Once Upon A Time

Chapter 1Once Upon A Time

There was a magical land filled with all the classic characters we know

Or think we know.

One day they found themselves trapped in a place where all their happy endings were stolen.

Another World.

This is how it happened…

Flash Sentry is running across a land bridge into the forest. He stops running when he sees seven little ponies around a glass coffin. “You’re too late.” Doc says with a sad expression. The sad dwarf ponies move aside to reveal a beautiful pony inside the coffin. “no… No!” Flash Sentry exclaims while running up to the casket. As he looks into the glass coffin he sees his true love, Twilight Sparkle, lying in the glass casket. “Open it,” he said as a tear started to roll down his face. “I’m sorry she’s gone,” said Grumpy. “At least, let me say good bye,” Flash said pleadingly. The dwarf ponies opened the casket so Flash Sentry could say good bye. And as he bent down over his beloved, he gave her one last kiss. When their lips met a burst of pure true love lifted the darkness from the land. As Flash stood up, Twilight gasped for breath after being awakened by True Love’s kiss. She smiled as she saw her Prince Charming standing above and said “You found me!” All Flash could do, but smile back at her and say “Did you ever doubt I would?” “Truthfully, the glass coffin gave me pause.” Twilight said as she began to sit up. “You don’t have to worry about that because I will always find you.” “Do you promise?”

“I do.” Flash says with a smile while standing at the alter with Twilight. The preacher then asks Twilight if she will stand by Flash’s side for all of eternity. “I do” said Twilight with a smile just as big as Flash’s smile. He is in a silver suit with a sash across the front. She is in a wedding dress with the skirt made out of feathers and her hair has white flowers in it. The whole entire kingdom was there to celebrate Flash Sentry’s and Twilight Sparkle’s wedding. As they were about to share a kiss, Sunset Shimmer burst into the room yelling “Sorry I’m late!”

She walks down the aisle dressed in black that makes her look completely evil. To Pegasus guards come out of the crowd to stop Sunset Shimmer before she reached Twilight and Flash, but Sunset used her magic to throw them aside causing everypony the crowd to gasp.

Doc tells Twilight to run, but instead she draws her newly husband’s sword with her magic and points it at Sunset Shimmer and says “No! She’s not a Queen anymore. She’s nothing more than an evil witch.” Flash puts a hoof on the sword and says to Twilight, “No don’t stoop to her level there’s no need.” He turns to the Sunset and says “You’re wasting your time, you already lost,” he said taking the sword from Twilight’s magical grasps and stepping in front of her, “and I will not let you ruin this wedding.” Sunset Shimmer smiles evilly at the warning the prince just gave her, “Oh, I’m not her to ruin anything, on the contrary dear, I’ve came here to give you a gift.” Twilight steps forward a little and exclaims “We want nothing from you!” “But you shall have!” Sunset Shimmer said while cutting Twilight off.

“My gift to you is this happy… happy day,” She said while looking around at everypony in the room, “But tomorrow my real work begins. You’ve made your vows, now I make mine. Soon everything you love, everything all of you love will be taken from you forever and out of your suffering will rise my victory. I shall destroy your happiness if it is the last thing I do.” She said and as she turned to leave Flash Sentry yelled “HEY!” and when she turned around he threw his sword at her and just before the sword touched her she disappeared into a cloud of smoke which also made the sword disappeared as well.

With a terrified look on Flash’s he grabbed a terrified Twilight into an embrace while they were both staring at the spot where Sunset was standing before she disappeared.

Twilight’s and Flash’s face on a page in a book being held by a little girl with purple hair, who was looking at it. An old lady who was sitting next to the girl on the bus asked “Is that good book?” The little girl looked at the old woman with a smile and said “This, it’s more than just a book.” She said while closing the book. The old woman simply laughed and got her things together as the bus driver pulled up to the bus stop and opened the doors. The little girl got up and got off the bus. She ran up to a nearby cab and asked the driver if he took credit cards. The driver simply replied by asking “where to miss?”

