twilightpony | Excitement In The Air

Spike was just a little bleary-eyed when he left this morning for the Crystal Empire. He probably caught a nap on the train, or if not there, I'm sure his Crystal Empire fan club saw to it that he got a nap there before he was needed for the festival. Whinnyapolis will have lit up the sky there tonight.

With the Crystal Heart lights streaming down from the north, I can feel some of the excitement and anticipation of the crystal ponies. Whinnyapolis was the last of the festival participants and the winners will be announced tomorrow. The constellations look like they've caught some of that excitement too. The Ursa Minor is running around in circles and Leo and the Ursa Major are play wrestling. I bet that when the shooting stars start flying, it's going to be spectacular. I plan to take a short nap out on the balcony so I don't miss it.

Spike will get back some time next evening, which is later than usual. The official proclamation of festival judges should happen around midday. Next week Spike will take one last train ride to the Crystal Empire to be there for the awards ceremony and to close the festival. To finish with a bang, the top artificer will have the honor of launching the last firework display of the festival.