Shadow Play - Part 2/Gallery

==Facing the might of shadows==
Mane Six and Pillars facing the Pony of Shadows S7E26.png
Pony of Shadows "pitiful attempt to imprison me" S7E26.png|*Venom alike voice* "Your pitiful attempt to imprison me has failed, Star Swirl!"
Pony of Shadows "has failed, Star Swirl!" S7E26.png|RAARGH!
Twilight and Star Swirl face the Pony of Shadows S7E26.png
Star Swirl the Bearded charging his magic S7E26.png
Star Swirl the Bearded's magic fizzles out S7E26.png|Well, that's making things worse.
Star Swirl "you must return us to limbo" S7E26.png|"You must return us to limbo. It's the only way to stop him."
Twilight "I only figured out how to bring you back" S7E26.png|"I only figured out how to bring you back."
Sunburst frantically looks through Star Swirl's journal S7E26.png|'Working on it! No table of contents!"
Pony of Shadows "allow me to assist" S7E26.png|"Allow me to assist."
Pony of Shadows unleashing black tendrils S7E26.png|Here come the black tentacles!
Black tendril pierces Star Swirl's journal S7E26.png|Aaaand it's gone.
Black tendril pierces through Ponhenge pillar S7E26.png
Rockhoof pushes Applejack out of the way S7E26.png|Nice save, Rockhoof!
Black tendril piercing through the air S7E26.png
Black tendril pierces pillar near Rarity and Fluttershy S7E26.png
Black tendril pierces pillar next to RD and Magnus S7E26.png
Black tendrils piercing through other rock pillars S7E26.png
Pony of Shadows releases energy into his tendrils S7E26.png
Black tendrils exploding the pillars of Ponhenge S7E26.png
Twilight, Star Swirl, and Sunburst jump away from exploding pillar S7E26.png
Star Swirl the Bearded's journal in burnt shreds S7E26.png|I wouldn't be too happy if my personal journal got destroyed like that.
Twilight shocked at Star Swirl's destroyed journal S7E26.png|ok, new rule: Important books must have a Shield bubble around them when brought to a site!
Mane Six, Pillars, and Pony of Shadows in Ponhenge ruins S7E26.png
Star Swirl "you have studied my writings" S7E26.png
Star Swirl "surely you have some other plan" S7E26.png
Twilight Sparkle "I just wanted to save you" S7E26.png
Twilight Sparkle worried; Star Swirl determined S7E26.png
Pony of Shadows "when I extinguish the light" S7E26.png
Pony of Shadows "you won't remember any of this" S7E26.png
Pony of Shadows charging his magic S7E26.png
Pony of Shadows blasting magic at Star Swirl S7E26.png
Twilight Sparkle crying out in shock S7E26.png
Star Swirl tries charging his magic again S7E26.png
Twilight Sparkle defending Star Swirl S7E26.png
Twilight clashes with the Pony of Shadows S7E26.png
Pony of Shadows reeling back in pain S7E26.png
Pony of Shadows wincing in pain S7E26.png
Pony of Shadows "strong as you, Star Swirl" S7E26.png
Pony of Shadows "even in my weakened state" S7E26.png
Pony of Shadows "she cannot stop the might" S7E26.png
Pony of Shadows blasts magic at Twilight S7E26.png
Twilight blasts magic at the Pony of Shadows S7E26.png
Twilight and Pony of Shadows' magic clashing S7E26.png
Twilight unable to hold the Pony of Shadows back S7E26.png
Starlight Glimmer's magic supports Twilight S7E26.png|Don't worry, Twilight! I got your back!
Starlight and Twilight blasting magic together S7E26.png|Thanks.
Starlight and Twilight clash with Pony of Shadows S7E26.png
Pony of Shadows unable to hold back opposing magic S7E26.png
Pony of Shadows reels back in pain again S7E26.png
Star Swirl the Bearded "know this, fiend!" S7E26.png
Mane Six, Starlight, Spike, and Pillars stand together S7E26.png|It's only all of us, and one of you.
Pony of Shadows growling in irritation S7E26.png
Pony of Shadows "never!" S7E26.png|"Never!"
Pony of Shadows "days of glory are through" S7E26.png|"Your days of glory are through, Star Swirl."
Pony of Shadows "my dark power will reign" S7E26.png|"Now my dark power will reign,..."
Pony of Shadows "you six will bow to me!" S7E26.png|"...and you six will bow to me!"
Pony of Shadows shooting into the sky S7E26.png|There he goes.....
Pony of Shadows escaping into the sky S7E26.png|...and he's gone.
Black clouds dispersing S7E26.png
==The Mane Six meet the Pillars==
Rainbow and Flash Magnus look at the sky S7E26.png
Rainbow Dash "where'd he go?" S7E26.png|"Uh, where'd he go?"
Somnambula "a riddle we must unravel" S7E26.png
Meadowbrook "how long have we been gone?" S7E26.png|"How long have we been gone?"
Fluttershy "over a thousand years" S7E26.png|"Over a thousand years."
Pillars of Equestria in complete shock S7E26.png
Star Swirl the Bearded "then my spell worked" S7E26.png|"Then my spell worked..."
Star Swirl the Bearded glaring at Twilight S7E26.png|"-before it was meddled with-"
Twilight hiding her face from Star Swirl S7E26.png|It was at this moment that Twilight knew she messed up.(You know, a meme loses its effect when you remove the swear words.)
Star Swirl the Bearded "peace for a millennia!" S7E26.png|"and the realm has been at peace for a millennia!"
Pinkie Pie interrupts Star Swirl the Bearded S7E26.png|Are you sure about that, Star Swirl?
Pinkie Pie puts a hoof around Star Swirl S7E26.png
Pinkie shows Star Swirl the friendship journal S7E26.png
Pinkie Pie recapping several past seasons S7E26.png|"Well, we did save it time and again from five evil tyrants (while reforming two of them)....."
