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{{Event
|type=Siege
|update=9.7
|startdate=October 4, 2024
|enddate=October 14, 2024
}}

'''{{PAGENAME}}''' is a Limited Time-Siege that was first held on October 4, 2024 in [[Update 9.7]], with a community section. The story is based on the sixth season two-part premiere The Crystalling ([https://mlp.fandom.com/wiki/The_Crystalling_-_Part_1 Part 1] and [https://mlp.fandom.com/wiki/The_Crystalling_-_Part_2 Part 2]).

==Stages==
===Stage 1===
For how to play Siege events see ''[[Siege Events|here]]''.
{{SiegeStage
|stage=1
|minion=Rarity
|boss=Rainbow Dash
|helper1=Plum Crystal Pony
|helper2=Pin Pony
|helper3=Fuchsia Crystal Pony
|prize1=Bits Booster for 24 Hours
|prizephoto=2x Bits Booster
}}

===Stage 2===
{{SiegeStage
|stage=2
|minion=Crystal Guard
|boss=Shining Armor
|helper1=Glamour Gleam
|helper2=Lilac Luster
|helper3=Bright Smile
|prize1={{Item|gem|amount=10}}
|prizephoto=
}}

===Stage 3===
{{SiegeStage
|stage=3
|minion=Crystal Empire Guardspony
|boss=Flurry Heart
|helper1=Crystal Empire Onlooker
|helper2=Crystal Empire Spectator
|helper3=Mustache Crystal Pony
|prize1=Rare Avatar Frame
|prizephoto=TC Avatar Frame
|prize2=10
}}

===Stage 4===
{{SiegeStage
|stage=4
|minion=Glamour Gleam
|boss=Mustache Crystal Pony
|helper1=Crystal Golden Glitter
|helper2=Crystal Spike Fan
|helper3=Crystal Empire Stylist
|prize1=Rare Background Frame
|prizephoto=TC Background Frame
|prize2=10
}}

===Stage 5===
{{SiegeStage
|stage=5
|minion=Plum Crystal Pony
|boss=Bright Smile
|helper1=Crystal Coco Pommel
|helper2=Crystal Shining Armor
|helper3=Crystal Berryshine
|prize1=Uncommon Background (Crystal Empire)
|prizephoto=TC Background
|prize2=10
}}

===Stage 6===
{{SiegeStage
|stage=6
|minion=Crystal Coral Courtier
|boss=Yellow Crystal Pony
|helper1=Crystal Sweetie Belle
|helper2=Crystal Apple Bloom
|helper3=Crystal Scootaloo
|prize1=Rare Cutie Mark
|prizephoto=Shining Armor Cutie Mark
|prize2=10
}}

===Stage 7===
{{SiegeStage
|stage=7
|minion=Sombraverse Trooper
|boss=Flurry Heart
|helper1=Crystal Starlight Glimmer
|helper2=Crystal Maud Pie
|helper3=Crystal Trixie
|prize1=[[Crystal DJ Pon3]]
|prizephoto=Crystal DJ Pon3 2d
|prize2=30
}}

==Community==
{{SiegeComm
|prize1=Crystal Muffins OR {{Gems|30}}
|prizephoto1=Crystal Muffins 2d
|prize2=Crystal Starlight Avatar OR {{Gems|10}}
|prizephoto2=Crystal Starlight Avatar
|prize3={{Item|gem|amount=20}}
|pony1=Jewel Joy
|pony2=White Crystal Foal
|pony3=Cute Umbrum
|pony4=Crystal Vendor
|pony5=Silvery-Haired Crystal Courtier
|pony6=Crystal Celebrity Shopper
|pony7=Crystal Cadance
}}

== Outfits ==
{{SiegeCostumes|setname=Crystalline Starlight Glimmer}}

== Collections ==
{| class="article-table"
|-
! Image !! Characters !! Rewards
|-
{{What's Hot
|picture = WH_tc1.png
|character 1=Crystal Golden Glitter
|character 2=Crystal Coco Pommel
|character 3=Crystal Shining Armor
|character 4=Crystal Spike Fan
|character 5=Ruby Splash
|character 6=Crystal Empire Stylist
|reward=[[Crystal Princess Luna]] or {{Item|gem|amount=70}}
}}
|}

{| class="article-table"
|-
! Image !! Characters !! Rewards
|-
{{What's Hot
|picture = WH_tc2.png
|character 1=Crystal Starlight Glimmer
|character 2=Crystal Sweetie Belle
|character 3=Crystal Maud Pie
|character 4=Crystal Apple Bloom
|character 5=Crystal Trixie
|character 6=Crystal Scootaloo
|reward=[[Crystal Princess Celestia]] or {{Item|gem|amount=70}}
}}
|}

== Story ==
=== Introduction ===
{{Dialogue|character=Twilight Sparkle|text=Hi, Starlight! It's so good to see you. How was your trip up here? I know the Crystal Empire is pretty far north...}}
{{Dialogue|character=Starlight Glimmer|text=Heh... Yeah. I mean, it's always worth it to visit my oldest friend, but we hit a pretty bad snowstorm on the way. Thank Celestia it wasn't as bad as Flurry Heart's Crystalling!}}
{{Dialogue|character=Starlight Glimmer|text=Actually... Everything was so hectic that day; I don't think you guys ever told me what YOU were up to while I was off reconnecting with Sunburst! I got the gist, but...}}
{{Dialogue|character=Applejack|text=Aw, the gist ain't nothin'! You deserve all the details, Starlight. Startin' with... Oh! You were there on the train, right? When Rainbow Dash tried to outshine my Crystalling gift?}}

