Chapter 3

The discovery was unsettling to Twilight. To find one of your best friends lying unconscious in there own room was one small part. But the straw that broke the camels back was what she found inside the bed.

Twilight paced around the room racking her brain trying to understand something of this caliber being possible. 'None of this makes any logical sense! The possibilities of there being two of the same pony is an equational impossibility. Everypony is born with their own unique talents and features. Even if a pony went into cosmetic surgery there is the fact that even with today's level of science and the equality of a plastic surgeons work one cannot remove, redesign or even remake a cutie mark.'

'And not to mention that even with the most powerful levels of magic, it itself cannot do such a thing. There's transformation magic but even then, when the caster becomes unconscious the spell would dissipate and the caster would turn back into their original form. And changelings! They are the only creatures to be able to keep a spell going even when they fall unconscious. But. If this mare is a changeling why would she sleep in Rarity's bed? Why didn't she hide Rarity like Chrysalis did with Cadence?

I can't make heads or tails of this situation. I-I should contact the princess. If this mare is a changeling then we need to get her into the custody of the royal guards.'

Twilight snapped her fingers as she thought of what to do next. " So that's what we'll do. Girls?" Twilight looked over to see that Fluttershy was still tending to the unconscious Rarity lying on the floor dabbing a wet cloth on the unicorns forehead. Next she saw that both Applejack and Rainbow Dash were still staring at the unconscious look-a-like of Rarity in the bed. Both mares still holding looks of shock and uneasiness'. Twilight walked over to her friends and quickly pulled them away from the bed, to snap them out of their daze.

"Girls! Snap out of it!" Twilight bellowed to her two friends as their attention to the pony in the bed was replaced to pony standing before them.

"Woah!" Applejack exclaimed. "Ugh! Mighty thanks ta ya sugarcube I ain't really sure what in the hay gotten in ta me, but thanks for doin' what ya did."

"Y-yeah thanks Twilight. Ugh! This really weird!"

"Ya got that right Rainbow. Just how in the hay can there be two Rarity's? I mean look at them they look exactly the same from head ta toe... Ya know if I didn't know better I'd a guess she was a changeling!"

"A-a changeling?" Rainbow muttered back. "But I thought the spell from the wedding sent all of them back to the badlands?"

"Apparently not, Rainbow." Twilight retorted. "The spell may have worked but that doesn't mean that a few of the changelings could have escaped the blast. Also girls. Don't you find it strange? Why would a changeling turn into Rarity only to fall asleep next to her? That doesn't make any sense!"

Both mares standing beside Twilight mulled this over as they thought about what the unicorn said. "I got ta say that is mighty strange for a changeling ta do?"

"You got that right!" Rainbow said back.

"So... What ya reckon we should do? Ya think we should contact the princesses?"

"Yes I do. But first we need to make sure if the changeling wakes up we need to take precautions so she doesn't try to escape. Applejack you have you're rope?"

"Right here Twi." The apple farmer said as she hoisted the rope around her arm.

"Ok good, Applejack I want you to tie up the Rarity inside the bed, so she doesn't escape. I'm going to head back to library so I can send a message to Celestia explaining what's happening here in Ponyville.

Also if the real Rarity wakes up I want you both to try and keep her calm until I get back, if she starts asking questions just say that Twilights working on it. But if the other Rarity wakes up I want you to get information on why she's here. I don't care how ok, if there is a possibility of another changeling attack the princesses need to know."

Both Applejack and and Rainbow Dash gave their friend a smile as they began heading to the unconscious Rarity inside the bed.

"You can count on us Twi!" Rainbow assured her friend as she picked up a nearby chair placing it in front the bed.

"Ya got that right sugar cube, no way no how we'll let ya down."

"Thanks girls. Another thing, Pinkie left a while ago saying she had something that could hopefully wake Rarity up? I thought she would be back by no-"

"I'm back~!" Pinkie sung as she stood next to the now frightened Twilight Sparkle.

"Gahh!!! Pinkie! Don't do that, you nearly gave me a heart attack!" The lavender mare chided to the bouncing pink party pony.

"Oopsy. Sorry Twilight."

"It's ok Pinkie. Did you get what you needed to wake Rarity up?" She said with questioning brow.

