The scene around the reservoir was truly organized chaos. An overall view would indicate that there was no clear command structure—clouds were spotted seemingly at random over the water and beach, and chariots would occasionally take to the sky, flying either towards Ponyville or Canterlot. A loud roaring noise pervaded the whole scene; it took Twilight almost a minute to realize that the dam’s outflow gates were wide open and the spillway was full to the brim with roiling water. 