Pinkie Pie introduces Star Swirl to Starlight S7E26.png|"and there was that one time when Starlight traveled through time and almost destroyed life as we know it!"
Starlight Glimmer waves sheepishly at Star Swirl S7E26.png|Hi, Star Swirl. We're both cool with it, right?
Pinkie Pie "that's all in the past" S7E26.png|"But that's all in the past."
Flash Magnus "truly this accomplished" S7E26.png
Flash Magnus "twice as fast together" S7E26.png
Star Swirl skeptical of the Mane Six's claims S7E26.png
Star Swirl the Bearded stroking his beard S7E26.png
Star Swirl "say you have saved the world" S7E26.png
Star Swirl the Bearded "quite another to do it" S7E26.png
Rainbow gets in Star Swirl the Bearded's face S7E26.png
Rainbow Dash ruffling Star Swirl's beard S7E26.png
Rainbow Dash "we can do it again" S7E26.png
Star Swirl the Bearded pushes Rainbow away S7E26.png
Star Swirl "locating the Pony of Shadows" S7E26.png
Mane Six and Pillars in the ruins of Ponhenge S7E26.png
Rarity "it sounds like you need a map" S7E26.png
Rarity "luckily, we have just the thing" S7E26.png
==Congregation at the castle==
Mane Six and Pillars gather in Twilight's throne room S7E26.png
Star Swirl the Bearded casting his magic S7E26.png
Star Swirl casting magic on the Cutie Map S7E26.png
Tree of Harmony's image appears on the map S7E26.png
Rarity "did you know he can do that?" S7E26.png|"Did you know he can do that?"
Twilight Sparkle "he can do anything!" S7E26.png|"He's Star Swirl! He can do anything!"
Star Swirl looks at image of the Tree of Harmony S7E26.png
Star Swirl the Bearded "indeed this very castle" S7E26.png
Star Swirl "grown from the seed we planted" S7E26.png
Star Swirl "over a thousand years ago" S7E26.png
Rockhoof "then it did work!" S7E26.png
Sunburst "what worked?" S7E26.png
Somnambula "infused a crystal seed with our magic" S7E26.png
Somnambula "in hopes that it would grow" S7E26.png
Somnambula "into a force for good" S7E26.png
Mistmane "we wanted to leave something" S7E26.png
Mistmane "protect the realm in our absence" S7E26.png
Mistmane "would become so powerful" S7E26.png
Applejack "the Elements came from you?" S7E26.png
Meadowbrook and Flash Magnus confused S7E26.png
Star Swirl pondering on Pinkie Pie's words S7E26.png
Pinkie Pie "the sparkly crystal things" S7E26.png
Pinkie Pie "grow from the Tree of Harmony" S7E26.png
Pinkie Pie "represent each of us" S7E26.png
Pinkie tossing balloons and confetti from her throne S7E26.png|"Laughter!"(Still waiting for that out of context scene, and...)
Pinkie Pie hugging Applejack's flank S7E26.png|"Honesty!"(Yup, yup, there it is.)
Pinkie Pie presenting Rarity's element S7E26.png|"Generosity!"
Pinkie Pie pulling Rainbow Dash down S7E26.png
Pinkie Pie presenting Rainbow's element S7E26.png|"Loyalty!"
Pinkie Pie hugging Fluttershy S7E26.png|"Kindess!"
Pinkie Pie tossing around sparkly glitter S7E26.png|"And Magic!" (Uh, is Pinkie channeling someone's ritual in particular?)
Twilight Sparkle surrounded by glitter S7E26.png
Somnambula pondering on Pinkie's words S7E26.png
Somnambula "reflections of our own elements" S7E26.png|"They are reflections of our own elements of..."
Somnambula pointing at herself S7E26.png|"...hope..."
Somnambula pointing at Rockhoof S7E26.png|"...strength..."
Somnambula pointing at Mistmane S7E26.png|"...beauty..."
Somnambula pointing at Flash Magnus S7E26.png|"...bravery..."
Somnambula pointing at Meadowbrook S7E26.png|"...healing..."
Star Swirl standing proudly next to Twilight S7E26.png|"...and sorcery."
Twilight Sparkle smiling in awe at Star Swirl S7E26.png|Notice me, senpai.
Star Swirl the Bearded snubs Twilight again S7E26.png|Senpai did not notice.
Meadowbrook "we had no idea our small seed" S7E26.png
Meadowbrook "the living spirit of the land" S7E26.png
Meadowbrook "glad our mantles have passed" S7E26.png
Mage Meadowbrook praising Fluttershy S7E26.png
Mane Six and Pillars of Equestria making a plan S7E26.png
Twilight Sparkle "take a lot of power" S7E26.png
Twilight Sparkle "sacrifice the Elements" S7E26.png
Star Swirl nodding at Twilight's words S7E26.png
Fluttershy "they'd be gone forever?" S7E26.png
Twilight Sparkle "survive without the Elements" S7E26.png
Twilight Sparkle "if it dies, Equestria will suffer" S7E26.png
Star Swirl the Bearded dismisses Twilight's concerns S7E26.png|Talk to the hoof.
Star Swirl "if the Pony of Shadows has his way" S7E26.png
Star Swirl the Bearded "your land will not exist" S7E26.png
Star Swirl "unless you have a better idea..." S7E26.png
Twilight Sparkle feeling snubbed by her idol S7E26.png
Star Swirl returns the Cutie Map to normal S7E26.png
Darkness swirling over a mountaintop S7E26.png
Darkness swirling over a forest island S7E26.png
Mane Six and Pillars looking at the Cutie Map S7E26.png
Star Swirl standing over a swirl of dark energy S7E26.png
Star Swirl "strike as soon as you find him" S7E26.png
Rainbow Dash "what are we waiting for?" S7E26.png|"What are we waiting for?"