"Yep, sure did. I have right~ here." she said as she produced a small vile from her mane.

Twilight took the vile from the pink earth mare and studied the contents that resided inside. "So... What is this Pinkie?" Twilight asked as she looked at the white crystallized powder inside the vile.

"It's smelling salt silly filly."

"Smelling salt? Pinkie why do you have this? Usually only paramedics have these."

"W-well." Pinkie's attitude began to change as a a red blush began to adorn her muzzle. "S-sometimes the Cakes have to use it on me when I-I have a-a sugar crash." The pink mare's muzzle was painted deeply red from embarrassment from having to explain why she would have such a thing.

"Well... That makes sense. Anyway I'm going to head back to the library to inform the princess of what's going on, I want you to wake up the real Rarity first." She said pointing to the white unconscious unicorn being treated by Fluttershy. "After that I want you to wake up the other one as well. She's a changeling and I want answers to why she tried to replace the real Rarity."

"No proplemo Twilight."

"Hey Pinkie!" Rainbow yelled as she stood next to the Rarity inside the bed. "Come here and give me hand Applejack is getting the rope ready."

"okie, dokie, lokie." She said as she bounced her way to the bed.

"Okay girls I shouldn't be gone long, remember Applejack. Rainbow. Find out everything you can when she wakes up, I should be back in 10, 15 minutes. Good luck girls." With that said Twilight quickly made her way out of the bedroom and down the boutiques staircase.

As Twilight exited the boutique she was confronted by the two children she instructed two stay outside incase anything were to happen inside the fashionista's home.

"Twilight! Is everything ok!?" "Did anything bad happen!?" "Is Rarity ok!?" The look upon Sweetie Belles muzzle was one of distraught, same going for Spike. Tears beginning to whelm in the filly unicorns eyes . It has been over an hour since the girls went inside the boutique, and during that time the little unicorn filly grew more frantic with each passing minute.

Twilight could see the worry on the small unicorns muzzle. She was worried for her big sister, Rarity was all she had in terms of family there in Ponyville. She couldn't fathom the thought of losing her big sister. "Everything is fine Sweetie, the girls are taking good care of Rarity. I'm on my way back to the library why don't you come with us, I'll even let you and Spike have some ice cream while I write a letter to the princess. Does that sound ok?"

Sweetie began to sniffle a little as she tried to compose herself in front of Twilight. "O-o-ok I-I guess."

"Alright let's head to the library for that ice cream."Twilight proposed as she walked away from Carousel Boutique taking the path fastest to Golden Oak's Library. The remainder of the small trip was met in silence as the two pony's and single baby dragon made their way to the Library.

Pushing the door open Twilight made her way inside the Library and into the main room, Spike and Sweetie Belle tailing behind her. "Ok you two go ahead and head into the kitchen, pick out whatever ice cream you want. I'll be here incase you need me." Sweetie and Spike gave Twilight a nod as they made their way into the kitchen, to begin their task in the eating of the ice creams.

Twilight gave a sigh as she went over to the small table that stood in the center of the Library's lounge room. There she grabbed a piece of parchment and quill. Twilight began to compose the letter to best fit what has been happening recently in Ponyville. Detailing what she found at her friends boutique, her findings of a changeling inside said boutique. She asked for a small group of Royal Guards to come to Ponyville to apprehend the offending changeling.

With the letter finished, Twilight stamped the scroll with an urgent seal and with the soft purple aura surrounding the scroll it vanished in a small white light as it left the lavender unicorns hand.

Minutes passed as Twilight waited for a reply from her mentor. Three minutes became five, as five became ten. As she paced the floors of the library's lounge room a large white flash emitted from the far side of the room blinding the purple mare.

As the blinding light died, there in the room stood her mentor Princess Celestia ruler of the sun dire-arch of Equestria and with her, her sister Princess Luna ruler of the moon also the dire-arch of Equestria. And with them a small squad of Royal Guards.

"P-p-princess Celestia, Princess Luna!" Twilight loudly exclaimed as she took a knee and bowed to her mentor. "I only asked for a few Royal Guards. I didn't think you would personally come!?"

