Sunny:Well, that's another crisis averted. Starlight Ridge is safe.

Hitch:Thanks to the power of friendship, as always. Though I'm not sure how I'm going to explain this to Deputy Sprout.

Izzy:It was all so sparkly! The way the aurora flared when we connected our magic... it was like painting with pure energy!

Pipp is on her phone as she is finishing up her video for the Pippsqueaks in excitement.

Pipp:And that's a wrap on our Starlight adventure! Don't forget to like and subscribe for more Mane 6 action! #AuroricornAdventure #FriendshipGoals

Zipp:Are you sure about that filter? It makes your wings look like they're made of cotton candy. Still, saving the world is cool and all, but I'm beat. Let's head back to Maretime Bay.

Misty stands slightly apart, looking uncertainly at the dark cave entrance.

Misty:Do you think Opaline is really trapped for good in the Tree of Harmony? It all felt... too easy.

Sunny:We restored the balance, Misty. Friendship always finds a way.

Suddenly, a low, pulsating hum emanates from the cave. The ponies exchange a look.

Hitch:What was that?

A bright, pulsating light bursts from the cave opening. It's an intense, shifting SPECTRUM of colors. The ponies shield their eyes. The light intensifies, forming into five distinct, colored beams: RED, BLUE, PINK, YELLOW, and GREEN. They shoot toward the Mane 6,excluding Misty.

The ponies are launched from the cave and land hard in the center of Maretime Bay, a few feet from the Brighthouse. They are unharmed, but glowing faintly with their respective colors. Town ponies gather,whispering.

Sunny:What... was that?

Sunny was dazed for a moment as Zipp looks at her hooves, which have a faint red outline. Pipp's are pink, Hitch's blue, Izzy's yellow, and Sunny's green.

Pipp:Ooh, new special effects! This is going to look amazing on my feed!

Pipp spoke in excitement as she takes a few photos of it and put her phone underneath her wings for now. Suddenly, a monstrous, shadowy figure materializes in the town square. It's a grotesque mix of jagged rocks and dark energy – a "SHADOW MONSTER." Ponies scream and run.

Shadow Monster:The time of balance is over! The Void calls!

Hitch,in full sheriff mode,tries to intervene.

Hitch:Hey! You're disrupting the peace!

He charges, but the monster swats him aside easily. Hitch tumbles into a fruit cart.

Hitch:Okay,the standard approach isn't working.

Sunny rushes to his side. The others gather around, their glows brightening as their fear and determination grow.

Sunny:We have to stop it!

A voice, ethereal and echoing, fills the air, seemingly coming from nowhere and everywhere at once.

Voice:Five ponies, united by harmony, the time of the Primal Grid is upon you.

The glowing colors around the ponies hooves intensify,moving up their bodies and forming into five stylized, crystalline devices on their forelegs.

Izzy:Whoa! What are these? Are they friendship bracelets?

Voice:These are your Primal Morphers. With them, you shall access the power of the grid.

Zipp:The 'Primal Grid'? That sounds like something out of a sci-fi movie.

Sunny:We don't have a choice! Let's try whatever this is!

She instinctually reaches for the device on her foreleg. The other four do the same.

Sunny:Primal Grid,activate!

All except Misty:PRIMAL GRID, ACTIVATE!

A flash of intense light and energy erupts from the devices. Each pony is enveloped in a pillar of colored light.

Shadow Monster:What... what are you?

The ponies stare at themselves, equally stunned. Izzy excitedly bounces in place.

Izzy:We're...superheroes! I look amazing! The helmet even has a little horn shape!

Zipp:This armor is light enough to fly in! Sweet!

Hitch:And I feel... strong! Like I could move a mountain!

Sunny:We are the Primal Rangers! And you're about to get a taste of harmony!

The five charge at the monster, a unified team in their new power. The battle begins, marking the dawn of a new, morphin' era in Equestria. Misty watches from the sidelines, her eyes wide with a mix of awe and lingering doubt.