Flash Magnus "I like your spirit!" S7E26.png|"I like your spirit!"
Mane Six and Pillars cheering over their plan S7E26.png
Starlight Glimmer in deep thought S7E26.png
Starlight watches Twilight leave the throne room S7E26.png|Poor Twilight.....
==Twilight comes up with a plan==
Twilight and Spike in the messy castle library S7E26.png
Twilight holding a book on seapony etiquette S7E26.png
Twilight Sparkle "isn't going to help right now" S7E26.png
Twilight Sparkle looking at a spell scroll S7E26.png
Starlight Glimmer asks Twilight if she's okay S7E26.png|"Uh, Twilight? Are you okay?"
Twilight Sparkle "I just unleashed ultimate evil" S7E26.png|"I just unleashed ultimate evil and doomed Equestria....."
Twilight Sparkle "because I was obsessed" S7E26.png|"because I was obsessed....."
Twilight Sparkle "with meeting my idol!" S7E26.png|"with meeting my idol!"
Twilight Sparkle "why wouldn't I be okay?!" S7E26.png|"why wouldn't I be okay?!"
Twilight slams her face on the library table S7E26.png|Twilight, don't do that! You'll get a concussion!
Starlight Glimmer scoffing S7E26.png
Starlight "didn't know that was gonna happen" S7E26.png
Twilight Sparkle "I should have listened to you" S7E26.png
Twilight "the Elements of Harmony will be lost" S7E26.png
Twilight Sparkle hiding her face in shame S7E26.png
Starlight Glimmer "maybe there's another way" S7E26.png
Spike carrying a tall stack of books S7E26.png
Twilight levitates a book out of Spike's stack S7E26.png
Spike starting to lose his balance S7E26.png
Twilight looking through a book about portals S7E26.png
Twilight Sparkle makes a great discovery S7E26.png
Twilight Sparkle "if the Pillars can hold open" S7E26.png
Twilight Sparkle "do the banishing spell herself!" S7E26.png
Twilight Sparkle "do you know what this means?" S7E26.png
Spike exhausted from carrying books S7E26.png
Twilight "the Pillars don't have to leave Equestria!" S7E26.png
Twilight Sparkle "we'll lose the Elements" S7E26.png
Twilight Sparkle "the ponies that created them" S7E26.png
Twilight Sparkle "will be banished for good!" S7E26.png
Starlight Glimmer halfheartedly "that's great" S7E26.png
Starlight "I was thinking of another way" S7E26.png
Starlight Glimmer "doesn't involve banishing" S7E26.png
Starlight Glimmer grins awkwardly at Twilight S7E26.png
Twilight Sparkle "knew what he was doing" S7E26.png
Twilight Sparkle "I can make it even better" S7E26.png
Twilight Sparkle "as seriously as he does" S7E26.png
Starlight Glimmer unsure of Star Swirl's idea S7E26.png
==The Pillars' strange new world==
Pinkie Pie and Somnambula in Manehattan S7E26.png
Main ponies and Pillars in the middle of Manehattan S7E26.png
Main ponies and Pillars exploring in Manehattan S7E26.png
Applejack "would've loved the Ghastly Caverns" S7E26.png
Applejack "a thousand years of erosion" S7E26.png
Applejack and Rockhoof hear Fluttershy off-screen S7E26.png
Fluttershy looking at a map of Equestria S7E26.png
Rarity "who knew they would become" S7E26.png
Main five and Pillars in Manehattan at night S7E26.png
Pinkie Pie "where the Pony of Shadows" S7E26.png|"And I get how this part of Equestria used to be cast in eternal night where the Pony of Shadows...."
Pinkie Pie "draw power and wreak havoc" S7E26.png| "...could draw power and wreak havoc...."
Pinkie Pie "powerless to stop him" S7E26.png| ".....while ponies were powerless to stop him."
Pinkie Pie "but..." S7E26.png|"But..."
Main ponies and Somnambula shield their eyes S7E26.png|"It kinda made a comeback!"
Pinkie Pie on a Manehattan jumbotron S7E26.png|"Did I mention it's very bright!?"
Main ponies and Pillars look at the map again S7E26.png
==Plan to face the Pony of Shadows==
Star Swirl crossing Manehattan off the map S7E26.png
Swirl of darkness vanishes over Manehattan S7E26.png
Star Swirl "fewer dark corners in the realm" S7E26.png
Star Swirl teleports his map and quill away S7E26.png
Rainbow Dash "isn't that a good thing?" S7E26.png
Flash Magnus "hard time regaining power" S7E26.png
Flash Magnus "we'll be ready!" S7E26.png
Rainbow and Magnus knock their cider cups together S7E26.png|Cider buddies!
Fluttershy worried about Mage Meadowbrook S7E26.png
Mage Meadowbrook "I wish there were" S7E26.png
Mistmane, Rarity, Pinkie, and Somnambula looking sad S7E26.png
AJ, Rockhoof, Star Swirl, and Sunburst looking sad S7E26.png
Twilight Sparkle bursting into the library S7E26.png
Twilight arrives with a new banishing spell S7E26.png|"I don't think you'll have to!"
Twilight Sparkle joins the throne room meeting S7E26.png|"My spell isn't finished yet, but I think we can send the Pony of Shadows to limbo without all of you having to go as well!"
Twilight Sparkle shows her new spell to Star Swirl S7E26.png|Come on, senpai! Please accept!
Star Swirl "I appreciate your enthusiasm" S7E26.png|"While I appreciate your enthusiasm, Twilight..."
Star Swirl moving Twilight's scroll away S7E26.png
Star Swirl dismissing Twilight Sparkle again S7E26.png|Rejected again.
Star Swirl "take risks on half-baked spells" S7E26.png|"This is hardly the time to take risks on half-baked spells."