The sun placed a soft smile over her muzzle as she spoke to her student. "Rise my faithful student you have no need to bow." Twilight stood back up on to her two legs as she smiled to her mentor. Celestia smile had changed into scowl as she spoke once again. "Twilight we have come to apprehend the changeling in question, and we do not wish to waist much time, if there is a possibility of another attack against my little ponies then we must act accordingly. Please my student take us to it."

"Yes Twilight lead us to this foul beast so we may rid of it!" Princess Luna proclaimed as she as well held scowl over features like her sister.

"O-o-of course princess! Right away. But there's a small problem Spike and Sweetie Belle are here and they are to young to be alone."

Celestia raised her hand in stopping Twilight from going on. "Say no more my student, I will have one of my guards watch over them for the time being." This brought a smile to the lavender unicorn as she gave Celestia her thanks. "You're quite welcome Twilight. Corporal Whirlwind!" She announced.

The guard walked up to the princess giving both the princesses a bow. "Yes my Princess?"

"Corporal I ask they you stay here and watch the young ones until we return, do you understand?"

The guard gave Celestia a salute as he acknowledge her request. "Yes my princess I will do as you command."

"Thank you Corporal. Now. Let us be off I wish to question this changeling personally."

One by one the princesses left the Golden Oak's Library followed by Twilight Sparkle and the Royal Guards.

The group was silent as they passed the properties adorning the streets of Ponyville. There was nothing much to say, there was a changeling inside the small country town and as for now no pony knew what the changelings could be planning. The silence lasted not to much longer as Twilight was the one to begin asking questions as the boutique was coming into view.

"Princess Celestia I have a question. What will you do with changeling once you apprehend her?"

Celestia sighed as she began to answer her students question. "Twilight my student Changelings have been barred from entering Equestria for over One thousand years. Depending on the actions this changeling has taken, she will be either banished from the land or sent to the Gallows."

Twilight visibly flinched when the Gallows were mention. "But Princess I-isn't using the Gallows a bit much!?"

"Twilight does thou remember the many guards we lost that day of our nieces wedding?" Twilight gulped as she slowly gave the Lunar Princess a nod as she remembered the many guards that lied dead in the streets of Canterlot. "Then thou must realize the precautions we as the Princesses of Equestria must take to keep our fair country safe."

Twilight hung her head as she stepped up to the door of Carousel Boutique. She could never forget that day for the rest of her life. The many guards that died protecting the innocent ponies that fled for their lives. Even the girls themselves fought for their lives as they tried to acquire the 'Elements of Harmony' before they were inevitable captured by the changelings.

"I understand." The lavender mare said with a sorrow tone. "These creatures killed the many brothers and sisters that served to protect Canterlot. If the crimes this changeling as committed is worth being sent to the Gallows then so be it."

Twilight slowly opened the door to Carousel Boutique and made her way inside, the princesses following right behind her.

The lavender mare found herself by the stairs as she heard the faint sounds of shouting coming from one of the rooms above. "P-p-please S-stop!" That voice she couldn't shake it. That voice sounded like Rarity.

With a small boost of energy Twilight climbed the staircase and raced down the hallway where the fashionista's room was located. There she found the door slightly ajar, were she could hear multiple voices coming from inside. Slowly she pushed the door open only to see her friends crowded around the mare tied down to a chair.

"Girls?" She questioned as she walked up to her friends. There she stood right her friends. The others turned their heads to see Twilight standing behind them with Princess Celestia and Princess Luna standing beside the lavender mare.

"P-p-princess!" They loudly exclaimed as the mares fully turned and bowed to their benevolent rulers. Celestia stepped forward to the group and raised her hand.

"Rise my little ponies." The girls stood once again to face their benevolent rulers but the two princesses had stepped forward to face the suspected changeling.

They were surprised to see that the changeling hasn't reverted back into her original form. The look-a-like Rarity sat tied to the chair her mane deshelved, face bruised, nose bloody and most likely broken, her left eye was swollen shut, as her right arm was dislocated from her injuries.

"Girls. Were you able to find anything? Anything at all?" The Solar Princess questioned her subjects as she and the younger Princess circled around the Look-a-like.

