Friendship Day started on Friday, July 27, 2018. It ran for a second time from Friday, July 5, 2019 to Monday, July 15, 2019. It is based off of the episode, "The Mean 6".
Twilight : I've been planning this camping retreat for WEEKS. Thankfully, we're not too far behind schedule. Get ready for fun, everypony!
Rainbow Dash : Are we talking FUN-fun, or learning-pretending-to-be-fun...?
Twilight : Both! We've all been so busy teaching, we've hardly had a chance to hang out with each other. And I MAY have scheduled some friendship activities as well!
Best of all, we'll be camping right next to the Elements that brought us all together in the first place: the Tree of Harmony!
"Pinkie's plans sound a liiittle different from Twilight's schedule... I'm gonna try to keep up with her, though! Be back in a second."
Queen Chrysalis : Muahahahaaa! My spell is complete... I've finally made copies of Princess Twilight and her friends! With them to bring the elements under my control, I will rule as Queen once again!
Of course, I haven't forgotten Starlight Glimmer... She stole my hive. Turned my subjects against me! So I'll take her friends away while she watches! And then, I'LL DESTROY HER!
Mean Pinkie Pie : Pfffft. That sounds SO lame. This is the worst day EVER!
Queen Chrysalis : NOPONY ASKED YOU! Listen to your Queen, servants ~~ and find the Elements of Harmony at once!
Spike : Phew! I'm back... Couldn't catch Pinkie, though. What'd I miss? Oh ~~ wait, it looks like Fluttershy's split off from the others... Wonder why?
"Hm? Oh! Oh my goodness! This little birdie and her sisters fell out of her nest ~~ and got separated from their family! How terrible... Come with me, birdies ~~ I'm sure your home isn't too far away!"
"Fluttershy just can't rest without helping out everycritter she sees! Hope she doesn't fall behind!"
Fluttershy : There you are, sweet birdies. Home where you belong. Oh, dear...but this isn't where I belong! I-I think I might be... (meep) ...lost?
Oh, is that Rainbow Dash? I-I'm so glad you're here ~~ I got lost after helping these birdies home, and~~!
"Uh. Is it just me, or does Rainbow Dash seem crabbier than usual? I wonder how everypony else is doing..."
Rarity : Fluttershy? Fluttershy?! Wherever could she have gone?
Twilight : Oh, fantastic... First Pinkie races ahead of us, and now Fluttershy's lost somewhere behind us. *sigh* My retreat is off to a GREAT start.
Quest #3: Hide and seek
Quest #3: Hide and seek
"I guess we should split up if we want to find all of them quickly... I'll look for Pinkie Pie, and the rest of you look for Fluttershy. Then, we can all meet back at the Tree of Harmony once we're done!"
Pinkie Pie : Hee! This is one of your "activities," right? Like a friendship quiz? Well, DUH: It's the crystal tree that holds the Elements of Harmony! Boom!
Milestone #2: Just A Normal Friendship Quiz
Milestone #2: Just A Normal Friendship Quiz
"Iiiiinteresting... Now, WHERE is it? You've seen it, yes? Tell me EVERYTHING. (Heheheh...)"
"S-Somepony tell me why Twilight sounds so SCHEME-Y! What's gotten into everypony?! I hope Fluttershy's doing okay, at least..."
Mean Fluttershy: TAKE THAT, you stupid birdies! Why don't you fly up to your nest!? Oh, that's right -- YOU CAN'T! I HOPE YOU ALL FREEZE THIS WINTER!!!
Spike: Yipee! Uh... N-Never mind -- let's go back to Pinkie Pie's story!
Quest #5: To Make a Long Story Long
Quest #5: To Make a Long Story Long
"... And then we all grew super-long manes with all kinds of colors, and your castle grew out of the ground like WHOOSH, and everypony was like, "WHOA!" And then we sang this song about Rainbows, and~~"
Task/Skip
Task requirement
Rewards
Wait for Pinkie Pie to finish her story. Skip: 500
1 Time Task Time: 3 Days 12h (From Start of Event)
"I napped through most of that, but I'm gonna look at everypony that's NOT Pinkie, now... Are THEY acting like themselves...? Please say "yes.""
Wait Time goes down for everyone and so does the cost (the wait and skip cost you see here is if you skipped all the quests up to this point at the start of the event).
Rarity: Ugh... We've been searching for what feels like ages, and there's still no sign of Fluttershy!
Applejack: Yeah... And Starlight Glimmer's a first-time camper, too! How am I supposed to get her used to the great outdoors if we ain't even got to the camping part yet?
Starlight Glimmer: I've just never really felt the need to... "hang out" in nature. Home has books, tea... fewer bugs... a roof...
Applejack: Exactly! That's why I brought this here wagon-ful of supplies: to give you the FULL Apple Family camping experience! Now, Starlight: If you'll just take the navigation gear and--
Quest #6: Search Party
Quest #6: Search Party
"... And go off with Rarity to look for Fluttershy ourselves!? Great! I agree -- we SHOULD split up! Rainbow Dash, you can go with Applejack! BYE!"
"It looks like Starlight Glimmer might be a first-time camper AND a last-time camper. If she ever gets to the campsite..."
Applejack: ... Huh. Well, I guess it's just you and me, Rainbow Dash. Hope we can find Fluttershy soon so I can show Starlight how to whittle her own trottin' staff...
Rainbow Dash: Yeah... Wait -- is that Rarity? I thought we were walking AWAY from her. Hey, Rarity! Where's Starlight?