Twilight Sparkle incredibly discouraged S7E26.png|Sad Twily is one of the worst things imaginable to this fandom.
Applejack standing up to Star Swirl S7E26.png|"Beggin' your pardon, Mr. the Bearded!"
Applejack sticks up for Twilight Sparkle S7E26.png|"But Twilight doesn't do anythin' halfway!"
Pinkie Pie sticks up for Twilight Sparkle S7E26.png|"Especially not magic!"
Rainbow Dash holding one of Twilight's wings S7E26.png|"Seriously! She got her wings..."
Rainbow Dash sticks up for Twilight Sparkle S7E26.png|"...by finishing one of your spells!"
Rarity sticks up for Twilight Sparkle S7E26.png|"I think you'll find her work is worth reading before you dismiss it out of hoof!"
Twilight Sparkle's friends stick up for her S7E26.png|Click this photo to see Fluttershy give a determined STARE to Starswirl the Bearded.
Meadowbrook "it is an unconventional approach" S7E26.png|Uh, girls? I don't think he's listening.
Mage Meadowbrook "I believe it could work" S7E26.png
Star Swirl looks over Twilight's magic scroll S7E26.png
Star Swirl "I suppose there is a chance" S7E26.png|"I suppose there is a chance.""Oh, you bet your bearded patootie there is."
==Mission to the Hollow Shades==
Sunburst "no idea where to find the villain" S7E26.png
Twilight Sparkle thinking to herself S7E26.png
Mane Six's cutie marks start glowing S7E26.png
Mane Six's cutie marks float above the throne room S7E26.png
Mane Six and Pillars look at floating cutie marks S7E26.png
Mane Six's cutie marks float over the Hollow Shades S7E26.png
Twilight and her friends look very surprised S7E26.png
Mane Six's floating cutie marks S7E26.png
Applejack thinking about the Hollow Shades S7E26.png|"The Hollow Shades. I think a branch of the Apple family lives there."
Sunburst "they'd have to be pretty distant" S7E26.png
Rarity looking at her glowing cutie mark S7E26.png
Rarity "called all of us to one place" S7E26.png|"Hmm, that's odd. The only time the map's called all of us to one place was Starlight's village."
Rarity mentioning Starlight's village S7E26.png|was...your... village,... Starlight.... (awkwardness intensifies)
Rainbow Dash "it's like a super-villain tracker!" S7E26.png|"So it's like a super-villain tracker!"
Rainbow Dash looks apologetically at Starlight S7E26.png|"No offense."
Starlight Glimmer raising an eyebrow S7E26.png|Too late, Rainbow! I'm already offended.
Twilight "tell us where the Pony of Shadows is" S7E26.png
Star Swirl thinking about Twilight's theory S7E26.png
Star Swirl "protect the light of the realm" S7E26.png|"Hmm... The Tree of Harmony acting to protect the light of the realm..."
Star Swirl giving Twilight Sparkle a compliment S7E26.png|"Yes, a good thought Twilight."
Twilight ecstatic about Star Swirl's compliment S7E26.png|Senpai noticed me!!!
Star Swirl tells the ponies to prepare for battle S7E26.png
Star Swirl looking back at Starlight Glimmer S7E26.png
Starlight Glimmer "I'm not as experienced" S7E26.png
Starlight Glimmer "really the only option" S7E26.png|I don't think banishing is a good idea!
Starlight Glimmer "it's been a long time" S7E26.png
Starlight suggests talking to the Pony of Shadows S7E26.png|Maybe we could speak to him instead?
Star Swirl "I doubt we can save our homeland" S7E26.png|"I doubt we can save our homeland with a conversation."
Starlight Glimmer "but we could try" S7E26.png|"But we could try." 
Twilight Sparkle siding with Star Swirl S7E26.png|"Starlight, I'm sure Star Swirl and the others did try."
Star Swirl "not interested in reconciliation" S7E26.png|"The Pony of Shadows was not interested in reconciliation."
Star Swirl "once a villain, always a villain" S7E26.png|"Once a villain, always a villain." (Luna, Discord, and Sunset would beg to differ.)
Star Swirl asking for Twilight and Sunburst's help S7E26.png
Twilight and Sunburst following Star Swirl S7E26.png
Rainbow and Magnus fly out of the throne room S7E26.png
Applejack and Somnambula leave the throne room S7E26.png
AJ, Rockhoof, Pinkie, and Rarity leave the throne room S7E26.png
Starlight watches her friends leave the throne room S7E26.png
Starlight Glimmer "Star Swirl is a great wizard" S7E26.png
Starlight Glimmer "this whole plan seems wrong" S7E26.png
Starlight Glimmer "the map's only ever sent us" S7E26.png
Spike shrugging with cluelessness S7E26.png
Spike "seem like the 'friendship' type" S7E26.png
Starlight "we don't know anything about him" S7E26.png|"We don't know anything about him."
Spike "well, nopony does" S7E26.png|"Well, nopony does."
Starlight Glimmer "that's not entirely true" S7E26.png|"That's not entirely true."
==The tale of Stygian==
Rainbow Dash polishing Netitus S7E26.png
Rainbow Dash's reflection in Netitus S7E26.png
Flash Magnus putting on his helmet S7E26.png
Rainbow Dash giving Netitus to Flash Magnus S7E26.png
Pillars of Equestria sharpening their artifacts S7E26.png
Starlight asks Pillars about the Pony of Shadows S7E26.png|"You all knew the Pony of Shadows before he became what he is now."
Starlight Glimmer "you must've been friends" S7E26.png|"You must've been friends. So what happened?"
Pillars of Equestria uneasily look at each other S7E26.png
Rockhoof "the tale of our rift is a sad one" S7E26.png|"The tale of our rift is a sad one." 