The mares looked to one another knowing they failed to attain any information for their princesses. One by one each mare hung their heads in disappointment in themselves for failing.

"P-princess Celestia. Were, were mighty sorry Princess, we'd done all we could but..."

The Lunar Princess stopped the orange earth pony from speaking. Knowing from the looks that came across the Elements they were not able to find anything from the intruder. "Tis fine fair Applejack. You all are safe and that is what truly is important to us. We as the Princesses of Equestria shall proceed in this interrogation hence forth."

"Luna is right. It is our duty to protect our faithful subjects. We failed to do so when the changelings first attacked. We shall not make the same mistake again! Come little sister let us proceed."

Both Princesses walked close the intruder, they could see the tears falling from the look-a-likes muzzle, she began muttering something incomprehensible to the ponies before her as she slowly rocked herself back and forth.

"Listen to me changeling." Celestia began as she scowled to the look-a-like in front of her. "Revert back. I will not let you sully the form of one of my dear subjects."

The mare in question sat in the chair still rocking herself back and forth as she cried. The words she spoke before were now becoming more clear the more spoke of them.

"This is a dream. This is a dream. This is a dream. This is a dream."

The fire in Celestia's eyes began to grow as she felt her words were ignored by the changeling. "I said revert back! Or I shall be the one to force you! Changeling!" The venom coming from the Solar Princess began to scare the 'Elements behind her along with her Royal Guards.

But even still the mare didn't stir from her frantic state in the slightest bit, as she began rocking herself back and forth faster, her tears cascading down her muzzle with much greater speed.

Celestia had enough in being ignored once again. She began to ball her hand up into a fist so she could strike the offending cretin that dared to ignore her order. Celestia began to pull her fist back to strike the changeling only to be held back by her younger sister.

"Celestia what are thou doing!" Luna yelled at Celestia as she let go of her sisters arm. "This no way for thou to act! Look at your subjects. See at what your anger is doing!"

Celestia turned away from the tied up changeling and looked to the elements standing far behind her. There she saw them. The fear in their eyes. They coward behind one another as they stared at the Solar Princess.

The fire in Celestia's eyes extinguished with the sight before her. How can she do such a thing? Her subjects were suppose to love her, not cower before her. Celestia's face fell as tears began to well up in her eyes. "I'm-I'm sorry. I don't know what came over me."

"Tis alright Tia." Luna began as she wrapped her sister in a hug. "Anger sometimes gets the better of us. We know that first hand." Luna released Celestia from her hug and backed away.

A lone tear cascaded down Celestia's muzzle as she looked to the Elements. "I'm sorry you all had to see that. I let my anger get the best of me. I will not let that happen again."

From the side of the room where the 'Elements of Harmony' stood a lone mare walked forward and looked to the Solar Princess. "Hay come on Princess." A scratchy came from the rainbow maned mare Standing in front of her friends. "I would be lying if I said this thing didn't make me angry when she didn't answer our questions."

"Rainbow Dash is right darling. This cretin has been nothing but a nuisance since the beginning. And she has the gall to transform into me! Well I never."

Celestia giggled at Rarity's antic. She wiped the tears from her face as she brought a smile to her face once again. "Thank you my little ponies for cheering me up." Celestia sighed to herself as she turned around to face the look-a-like. "But now we still need to understand why the changeling came here? Hmmm."

"Something on your mind dear sister?" Luna asked stepping next to Celestia. The Solar Princess gave a nod as she began Channeling magic through her horn.

"Yes Luna I am going to revert the changeling back to there original form." A golden aura shot out from Celestia's horn sending it straight the look-a-like Rarity creating a golden dome that incased the tied up mare.

"AAAAHHHHHH!!!" Screams of excruciating pain broke the silence in the room. Luna and the Elements looked to Celestia wondering what was happening only to see that the Solar Princesses was only staring at the golden dome with a frightful look upon her face.

This scared Luna a bit, she has never seen her elder sister with such look in the years they have been together. "Sister! What's wrong!? What's happening!?"

"No! No! This can't be right we were sure she was a changeling! There is no possible way she couldn't be!"

Luna grabbed her sister by the shoulder and turned her away from the golden dome. "Celestia! What in Faust's name is a happening!? Why is the Changeling screaming!?"

