Twilight Sparkle: Mayor Skies

Mayor Sunny Skies: Eh?

Twilight Sparkle: I don't understand, Your Rainbow Festival isn't quite as you described

Rainbow Dash: And the resort hotel wasn't what it was cracked up to be either

Applejack: 'Cept for all the cracks

Rarity: None of these things are as pictured in your brochure

Mayor Sunny Skies: Well, maybe I exaggerated a little, but I-I'd intended on havin' everythin' ready, It's just kinda hard gettin' anypony excited about anythin' in this town anymore! Ugh, I didn't think ya'd come if ya knew the truth

Twilight Sparkle: The truth?

Mayor Sunny Skies: Oh... There is no Rainbow Festival!

Mane Six and DamienOplayzYT: gasp

Applejack: No Rainbow Festival?!

Rainbow Dash: No fan club?!

Mayor Sunny Skies: Believe me, I didn't mean to—

Rainbow Dash: Bring us here for nothing?!

Twilight Sparkle: Think of all the papers I could be grading!

Mayor Sunny Skies: If ya just let me—

Rarity: We should just leave this very moment!

Applejack: Balloon's not fixed yet

Fluttershy: Maybe we should let the mayor explain

Mayor Sunny Skies: He clears throat Uh, guess I should start at the beginnin'. A long time ago, when my Grandpa Skies was mayor, Hope Hollow was different. They used to call this town "The End of the Rainbow", 'cause everything you'd ever want, you could find right here, Next door neighbors chatting over white-wood fences Stoppin' on the street to say hello When friends did well, we sang their praises Brought soup to comfort them when they felt low That was our town at the end of the rainbow, No pots of gold or buried treasure Just everypony looking after each other The truest riches cannot be measured It was a lesson that had kept us together In our town at the end of the rainbow, To honor our fine town, my Grandpa Skies decided To throw a party each and every year They planned for weeks, cooked for days, celebrated fifty ways So everypony would gather here In our town at the end of the rainbow, Grandpa made a gizmo called the Rainbow Generator To paint the sky with lots of colors shining bold and bright To remind us all together we are greater, And darkness never wins against the coming of the light, Grandpa passed it on to Dad, then it was my turn, To make the pretty rainbows in the sky It filled my heart with pride to see our whole town gathered gratefully Where we were sure there would never be An end to the rainbow, Then fences went up, we lost track of our neighbors Each year passing, dimming spirits all around The happy days came to an end Nopony had time to spend together in the town, I thought I knew exactly what the festival needed, A bigger, better rainbow would surely make them see it But the extra magic was too much for the Rainbow Generator And I'm the one who brought the rainbow to an end, That's how our town, our little pony town, That's how our town saw the end of the rainbow

Pinkie Pie: She bawls That is the saddest story-song I've ever heard!

DamienOplayzYT: He looks at Pinkie with annoyance

Twilight Sparkle: Mr. Mayor, what kind of magic did you use on the Rainbow Generator?

Mayor Sunny Skies: Oh, I'm not sure. I didn't know what I was dealin' with. I only wanted to help, But instead, I sucked all the color outta the town, That billboard's one o' the only things that didn't change, To me, it's a reminder of what we can be. Keeps the "Hope" in "Hope Hollow"

Twilight Sparkle: Hmmm. If I could find out the type of magic you used, I might be able to reverse the spell

Mayor Sunny Skies: Ya mean, you're gonna stay?