The Canon Has Misfired

"According to this book I'm reading, the world is going to end soon. I think that might be bad."

- Twilight Sparkle

"The Canon Has Misfired" is the first episode in Season 1 of Ultra Fast Pony and is the first episode in general. It first aired on August 16, 2012.

Overview
After Spike ruins the book that can "prevent the destruction of the world", Twilight sets out to find the other elements.

Summary
Twilight reads in a book that tells her that the world may be ending. She goes back to her home back in Canterlot to ask Spike if her book got in the mail, when it's revealed that be broke it.

She tells Pinkie (who she doesn't know yet) to go to the library and prepare her coming. The two visit all of the main six. After they meet Fluttershy, she goes inside her house to have some peace and quiet when she sees the feast Pinkie was ordered to make. She then goes to bed and forgets all about the threat. When the mayor announces her speech, Princess Luna threatens to ruin them all.

Twilight announces that she has a plan, when she's interrupted by a "to be continued" screen.

Main Cast

 * Twilight Sparkle (debut)
 * Spike (debut)
 * Nightmare Moon (debut)

Recurring Cast

 * Pinkie Pie (debut)
 * Applejack (debut)
 * Rainbow Dash (debut)
 * Rarity (debut)
 * Fluttershy (debut)

Minor Cast

 * Phil the Narrator (debut)
 * Mayor Mare (debut)
 * The mysterious heckler (debut)

Quotes

 * For more quotes, check out the transcript.

Trivia

 * Featured Song: Jerk It Out by Caesars
 * Beginning Punchline: Ultra Fast Pony is Fastest. UFP.
 * Ending Punchline: The canon has sunk the ship and destroyed the metaphor. UFP.
 * Ending Tagline: "Saaaaaand!" ― Princess Luna