"There's no time to explain! Luna help me dispel the dome!" Celestia began charging the magic in her horn once again but this time to dispel the dome the circled the mare inside. Blue aura began to emit from Luna's horn as she too began to do the same.

Both the gold and blue auras began to dance around the dome causing a bright flash to emit from the golden dome as it slowly broke away piece by piece. The screaming began to die down as the last of pieces of the dome drifted away like dust in the wind.

Wheezing could be heard from the center of where the dome once circled. There in the middle of the black scorch marked floor laid the tortured mare. Parts of her fur was singed, as her mane seemed as it was scorched by fire. The mare began to convulse heavily as blood began to pour out of her mouth.

"No! What have I done!? Hurry we must get her to the hospital!" Celestia quickly took the convulsive mare into her arms and began to charge horn once again. Another bright flash filled the room, as quickly as it came it vanished along with it the Celestia and the mare she held in her arms.

*Location - Canterlot Hospital*

A large flash of golden light erupted inside the center the E.R. Of Canterlot Hospital. The ponies that were doing their daily rounds halted in there tracks as they caught site of the large dome of light. But as quickly as it came it vanished leaving two figures. One a tear stained princess and in her arms an injured mare convulsing from shock, bits of blood still pouring from her open maw.

"Somepony please help us!!!" Celestia yelled.

A doctor ran passed the few ponies that stood still and gaped at the princess standing at the center of the lounge area. "NURSE!!! He yelled. "Quickly grab a stretcher! Princess let me take her!" The brown colored unicorn stallion said as he took the broken mare away from the Celestia and into his arms.

He placed the convulsing mare onto a nearby cart and quickly whisked her away from the lounge area and into one of the operating rooms in the E.R.

Celestia fell to her knees as tears began to fall from her muzzle. Blood soaking into her white silk dress. The Solar Princess realized that the one they all suspected to be changeling in fact wasn't. If she was the spell wouldn't have caused the mare to reeve in pain. "Faust please forgive me."

Celestia let her tears fall as she waited for any news from the doctors about the mare's condition. She felt so bad of what had happened to the poor mare she didn't realize that her sister along with the Elements were walking up behind her.

Luna slowly crept her midnight blue hand forward before placing it on her sisters shoulder. "Sister." The Lunar Princess said with worry in her voice. "Celestia is thou alright? Is everything ok?"

Celestia began shaking her head as more tears fell from her eyes. "No Luna nothing is okay. She wasn't a changeling Lulu. She was... Is a real pony."

"But Tia how can that be? She resembles the unicorn Rarity element of generosity, but she is right here with us. Are you sure that the one the medical ponies are treating is not a changeling?"

"Luna." Celestia began as she stood back up looking to the younger alicorn. "I have had to use that same spell many times over twelve hundred years ago before the changelings were barred from returning to Equestria. In that time there was only two outcomes to what would happen when I would use such a spell.

The first being, if a changeling were to be in disguise when the spell took place it would dispel the changelings magic, reverting it back into it's original form. The second..." The Solar Princess paused as her voice began to quiver. "The second was that if the spell was used on a normal pony then they would be put into excruciating pain until the spell dissipated over time or was dispelled by the caster."

"But this still begs the question. How? It is not possible for there to be two of the same pony's. Even if they were twins? The cutie mark alone defies one pony from being the same as a another. And yet you saw the same as I did that she had three diamonds on her flank."

"I know Lulu. I'm trying to understand this myself. Maybe I can..." Celestia was interrupted by a pair of doors leading to the operation room swinging open and the brown stallion from before walking through heading straight to the princesses.

"Princess Celestia, Princess Luna thank you for being here."

"How is she Doctor?" Celestia questioned

"It is hard to say my Princess. But... I don't know what happened to this mare but she was severely beaten. If you didn't come when you did I don't think she would still be alive." Celestia hung her head realizing she and the elements had placed the mare on the brink death because of their actions. "Her right arm is dislocated, we can fix that in a matter of seconds. Her broken nose will take two or three days to heal using magic. Her left eye is swollen shut but it will go down by the end of the week. But... I'm a afraid I have some bad news..."

