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Episode 22	Bright Lights (Part 2)	Aired: October 14 1986
The trio hope for the best but Megan and the others are also still trapped and the mayor won't let them go, fearing they're friends with Knight Shade. Megan notices a connection between the lack of shadows and the illnesses the others have and realizes their stolen shadows must be why they're sick. Lofty and the others' pleas get through to the mayor and he agrees to not only let them go but go with him and takes his officer friend too as they'll need all the help they can get to stop Knight Shade. The baby ponies fear they won't be rescued by the others and cry to see if they can be heard. Underneath a trailer, the moms indeed hear them and the group bolts when the coast is clear. They find the cell containing the baby trio and break them out before learning the truth of what happened. They're determined to stop Knight Shade and Molly has spotted them outside the window so they race outside. They peer inside another trailer and sure enough Knight Shade and Zeb are there but they have no idea what is taking place. Nevertheless, when Zeb leaves for a bit, the group race inside to scold Knight Shade. They surround Knight Shade before Knight Shade strikes back with his back hooves, sending the mayor and his friend onto the others. As Knight Shade bolts, Megan and her group aren't far behind and Lofty and Heart Throb snare him with a rope. Knight Shade breaks into tears, admitting he didn't want to do it but was forced to do so by Erebus, a gray storm cloud. Worse still, Zeb has the satchel with the baby pony shadows inside and they let him get away. What's not clear is how Erebus converts the shadows into his energy and explains his backstory of how he became the great star he currently is. Realizing that Knight Shade never meant to hurt anyone, Baby Lofty and Baby Heart Throb untie Knight Shade, whom says they're lucky to have mothers that care about them. The only way they're going to get everyone's stolen shadows back is to take down Erebus so they head to Grayvale, where the terrible events began. When they arrive, the town is pretty bleak and the inhabitants are so angry to see Knight Shade that they block him and the others from proceeding. They use a song to warn Knight Shade what they're going to do as payment for earlier. The group tries to run away but Grayvale's inhabitants back them into a corner.