Element! The spark didn't work!
 * Kairi Sparkle: But it did! A different kind of spark. I felt it the very moment I realized how happy I was to hear you, to see you, how much I cared about you. The spark ignited inside me when I realized that you all... are my friends! You see, Nightmare Moon, when those Elements are ignited by the... the spark, that resides in the heart of us all, it creates the sixth element: the element of... magic!