We see a young woman with blue hair get off an elevator. She walked into the restaurant searching for someone. A man notices her and motions for her to come over to his table. When she sees him, she smiles and walks over. He walks up to her and says “Twila?” “Brian? You look relieved.” “ Oh well, it is the internet, pictures can be” “Fake, out dated, stolen from a Victoria Secret’s catalog” “Hehehe, so tell me something about yourself.” “Oh um well, today’s my birthday.” “And you’re spending it with me! What about your friends?” “Kind of a loner,” “And you don’t like your family?” “No family to like.” “Oh come on, everyone has family.’ “Technically yea, but not everyone knows who they are. I need to run yet?”

“Oh not a chance, you Twila by far is the sexiest, friendless, orphan that I have ever met.” “Ok your turn, no wait let me guess! Um you are handsome, charming,” “Go on” “the kind of guy who and now stop me if I get this wrong, embezzled from your employer, got arrested, and skipped town before they were able to throw your ass in jail.” “What” “and the worst part of all is your wife, your wife loves you so much that she bailed you out and how do you repay that loyalty? You’re on a date!” “Who are you?” “The chick who put up the rest of the money.” Once, Twila said that the man sat back in his chair and said “You’re a bail bondsman.” “Bail bondsperson actually” He flipped the table spilling wine on her dress. Twila stood up quickly, but noticed the stain on her dress as he ran away, “really?”

She followed him outside where he was trying to start his car. As she approached his car he told her “You don’t have to do this. I can pay you, I’ve got money.” She stopped him right there by saying “No you don’t and if you did you should send it to your family.” “What do you know about family?” and after he said that Twila became furious and slammed his head against the driver’s wheel. “Nothing” she said.

Twila kicked her apartment door open while carrying a bag. As she walked down the hallway, she kicked off her shoes. She set the bag down and pulled out a cupcake. She then opened a draw and grabbed a candle and some matches. She placed the candle on top of the cupcake and lit it with a match. She stared at the cupcake then closed her eyes and made a wish. Right when she blew out the candle her doorbell rang. When she opened the door, she saw a little girl with purple hair. “Are you Twila Swan?” The little girl asked. “Yes, who are you?” “I’m Scootaloo, I’m your daughter.” Scootaloo burst into the room knocking Twila out of the way. “Wait kid, who are you?” “Like I said I’m your daughter.” “I don’t have any children.” Scootaloo looked up at Twila and said “12 years ago did you give up a baby for adoption?” Twila looked at her with a shocked expression. “That was me.” “Ok kid, I’m calling the police.” “And I’ll just tell them you kidnapped me.” As Twila put down the phone she said “And they’ll believe you cause I’m you’re birth mother.” “Yup” “You know kid I can tell when someone is lying to me and I bet you ran away from home.” She was about to call the police when Scootaloo said “Wait, please don’t call the police.” “Ok kid, I’ll take you home where do you live.” “Ponyville.” “Ponyville, really?”

A pregnant Twilight was standing on the balcony of a castle. “What’s wrong?” Flash said as he walked up to her. “Nothing” she said looking back at him. “You’re thinking about what Sunset said aren’t you? Twilight please I can’t keep having this conversation with you we are about to have a baby.” He said while grabbing her hands. She turned away from him walking into a room that appeared to be their future baby’s nursery.

“But I haven’t had a restful night since our wedding night.” She said while walking towards the crib and looking into it. Flash Sentry chased after her “That’s what she wants to get inside your head, but they are only words, she can’t hurt us.” Twilight looked up at him in shock, “She poisoned an apple because she thought I was prettier than her. You have no idea what she is capable of.”

A defeated Flash walked up to his wife and said “What can I do to ease your mind?” Twilight looked up at him “Let me talk to HIM.” Flash looked at her with concern “HIM, you don’t mean?” “I do” “No no, it’s too dangerous.” “He sees the future,” “There’s a reason why he’s locked up.” “Can you promise me our child will be safe? Can you guaranty it? Cause he can.” Twilight exclaimed looking at her husband hoping that he will let her. Flash looked over at the empty crib considering what his wife had just said. Finally he shook his head agreeing with his wife and looking back at her saying “Alright… for our child.”