"What is it Doctor Heartbeat. Please tell me!" Celestia asked as tears began to well up in her eyes once again.

Doctor Heartbeat gave somber sigh as he continued. "She's in a coma now. Whatever trauma she faced before arriving was one I wish she never goes through again. Whatever happened to her caused her to go into shock, which would explain the convulsions and we also believe that it to was the cause of her internal bleeding."

"No!" Celestia said with a whisper as the tears fell again down her muzzle.

"I'm sorry Princesses we've done all we can at the moment. She's stabilized but still in rough condition. We placed her in the intensive care unit down the hall. You may enter if you wish but please do be careful with her."

Luna stepped forward from beside her sister to face Doctor Heartbeat. "You have out thanks Doctor Heartbeat. We shall proceed when we are ready."

The brown stallion bowed before the Lunar Princess before he took his leave to begin checking on his remaining patients.

Luna turned around to face her elder sister only to find that Celestia was gone. If the swinging doors were any indication of where she went, then the Solar Princess sped off to the intensive care unit to find the comatose mare.

Luna along with the Elements began walking to the intensive care unit trying to find their Solar Princess. They passed many rooms where ponies laid in there beds connected to machines that without them they would surely die from their illness or injuries."

"Oh my goodness these poor ponies!" A timid voice broke out as the group passed through the ward.

"Tis such a sad sight to so my little ponies in such pain. Ever since the Changeling invasion, crime as risen in some parts of Equestria. The most crucial places are in the most populated cities, cities such as Las Pegasus, Manehatten, Van Hoover and also here in Canterlot."

"But why Princess Luna?" Twilight spoke up to the Lunar Princess. "After all these years of peace, crime had never been this rampant before save for crimes such as petty theft. But... Why?"

"Tis because ponies are scared now Twilight. They fear that another attack will come without warning such as the last. And because of that fear they will do anything they can to stay safe, even if it causes the lives of others.

Twilight was beginning to follow up with another question but she was silenced when the group hears the sound of sobbing coming from the room down the hall.

Quickly the seven mares made their way to the room, only to find the door closed. Twilight placed her hand on the knob and began to twist letting the door give an audible click before she pushed the door open.

There were only two beings in the room. Celestia and the comatose Rarity look-a-like. Celestia was in a fit of sobbing as she ran one hand through the mares chard mane, placing the other on the mares hand. The group stepped forward audible click and clacks of there shoes didn't rouse the Solar Princess from where she was. Celestia began taking deep breaths as she began to steady herself for the what would come next.

"I-I should have known." Celestia spoke not taking her eyes away from the mare in the bed. "I should have used a detection spell from the beginning, but I let my fear and anger cloud my mind." Celestia slowly turned away from the mare and looked to the group behind her. Luna and the others could see her tear stained muzzle and her red blood shot eyes that quivered on the brink of letting loose once again. "We almost killed her... I almost killed her."

Luna stepped ahead of the others and brought her saddened sister in to hug as tears began to cascade down Celestia's muzzle. "It is okay dear sister, we all make mistakes I know that one for a fact myself. Listen Tia there is not much we can do for her now, except to be here when she awakens."

Celestia broke the hug and began to sniffle a bit as she wiped the tears away from her eyes. "You are right little sister, but there is something I must do first." Celestia stepped away from her sister and went back to the bed side if the comatose mare.

"What does thou plan to do Tia?" Luna asked.

"There is still a question that is plaguing my mind. Who is this mare? And why does she look like you Rarity? ...I must know." The Solar Princess Brought her horn to the temple of the mare inside the bed and began to channel her magic to begin the spell.

In Celestia's mind pieces of information began to connect to one another as she searched through the mares mind. Seconds passed and the Solar Princess found many strange things inside the mares mind. Technology that was decades ahead of what the ponies if Equestria had. There she saw beautifully crafted horseless carriages. Flying metal objects that flew in the open sky.

Another thing she found where the ponies that had ever came in contact with the mare. But something was wrong these were vastly different? They had no fur upon there bodies except for the manes on top of their heads, these ponies were not as colorful as the ones from Equestria. There ears where not onto of their heads more on the side. There eyes were smaller like ones for predator.