Distance view of Stygian's village S7E26.png|Hallow Shades, a thousand years prior.
Sirens flying over Stygian's village S7E26.png|Wait, they look incredibly familiar.....
Adagio, Aria, and Sonata under a cloudy sky S7E26.png|This just in: Rainbow Rocks is canon. Wubcake must be dying right now because of this. (dying as in really shocked, not taken literally.)
Adagio, Aria, and Sonata sing their siren song S7E26.png|It is time, girls.....
Ponies walking through the village S7E26.png|...time for us to 'shine'.
Ponies falling under the Sirens' spell S7E26.png|You didn't know that you fell...
Hypnotized villager ponies start fighting S7E26.png|...Now that you're under their spell.It is not difficult to recognize this reference. If, for some reason, you don't get this, then please consult the Dazzlings within 24 hours.
Hypnotized ponies breaking the windmill S7E26.png
Village windmill in ruins S7E26.png
Hypnotized filly fighting with hunchbacked pony S7E26.png
Hunchbacked pony picks up a large bell S7E26.png|Ask not from whom the bell tolls...
Hunchbacked pony slams bell on top of filly S7E26.png|...It tolls for thee!
Hypnotized filly shaking and dizzy S7E26.png
Energy flowing into Adagio's siren jewel S7E26.png
Sirens collecting negative energy from the village S7E26.png
Stygian on the outskirts of the hypnotized village S7E26.png
Stygian sees the Sirens attacking the village S7E26.png
Stygian leaving to get help S7E26.png
Stygian returns with the Pillars of Old Equestria S7E26.png|Pillars, assemble!
Pillars of Old Equestria charging into battle S7E26.png
Sirens singing and collecting negative energy S7E26.png
Flash Magnus flying around the Sirens S7E26.png
Flash Magnus flying around Aria Blaze S7E26.png
Aria Blaze blasting magic at Flash Magnus S7E26.png
Flash Magnus guards against Aria's magic blast S7E26.png
Rockhoof hurling boulders at the Sirens S7E26.png
Aria Blaze blasting magic at hurled boulders S7E26.png
Adagio, Aria, and Sonata go on the offensive S7E26.png
Pillars attack the Sirens and protect villagers S7E26.png
Somnambula flying past Adagio Dazzle S7E26.png
Adagio Dazzle looking at Somnambula S7E26.png
Somnambula flying circles around the Sirens S7E26.png
Somnambula goads the Sirens into chasing her S7E26.png
Star Swirl watches the Sirens chase Somnambula S7E26.png
Star Swirl the Bearded casting dimensional magic S7E26.png
Portal to another dimension opens S7E26.png|Magical mirror portal, open sesame!
Somnambula lures the Sirens toward the portal S7E26.png
Somnambula tricks Sirens into flying through the portal S7E26.png|See you in the human world, Dazzlings! (Also Sunset and your friends, make sure they don't get new gems after what happened in 2014.)
Pillars of Old Equestria watching the portal close S7E26.png
The Pillars of Old Equestria save the village S7E26.png
Stygian happy about the Pillars' victory S7E26.png
Happy villagers carrying Mage Meadowbrook S7E26.png
Star Swirl the Bearded talks with happy villager S7E26.png
Stygian leaves as villagers carry Rockhoof S7E26.png
Netitus and Mistmane's flower on Ponhenge pedestals S7E26.png
Stygian setting up a magic ritual at Ponhenge S7E26.png
Pillars of Old Equestria find Stygian at Ponhenge S7E26.png
Stygian trying to explain S7E26.png
Star Swirl the Bearded casts Stygian out S7E26.png
Stygian walks away from the Pillars in shame S7E26.png
Castle of the Two Sisters in a rainstorm S7E26.png
Pillars of Old Equestria in Castle of the Two Sisters S7E26.png
Stygian bursts into the Castle of the Two Sisters S7E26.png
Stygian drenched in the rainstorm S7E26.png
Stygian glaring at Pillars of Old Equestria S7E26.png|Jealousy....envy....
Stygian's eyes turn black S7E26.png|I see...wait..nothing in your eyes? Help?
Darkness leaking out of Stygian's eyes S7E26.png|Seems family-friendly to me....
Stygian consumed by darkness S7E26.png
Dense darkness swirling at the castle door S7E26.png
The Pony of Shadows is born S7E26.png| "We are poison to you, Pillars. We are Shadows..."
Pillars shocked by Stygian's transformation S7E26.png
Pillars of Equestria fight the Pony of Shadows S7E26.png
Starlight Glimmer talking to the Pillars S7E26.png
Meadowbrook "no doubt it was an enchantment" S7E26.png
Starlight thinking about the Pillars' story S7E26.png
==Once a villain, always a villain...?==
Sunburst looking through a book in the library S7E26.png
Starlight joins Twilight and Star Swirl in the library S7E26.png
Starlight finds numerous tall stacks of books S7E26.png
Star Swirl tells Starlight not to disturb them S7E26.png|"It would be best if we were not disturbed."
Starlight Glimmer offended by Star Swirl S7E26.png|How rude.
Twilight Sparkle "we can't stop to talk" S7E26.png
Starlight Glimmer "banish Stygian to limbo" S7E26.png
Sunburst doesn't know who Stygian is S7E26.png
Star Swirl "the Pony of Shadows gave up" S7E26.png
Starlight Glimmer "trying to figure out why" S7E26.png
Star Swirl slams the book closed in anger S7E26.png|SILENCE!
Star Swirl "wanted more power than he had" S7E26.png|"Envy. He wanted more power than he had,...
Star Swirl "that desire led him down a path" S7E26.png|and that desire led him down a path....."
Star Swirl "from which there is no return!" S7E26.png|"....from which there is no return!"