Mean Rarity: L-Look at all of your THINGS... Or, rather -- MY things!!! This is MINE! And this as well! Oh, and this is ABSOLUTELY mine! Ehehehehe!
Applejack: Rarity, what in the hay are you gonna do with a fishin' rod?
Quest #7: More Like "Scare-ity"
Quest #7: More Like "Scare-ity"
"I don't know! But I want it ALL! Yes, ALL OF IT! Hehehahaha! It will go WONDERFULLY with all these gems I've found!"
"Okay... Let's just... check in on Starlight Glimmer. Yeah. SHE must still be okay, right...?"
Wait Time goes down for everyone and so does the cost (the wait and skip cost you see here is if you skipped all the quests up to this point at the start of the event).
Quest #9: Dance, Pony, Dance!
Quest #9: Dance, Pony, Dance!
"You know I love a good dance-off, but something tells me Applejack's started it on the wrong hoof..."
"You know I love a good dance-off, but something tells me Applejack's started it on the wrong hoof..."
Mean Applejack: Ha! I can't believe you fell for that... You look dumber than a spineless hedgehog, and TWICE as clumsy! Now, if you'll excuse me, I've got... uh... a badger art installation to curate...
Starlight Glimmer: B-But YOU told me to-- *sniffle* ... FINE, Applejack! Just... Just GO! I'm glad I was so ENTERTAINING for you! *SOB*
Rarity: Applejack -- really! How could you treat Starlight that way!?
Applejack: Treat her WHAT way? I just got here -- after tryin' to get YOU to give me all my campin' stuff back!
Pinkie Pie: Well, at least YOU didn't ditch me in the middle of a PERFECTLY GOOD STORY while being SUPER MEAN ABOUT IT! Unlike SOME ponies I could name...
Twilight Sparkle: Well, I'M surprised that YOU'RE even here, Pinkie, since you think this is such a "boring, lame, no-fun retreat"! If I'd known that, I wouldn't have invited you in the first place!
Quest #10: Failure to Communicate
Quest #10: Failure to Communicate
"Well, I'M surprised that YOU'RE even here, Pinkie, since you think this is such a "boring, lame, no-fun retreat"! If I'd known that, I wouldn't have invited you in the first place!"
"Oh, no! Please don't fight, everypony! There HAS to be some kind of magic going on here... And not the friendship kind, either!"
Pinkie Pie: Ohh, I'm sorry, everypony 00 I guess Twilight is just SOOO into her little retreat that she doesn't even care if her friends are upset! She just wants us to "stay on schedule"!
Starlight Glimmer: Applejack should be the one apologizing... She made me look like a fool for no reason... *sniff*... Friends don't act like that!
Fluttershy: W-What do any of you know about friendship? Rainbow Dash... You left me alone in the woods!
Quest #11: Reconcilable Differences
Quest #11: Reconcilable Differences
"Listen, guys... We know each other really well. All the great stuff, AND how to get on each other's nerves, too. That's what friendship is all about, right? I'm sorry I got carried away with plans."
"That's more like it! Let's remember why we're all best buds in the first place!"
Applejack: You're right, Twilight... Starlight, I'm sorry if I got carried away with all that campin' stuff.
Starlight Glimmer: I'm sorry, too... I should've just told you I'll never like camping. (Also, I'll never like camping.)
Rarity: Well, if we're all being honest, I simply CAN'T survive with just this tiny yet fashionable little saddlebag! I miss my things... and I should have admitted that in the first place.
Pinkie Pie: Yeah! And I'm sorry that YOU thought that I thought your plan was lame, Twilight! Your plans are the most un-lamest!
Rainbow Dash: Hey Fluttershy... Wanna walk with me to the campsite? I swear I won't let you get lost!
Fluttershy: Y-Yes! Although... I think it'd be nice if we all walked together.
Fluttershy: Yeah! We're almost at the Tree, too. I have the whole campsite set up and ready, so-- Wait, WHAT!?
Milestone #4: The Best Laid Plans...
Milestone #4: The Best Laid Plans...
"Oh no... Our whole campsite is ruined! This was NOT on my activities list... *sigh* I guess we have our work cut out for us... but at least we're all together!"
Queen Chrysalis: Grah! I can't believe the evil pony doppelgangers I created failed to find the Elements of Harmony -- or even to ruin Starlight Glimmer's life forever!
Queen Chrysalis: Now I'll have to erase the clones and start all over again!
Queen Chrysalis: Servents always fail you in the end... But just you wait, Starlight Glimmer. I WILL have my revenge! Muhuhahaha!
Twilight Sparkle: You know, if we can get through a day like today, I think our friendships are strong enough to handle ANYTHING Equestria can throw at us! Here's to us: friends forever!
File:Quick update4.jpgIn the episode "The Mean Six", which this limited-time story takes place, the Mane Six clones created by Queen Chrysalis do not wear black pieces of cloth (which makes them more easy to differentiate from the real Mane Six), and Applejack's counterpart wears a simple stetson hat of a faded hue.
File:Duplicate mystic grove.pngThe Mystic Grove building appeared twice, both as the hub for the Friendship Day quests and as a winnable shop from the Friendship Day's quest.
At the end of the quest, the Mane Six clones were destroyed by Queen Chrysalis, while in the original episode they were turned to wooden logs (Enchanted Logs (Decor)) by the Tree of Harmony when they were trying to steal the Elements of Harmony from the Tree.
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