=== After 1st stage ===
{{Dialogue|character=Starlight Glimmer|text=Sure! Granted, I was a little distracted by the "first friendship lesson" of it all, but I remember. That, and Shining Armor falling asleep while he welcomed us to town, which...}}
{{Dialogue|character=Starlight Glimmer|text=Actually, Spike and I peeled off to visit Sunburst right after that. Did Shining Armor... uh... make it back to the castle okay? Because I ALSO remember being concerned for him.}}
{{Dialogue|character=Twilight Sparkle|text=Heh heh... Yeah, we kept him awake long enough to get him home. Though we DID have to steer him around a little. The city was already full of visitors there for the Crystalling...}}

=== After 2nd stage ===
{{Dialogue|character=Twilight Sparkle|text=And then we met my niece for the first time! With her perfect little hooves, and her sweet little horn, and the cutest little wings...}}
{{Dialogue|character=Rarity|text=And so magically powerful, too! Just one sneeze and... poof! Entire ceilings and floors of the castle... Gone!}}
{{Dialogue|character=Rarity|text=All those precious fabrics, up in smoke... Rugs, curtains, tapestries...!!! Ohhh, the ponanity!}}
{{Dialogue|character=Rainbow Dash|text=Rarity...}}
{{Dialogue|character=Rarity|text=Please, Rainbow Dash -- allow me my occasional moments of dramatic remembrance. Anyway, we decided to help the new family the best we could!}}
{{Dialogue|character=Rarity|text=I went and picked the perfect Crystal of Purity... And Pinkie was SUPPOSED to babysit. But Flurry Heart escaped, and... er... broke the Crystal Heart with her magic.}}

=== After 3rd stage ===
{{Dialogue|character=Starlight Glimmer|text=Oof... Yeah. Hard to forget when THAT happened. I was walking back from Sunburst's, and it just got FREEZING all of a sudden...}}
{{Dialogue|character=Rainbow Dash|text=Yep. And it looked even worse from the castle! Dark, stormy snow clouds clear to the horizon, threatening to bury the Empire in eternal winter unless some brave pony steps in--}}
{{Dialogue|character=Twilight Sparkle|text=Dash...}}
{{Dialogue|character=Rainbow Dash|text=Hey, if Rarity gets a tangent about window treatments, I get one about being awesome! Uh... Anyway, Princess Celestia and Princess Luna were the ones who STARTED saving the day, this time...}}

=== After 4th stage ===
{{Dialogue|character=Fluttershy|text=And... While Twilight was searching for a solution, and the princesses were fighting the storm, we went outside trying to convince everypony to take shelter.}}
{{Dialogue|character=Fluttershy|text=But they were so excited about the Crystalling, nopony listened to us! It was... *gulp* ... Well, it was pretty scary.}}

=== After 5th stage ===
{{Dialogue|character=Starlight Glimmer|text=Right... I was back at the castle by then, I think. I had no idea what was going on, until Pinkie told me--}}
{{Dialogue|character=Pinkie Pie|text=The baby was an Alicorn and she accidentally destroyed the Crystal Heart, so Twilight and Cadance were looking for a spell to put it back together...}}
{{Dialogue|character=Pinkie Pie|text=...and save the Crystal Empire from turning into a giant wasteland of ice and snow?}}
{{Dialogue|character=Starlight Glimmer|text=Um... Yeah. Almost word for word. But I WASN'T there when Twilight and Cadance tried to put the Crystal Heart back together, the first time--}}
{{Dialogue|character=Pinkie Pie|text=But then it didn't work at all and the Crystal Heart broke into eleventy jillion pieces again?!}}
{{Dialogue|character=Starlight Glimmer|text=Pinkie... Why do you sound so happy?}}
{{Dialogue|character=Pinkie Pie|text=Because with the benefit of hindsight, it ended up being a really cool adventure that brought us all closer together as friends! Also, it ended with a PARTY!}}
{{Dialogue|character=Pinkie Pie|text=Anyway, THAT was right about when Shining Armor decided we should evacuate the city! And we ALL ran to the train station!!!}}

=== After 6th stage ===
{{Dialogue|character=Starlight Glimmer|text=... Where you met me, Sunburst, and Spike!}}
{{Dialogue|character=Twilight Sparkle|text=Who just happened to have come up with the perfect combination of spells to save the day?}}
{{Dialogue|character=Starlight Glimmer|text=Heh... Well, if you put it like that... I guess we did. Honestly, I'm just happy we could help!}}
{{Dialogue|character=Twilight Sparkle|text=Don't sell yourself short, Starlight! All that magic combined, fixing the Heart, pushing away the storm, finishing the Crystalling... You were a HUGE part of it all!}}

=== After 7th stage ===
{{Dialogue|character=Starlight Glimmer|text=Awww... Thanks, you guys! It's great knowing your side of the story...}}
{{Dialogue|character=Twilight Sparkle|text=Haha! Well, enough about what WE did... How about what YOU did! You never did tell us all about what you and Sunburst talked about that day...}}
{{Dialogue|character=Starlight Glimmer|text=... Hoo, boy. Lots of heavy emotions involved, there, but I'll try. Why don't we get some cocoa? This'll be... extensive!}}