Starlight Glimmer "I know from experience" S7E26.png
Starlight Glimmer "that's not always true" S7E26.png
Starlight Glimmer "when the map called you six" S7E26.png
Twilight Sparkle listening to Starlight S7E26.png
Twilight Sparkle second-guessing herself S7E26.png
Star Swirl "Stygian wants to destroy" S7E26.png|"Stygian wants to destroy...."
Star Swirl "all that is good in this world" S7E26.png|"....all that is good in this world." 
Star Swirl "there's no way to befriend" S7E26.png|"There's no way to befriend a pony like that." 
Star Swirl the Bearded "a pony like that" S7E26.png|Wow, he REALLY doesn't care about reforming.
Starlight and Twilight watch Star Swirl leave S7E26.png|Star Swirl, cut Starlight some slack, what did she ever do to you? (Aside from using your time travel spell)
Starlight "I'm lucky your idol wasn't around" S7E26.png|"I guess I'm lucky your idol wasn't around..."
Starlight "when you decided to be my friend" S7E26.png|"...when you decided to be my friend."
Starlight "I might've been banished to limbo" S7E26.png|"I might've been banished to limbo, too."
Twilight remorsefully watches Starlight leave S7E26.png|Let that sink in, Twilight.
Twilight and Sunburst watch Starlight leave S7E26.png
The library doors slam shut S7E26.png
==Return of the Elements of Harmony==
Mane Six and Pillars in front of Tree of Harmony S7E26.png|It's been long, Tree of Harmony.
Mistmane "it seems a shame to harm it" S7E26.png
Star Swirl the Bearded "a necessary sacrifice" S7E26.png
Star Swirl approaching the Tree of Harmony S7E26.png
Twilight Sparkle grins at Star Swirl the Bearded S7E26.png
Twilight and friends happy; Starlight concerned S7E26.png
Star Swirl casting magic on the Tree of Harmony S7E26.png
Tree of Harmony glowing brightly S7E26.png
Element of loyalty floats out of its slot S7E26.png
Element of kindness floats out of its slot S7E26.png
Element of magic comes out of its compartment S7E26.png
Element of loyalty floats up to Rainbow Dash S7E26.png
Element of loyalty binding to Rainbow Dash S7E26.png
Rainbow Dash wearing the element of loyalty S7E26.png
Element of generosity floats up to Rarity S7E26.png
Element of generosity binding to Rarity S7E26.png
Rarity wearing the element of generosity S7E26.png
Element of kindness floats up to Fluttershy S7E26.png
Element of kindness binding to Fluttershy S7E26.png
Elements of laughter and honesty float to their bearers S7E26.png
Elements of laughter and honesty bind to their bearers S7E26.png
Applejack and Pinkie Pie wearing their elements S7E26.png
Element of magic floats up to Twilight Sparkle S7E26.png
Element of magic binding to Twilight Sparkle S7E26.png
Twilight Sparkle wearing the element of magic S7E26.png|Oh yeah. Just like old times.
Rockhoof looking at the element of honesty S7E26.png
Rockhoof "how do we use them?" S7E26.png
Rarity about to answer Rockhoof S7E26.png
Rarity doesn't have a clue S7E26.png
Rarity "they simply work for us" S7E26.png
Element bearers and Pillars next to Tree of Harmony S7E26.png
Rainbow Dash "banishing evil before breakfast" S7E26.png
Rainbow Dash and Flash Magnus hoof-bump S7E26.png
Applejack tipping her hat to Rockhoof S7E26.png
Starlight "hope Twilight knows what she's doing" S7E26.png|"I hope Twilight knows what she's doing."
==The Hollow Shades / The Well of Shade==
Mane Six and Pillars arrive at the Hollow Shades S7E26.png
Mane Six and Pillars entering the Hollow Shades S7E26.png
Mane Six and Pillars approach the Well of Shade S7E26.png|Spike was there just a moment ago.
Twilight and Star Swirl hear Pony of Shadows laugh S7E26.png
Main ponies and Pillars look for Pony of Shadows S7E26.png
Mane Six and Pillars stand around the Well of Shade S7E26.png
Mane Six and Pillars feeling the earth shake S7E26.png
Ground starts to crack under Somnambula S7E26.png
Pinkie Pie and Starlight see the earth splitting S7E26.png
Rarity, AJ, and Meadowbrook see the earth split S7E26.png
Mane Six and Pillars fall into the Well of Shade S7E26.png
Mane Six and Pillars in a collapsed pony pile S7E26.png
Mane Six and Pillars inside the Well of Shade S7E26.png|I landed on my keys
Sunburst straightening his glasses S7E26.png
The Well of Shade S7E26.png
Sunburst "I definitely would've remembered" S7E26.png
Star Swirl and Sunburst hear the Pony of Shadows coming S7E26.png
Main ponies and Pillars hear Pony of Shadows approaching S7E26.png
Mane Six and Pillars see shadows closing in S7E26.png
Mane Six and Pillars in a magic barrier S7E26.png
Pony of Shadows emerging from the darkness S7E26.png
Pony of Shadows forms out of the darkness S7E26.png
Pony of Shadows "welcome to the Well of Shade!" S7E26.png
==Confrontation with the shadows==
Star Swirl keeping his allies in a magic barrier S7E26.png
Pony of Shadows "you turned your backs on me" S7E26.png
Pony of Shadows "and I listened" S7E26.png
Pony of Shadows "the shadow and I became one" S7E26.png
Pony of Shadows circles around the ponies' barrier S7E26.png
Pony of Shadows "feel the despair I did" S7E26.png
Pony of Shadows threatening Rarity and Mistmane S7E26.png
Pony of Shadows stands over the shielded ponies S7E26.png
Pony of Shadows crosses in front of ponies' barrier S7E26.png
Pony of Shadows "it was you who were selfish!" S7E26.png
Pony of Shadows "and now you will pay!" S7E26.png
Pony of Shadows fires magic at the ponies' barrier S7E26.png
Star Swirl blocking the Pony of Shadows' magic S7E26.png
Starlight "sure this isn't a friendship problem?" S7E26.png
Twilight Sparkle nervously bites her lower lip S7E26.png
Star Swirl the Bearded "open the portal" S7E26.png
Pony of Shadows blasts at the barrier again S7E26.png
Pony of Shadows' magic barrages the barrier S7E26.png
Mane Six and Pillars' magic barrier shatters S7E26.png
Pinkie powers element of laughter with Somnambula S7E26.png|"Laughter and Hope...."