'Wait!?' Celestia thought 'I've heard of these types of ponies before, but... Where?' Celestia continued her search. She found the memory of a large library, where in front of her were payload of books adorning a small table. She read titles of a few before she came upon a very large book. 'Hmmm. Human Rights - a gui- WHAT!!!' In a split second Celestia's memories began to fill on what those ponies actually where. 'No! This can't be! Humans have been extinct for millions years! There must be something here that can help me understand this.'

Celestia searched again trying to find anything to reason why this mare had images of a lost civilization in her memories. It wasn't long until the Solar Princess found the memory she was searching for.

The scene before her was beautiful to say the least. In her view was a city street with large buildings that towered over the alicorn princess, the horseless carriages that adorned the city street. The sounds laughter caught the alicorns attention. She looked around her surroundings and found a few small fillies laughing and smiling as they began playing in an open park.

The sight before brought a smile upon the princesses face as she watched the little fillies play. Celestia began looking around once more searching for something that could give her a clue as to why she was here. There in the corner of her eye she caught the site of tall human walking down the city street. As the human walked closer to her, she could see details in the humans appearance. 'This human is definitely a stallion. From what I gathered mares here are as the same as mares in Equestria. This stallion has a short brown mane on top of his head, a broad chest. His muzzle has a rugged look to it with it's small beards growing around the jaw line. Oh my if I didn't know better I would say he was quite handsome.' As the human passed Celestia she couldn't help but stare at the stallion before the cries of a mare from across the street caught the alicorns attention along with the human beside her.

Both the princess and the human turned to find a small girl running to the street chasing after a bouncing red ball. Again in the corner of Celestia's eye she could see the human looking to her direction but not directly to her. Celestia turned her head the same as the human and watched as a large horseless carriage began speeding through the streets. The yelling continued from across the street. Turning her head once again Celestia could see that the little filly still hasn't moved from where she stood in the street.

The Solar Princess looked back and forth between the carriage and the little filly. She gasped and realized what was about to happen. Celestia began charging her horn to push the filly out of the way, only to have said spell pass through her. 'Of course this only but a memory.'

Although Celestia was not able to protect the filly from harm. That didnt mean the human beside her couldn't. She watched as the stallion before her dashed forward in an attempt to protect the small filly from the large carriage.

The carriage was closing in fast but with the speed stallion was running at Celestia had no doubt he would make in time.

Until the unexpected happened. Celestia saw the stallion right foot give way causing him to falter forward. With one last push off of his good leg the stallion was able to push the little filly out of harms way just before the carriage collided with the young stallion.

'NO!!!' Celestia screamed as she watched the stallion body flying through the air. She stood there in a trance looking over the broken body of the stallion that sacrificed himself. She was so lost at the time she couldn't see the world around her begin to dull and slowly turn black, the buildings and carriages beginning to turn into dust. As the ponies that surrounded the body began to wither away from sight.

The magical flow from Celestia's horn began to die as she slowly took her horn away from the mares temple. She couldn't help but let the tears gal from eyes once again. 'That was you wasn't it?' She said in thought 'You let yourself die to save that fillies life... Only once have I seen such a form of generosity before.

But I'm still curious. Why did you come here? Why did you become a mare that already exists? It truly does not make any sense to me. Maybe in time we will understand why this happened to you...

I'm, I'm so sorry of what we did to you as well. I promise I'll find a way to make things right between us, between al of us.'

"Princess!?" Twilight spoke seeing her mentor looking iver the comatose mare. "Princess did you learn anything?"

"Yes sister did thou find anything?"

Celestia wiper her tears away as she turned to the others behind her. "Yes I most certainly did Lulu. Come let us head to castle I will explain everything on the way there. And let me say what I have to say will shock all of you." One by one each mare left the room. Celestia walked out of the room and was beginning to close the door. But before she did she took one last look to the mare inside and sighed.

"May Faust watch over you little pony."

Author's Note

Holy hell this chapter is actually finished. Dear god it it took FOREVER!!! UGH!!! Dear Celestia please help me in thinking awesomeness for chapters because I sure as hell can't. Well I dont think I can

ANYWHO!!! Now to finish the next chapters for my other fics.

Dear Faust kill me now.