Twila was driving Scootaloo home. They were driving down the highway on the way to Ponyville. All she needed now the address of where the girl lived and they would both back to their normal lives. She looked over and saw Scootaloo reading a book “What’s that?” “I’m not sure you’re ready.” “What for a book of fairytales?” “They aren’t just fairytales, they’re true. Every story in this book actually happened.” All Twila could do was role her eyes and say “Of course it is.” “Look at me and see if I’m lying.” Twila looked over at her and saw that Scootaloo really did believe the stories were true. “Just because you believe something doesn’t make it true.” “That’s exactly what makes it true and you should know more than anyone.” Scootaloo said as she looked back at the book. “Oh ya kid, why’s that?” “Cause you’re in this book.” Twila rolled her eyes and said “Oh kid, you’ve got problems.” “Yup and you’re going to fix them.”

Twilight Sparkle and Flash Sentry were lead down a cave by one of Flash’s guards. The guard was giving them instructions on what to not to do. At the end of the cave was a cell but no pony was in it. The guard yelled out “Discord! I have a question for you.” All of the sudden a strange creature lowered himself to the ground saying in an evil way “No you don’t, they do, Twilight Sparkle and Flash Sentry! You insult me. Step into the light and take off those ridiculous robes.” Twilight and Flash removed the hoods of their cloaks and stepped closer to the cell. A look of confusion was on both of their faces for how could he know that they would be visiting him. As they stepped closer Discord laughed at them and said “That’s much better.” Flash Sentry tried to tell him why they were there, but he was cut off when Discord yelled “YES yes, I know why you are here. You want to know about Sunset Shimmer’s threat.”

“Tell us what you know.” Twilight yelled right when she heard Discord say this. Discord only smiled at this remark “A bit tense aren’t we? Fear not for I can ease you’re mind… but it’s gonna cost you something in return.” “No!” Flash Sentry Yelled back then turned to his wife, who was still staring intently at Discord, and said to her “He’s just a waste of time.” Before he could take her away she ran towards the cell “What do you want?” She asked. Discord acted like he was thinking for a minute “Oh, the name of your unborn child?” “Absolutely not!” Flash yelled, but Twilight agreed yelling “Deal! What do you know?” She was willing to sacrifice anything in order to know what the future held. All Twilight wanted is to know that her unborn child would be safe.

Discord only smiled at her response and told them what they needed to know “Sunset Shimmer has created a powerful curse and its coming. Soon you all will be in a prison, just like me only worse, your prison, all of our prison will be time. Time will stop and we will be trapped in some place horrible. While everything we hold dear, everything we love will be ripped from us while we suffer for all eternity, while the queen celebrates, victorious at last. No more happy endings.” A terrified Twilight stepped closer to the cell and said “What can we do?” “We can’t do anything!” Discord replied in a childish voice. “Well who can?” Twilight asked in a demanding tone. The Discord reached an arm through the bars and touch Twilight enlarged belly. “That little thing growing inside your belly” Discord said.

As soon as he touch Twilight’s belly, Flash Sentry drew his sword and hit Discord’s hand with it causing Discord to pull his hand back in though the bars. “Next time I cut it off.” An angry Flash said. Discord only gave an angry look back at the prince and continued the prophecy.

“The infant is our only hope. Get the child to safety and on its 28th birthday, the child will return. The child will find you and the final battle will begin HAHAHA!” Flash Sentry tried to get a terrified Twilight to leave “I’ve heard enough! We’re leaving” he said as he pulled Twilight away. Discord was still laughing as they turned to leave. Discord noticed them leaving and yelled after them “Hey you! We had a deal I want her name!” Flash Sentry turned around and said “We’re having a boy.” At this remark, Discord screaming loudly after them yelling, “WE HAD A DEAL! I WANT HER NAME!” As they tried to start walking away again, Discord called out to Twilight in a friendly voice “Missy, Missy, You know I’m right. Tell me her name.” Twilight just simply looked back at him and with a smile on her face she said “Twila, her name is Twila.” Discord smiled an evil smile and said the name with a hint of evil in his voice.