Rarity and Applejack power elements with the Pillars S7E26.png|"....Generosity and Beauty with Honesty and Strength..."
Fluttershy powers element of kindness with Meadowbrook S7E26.png|"....Kindness and Healing....
Five pairs of element bearers and Pillars focusing power S7E26.png|By our elements combined....
Mane Six and Pillars focusing their element power S7E26.png
Pony of Shadows ducks under beam of rainbow light S7E26.png
Beam of rainbow light strikes Well of Shade wall S7E26.png
Portal to limbo opening S7E26.png
Pony of Shadows starts getting pulled into portal S7E26.png
Pony of Shadows fighting the portal's pull S7E26.png
Mane Six and Pillars blast Pony of Shadows with rainbows S7E26.png
Pony of Shadows getting pushed into the portal S7E26.png
Star Swirl the Bearded "push him in!" S7E26.png
Twilight about to use the element of magic S7E26.png
Stygian appears in the Pony of Shadows' chest S7E26.png
Twilight Sparkle looking very surprised S7E26.png
Stygian resisting the elements' power S7E26.png|Yup, this is absolutely fine.
Twilight Sparkle "there's a pony in there" S7E26.png|"Huh? There's... a pony in there."
Twilight Sparkle taking flight S7E26.png|Where you going, Twilight?
Twilight flies into the Pony of Shadows S7E26.png|Into the belly of the beast....
==Twilight Sparkle and Stygian==
Twilight illuminates the darkness with her horn S7E26.png|Hmm... this darkness looks familiar...like another season finale's second part?
Twilight encounters Stygian in the darkness S7E26.png
Twilight Sparkle "are you Stygian?" S7E26.png|"Are you... Stygian?"
Stygian "I was, once" S7E26.png
Stygian "until my friends betrayed me" S7E26.png|"I was, once. Until my friends betrayed me."
Twilight Sparkle "you wanted their magic" S7E26.png|"But Star Swirl says you betrayed them. You wanted their magic..."
Stygian "I wanted their respect" S7E26.png|"No! I wanted their respect."
Stygian talking to Twilight Sparkle S7E26.png|"I brought them together. I planned strategy, and I read all I could about the beasts we faced."
Stygian "I didn't have magic or strength" S7E26.png|"But I didn't have magic or strength, so nopony ever noticed me."
Stygian turns away from Twilight Sparkle S7E26.png
Stygian revealing the truth S7E26.png|"I went to Ponhenge to make my own copies of the artifacts."
Star Swirl watches Pony of Shadows struggle S7E26.png
Mistmane and Meadowbrook listen to Stygian S7E26.png|"With them, I thought I could be a Pillar, too, and stand by their side in battle. I never wanted to steal their power."
Mistmane and Meadowbrook realize their mistake S7E26.png|Oh, no.....
Star Swirl the Bearded realizing his mistake S7E26.png|I told ya, Star Swirl.
Stygian "my friends threw me out" S7E26.png|"But instead of sharing and letting me help, my friends threw me out."
Stygian approaches Twilight menacingly S7E26.png
Stygian becoming consumed by darkness again S7E26.png|"So I became stronger than any of them! The darkness welcomed me when no pony would, and I will do what I must to protect it!"
Twilight Sparkle "this is all a misunderstanding!" S7E26.png
Mane Six, Pillars, and struggling Pony of Shadows S7E26.png
Twilight "the shadow isn't who you really are" S7E26.png
Twilight Sparkle offering to help Stygian S7E26.png
Stygian "even if my friends did still care" S7E26.png
Stygian "you have the power to help me" S7E26.png
Twilight and Stygian hear Starlight Glimmer S7E26.png
Starlight joins Twilight and Stygian in the darkness S7E26.png
Starlight walks up to Twilight and Stygian S7E26.png
Starlight "if there's one pony in Equestria" S7E26.png
Starlight Glimmer has faith in Twilight S7E26.png
Stygian "I want to believe you" S7E26.png
Stygian contemplatively closes his eyes S7E26.png
Stygian "the darkness will not be stopped!" S7E26.png
Stygian pushes Twilight and Starlight back S7E26.png
==Freeing Stygian from the darkness==
Twilight Sparkle looks determined at Stygian S7E26.png
Twilight throwing magic rope at Stygian S7E26.png
Twilight's magic rope wraps around Stygian's hoof S7E26.png
Twilight pulls Stygian out of the darkness S7E26.png
Twilight escapes from the Pony of Shadows S7E26.png
Twilight Sparkle collapses on the ground S7E26.png
Twilight's rope reaches into Pony of Shadows S7E26.png
Twilight Sparkle "fight the darkness, Stygian!" S7E26.png|"Fight the darkness Stygian, you don't need it anymore!"
Twilight struggling with the magic rope S7E26.png
Stygian being pulled out of the darkness S7E26.png|"Revenge isn't what you want, friendship is!"
Darkness wrapping around Stygian S7E26.png|Ok, this is a Venom allusion; where's that large bell from the flashback?
