Suddenly, a news jingle played and an adorable golden puppygirl, with floppy ears and a pink collar (with a heart tag) and shortalls, appeared in a chibi newsroom on the TV, representing this post's author.

"And now, a new segment we like to call chibi news, where we look at the goings-on offscreen in DBitP!" she barked. "Over the past ten years, Equestria has been gradually introduced to the universe at large, thanks in no small part to the return of Princess Luna from her extended time-out banishment to the moon. Very few aliens have visited Equestria in the interim, aside from the Rebel Alliance, but that's all set to change with Equestria's first-ever extraterrestrial summit, where a select group of aliens (plus one lucky contest winner) will get a chance to visit Equestria for the first time as well as meet with some of its most influential leaders, most notably the twin princesses. Who these individual aliens are has not yet been announced, but our sources cite Lord Apfel himself being invited, although it's unknown if he has accepted the invitation or not.

"In other news, Hawkflight has plans to essentially 'reboot' the first Equestria arc, which has been on hiatus for some time now due to writer's block. This will be accomplished by wrapping everything up in a single post, then starting 'fresh' at the final phase of the incident, where Starlight gets her super form and Princess Luna finally returns from her banishment."