Twilight struggles with the Pony of Shadows S7E26.png
Starlight Glimmer worried about Twilight S7E26.png
Starlight Glimmer throws another magic rope S7E26.png
Twilight and Starlight's ropes reach inside Pony of Shadows S7E26.png
Twilight and Starlight struggle with their ropes S7E26.png
Stygian being slowly pulled out of the darkness S7E26.png
Pony of Shadows shrieking in agony S7E26.png
Twilight "the shadow won't let go of him" S7E26.png|"The shadow won't let go of him! He wants to stop, but he can't do it alone!"
Star Swirl the Bearded "we must help him!" S7E26.png|"Then we must help him!"
Star Swirl and Sunburst throw more magic ropes S7E26.png
Applejack and Rockhoof helping Stygian S7E26.png
Pinkie and Somnambula helping Stygian S7E26.png
Rarity, Rainbow, and Fluttershy helping Stygian S7E26.png
Mane Six and Pillars' ropes reach out to Stygian S7E26.png|Nine ropes are stronger than the power of one!
Pony of Shadows screaming loudly S7E26.png
Stygian is freed from the darkness S7E26.png
Pony of Shadows gets dragged into limbo S7E26.png
Pony of Shadows vanishing into limbo S7E26.png|The Pony of Shadows is (You know what)
Portal to limbo closing S7E26.png
Bright light over the Well of Shade S7E26.png
Rainbow light bursts from the Well of Shade S7E26.png
Moonlight shining on the Hollow Shades S7E26.png|The light is coming.
==Victory and reconciliation==
Twilight climbing out of the Well of Shade S7E26.png
Twilight pulling herself out of the crater S7E26.png
Twilight and friends climb out of Well of Shade S7E26.png
Mane Six and Pillars leaving the Well of Shade S7E26.png
Mane Six and Pillars return to the Hollow Shades S7E26.png
Rainbow Dash cheering happily S7E26.png
Pinkie Pie excitedly tackles Rainbow Dash S7E26.png
Rarity notices her element necklace S7E26.png
Rarity still wearing the element of generosity S7E26.png
Fluttershy "healing magic instead of banishing" S7E26.png
Applejack pointing back at the crater S7E26.png
Star Swirl helps Stygian out of the crater S7E26.png
Star Swirl the Bearded and Stygian together S7E26.png
Star Swirl "long ago, you needed our help" S7E26.png|"Long ago, you needed our help, Stygian."
Star Swirl "we turned our backs on you" S7E26.png|"But instead of listening, we turned our backs on you."
Stygian looking at Star Swirl the Bearded S7E26.png|"Pride clouded my judgement."
Star Swirl the Bearded apologizes to Stygian S7E26.png|"I owe you an apology."
Mane Six and Pillars triumph over the darkness S7E26.png|"Thank you for helping us see the errors of our ways, Twilight. It seems I never accounted for the Magic of Friendship."
Twilight Sparkle smiling widely at Star Swirl S7E26.png
Twilight Sparkle "thank you, Swirlstar!" S7E26.png
Twilight realizes she got Star Swirl's name wrong S7E26.png
Twilight Sparkle blushing and correcting herself S7E26.png
Mane Six's cutie marks glowing again S7E26.png
Starlight Glimmer getting Star Swirl's attention S7E26.png
Starlight Glimmer bragging to Star Swirl S7E26.png|I told you speaking to him would help.
Star Swirl chuckling with embarrassment S7E26.png [chuckles] 
Star Swirl admitting his wrongs to his friends S7E26.png|"Something tells me I will be making a lot of apologies today."
Moon shining over the Hollow Shades S7E26.png
==Epilogue: The Pillars' new beginning==
Stained glass window depicting the moon S7E26.png
Star Swirl reuniting with Celestia and Luna S7E26.png|"I simply cannot believe how tall you've gotten!" 
Celestia "it has been over a thousand years" S7E26.png|"Well, it has been over a thousand years."
Celestia "will you stay here and teach magic" S7E26.png
Celestia and Luna smiling at each other S7E26.png
Celestia and Luna briefly nuzzling S7E26.png
Princess Luna "don't ask for those essays" S7E26.png|“As long as you don’t ask for those essays we owed you before you vanished.”
Princess Celestia laughs at Luna's comment S7E26.png
Star Swirl the Bearded laughing S7E26.png
Star Swirl unsure about staying in Canterlot S7E26.png
Star Swirl the Bearded "the realm has grown" S7E26.png
Star Swirl "before I settle in any one place" S7E26.png
Meadowbrook wants to see her old home S7E26.png
Pillars of Equestria want to see their homes S7E26.png
Celestia invites the Pillars to return on occasion S7E26.png|Our palace will always be open to your wisdom
Star Swirl the Bearded bowing to Celestia S7E26.png
Star Swirl "if it is wisdom you seek" S7E26.png|"If it's wisdom you seek..."
Star Swirl the Bearded pointing at Twilight S7E26.png|"... look to your own subjects, true pillars of friendship."
Twilight surprised by Star Swirl's praise S7E26.png|...squee...
Twilight flattered by Star Swirl's praise S7E26.png|...d'aww...
Twilight Sparkle crying tears of pride S7E26.png|another finale, more liquid pride! YES!
Star Swirl "in turning away from others" S7E26.png
Star Swirl and Stygian smiling at each other S7E26.png
Main ponies and Pillars in a group hug S7E26.png|I bet that'll be everyone's wallpaper for the next few months.
Twilight, Starlight, and Sunburst happy for Pillars S7E26.png
Twilight Sparkle "all the answers I ever wanted" S7E26.png|"It's funny. I thought meeting my idol would give me all the answers I ever wanted."
Twilight Sparkle "forgot what I already knew" S7E26.png|"But instead, I forgot what I already knew."
Twilight Sparkle "I had a student of my own" S7E26.png|"Good thing I had a student of my own to remind me."
Twilight Sparkle and Starlight Glimmer hugging S7E26.png|See you all in theaters - if you haven't seen it when it was released on theaters, then skip to Season 8, or buy the film on Blu-ray.