The Elder Hooves I: Arrival of the Six

        Pinkie was startled by the voice but she soon easily recognized it "Yes Paarthunax?" The dragon was looking in from the gaping hole caused by summoning Sheogorath. He and Odahviing had watched the entire conversation "What do you need?"

        "I'm sure you have pressing matters to attend to as soon as you can in Cyrodiil. Me and Odahviing would be delighted to offer you rides home." Pinkie considered his offer. Dragon back riding was one of the fastest methods of transportation.

        "I guess a little dragon back riding couldn't hurt," Pinkie expressed "Alright I'll take you up on your offer," Finally she noticed the soldiers on both dragons backs "Whats with the soldiers?"

        "Protection, the skies above the Summerset channel are infested with bandits as I'm sure you know." Answered Odahviing.

       "What about me?" Sheogorath spoke up, somehow he miraculously changed into his 'casual' red and purple suit, with matching pants and of course his copy of the wabbajack "Is there no love for poor Sheogorath?"

       "Um, you can stay here and... be in charge of... cleaning this place up! Yeah!" Pinkie improvised a suitable punishment which he took as a treat.

       With that the group sorted themselves out and got on a dragon. Rainbow, Twilight, Fluttershy Applejack and Rarity were on Odahviing along with the guard. Pinkie, Neloth, Spike, Scaleblade, Ink-Wing and a chest of Scaleblades stolen goods form the palace were on Paarthunax. It wasnt long before the two took to the skies. The army ships saw this and started heading back for the mainland.

        Paarthunax took the lead as Odahviing only trailed back a ten or so meters. Twilight and Rarity had developed a game of I spy as they approached the coast of Valenwood. Soon the others joined in.

"Your turn Rainbow!" Hollered Twilight.

        "Alright... I spy, with my little eye something that is... Blue." Rainbow announced, resting her head of her right fore hoof.

        "Oh is it the water?" Twilight asked.

        "Gosh darn it Twilight, ya stole my guess!" Applejack slumped over.

        "Nope!" Rainbow replied, laughing at her friend bicker over an answer which was ultimately wrong "Guess again!"

        "The Sky?" Fluttershy pondered.

        "Closer... but not quite." Rainbow was smirking she glanced to her hoof and back up quickly.

        "Oh it's your coat dear!" Rarity lit up with pride, already knowing she was right.

        "Bingo!" Rainbow threw her hooves in the air "Now you Rare!"

        Rarity really liked the creativity of Rainbows idea so she tried to be creative as well "Why, I spy something Red!"

        Now the girls were stumped, They now flew over green forests, nothing red, a blue sky. Rarity new what it was as she was at the back and was the only one to see Odahviings scales, as well as the guard at the front.

        "The dragons scales!" The guard hollered. However his voice was familiar. He was covered head to hoof in light armor so they couldn't see who he was. It took a moment but Rainbow recognized him.

        "Invisible?" Rainbow was surprised that she didn't even recognize her own colt friend.

        "What a coincidence hey?" The stallion replied looking back finally and smiling.

        -Paarthunax-

        "Empress, don't give up." Scaleblade had been trying to cheer up Pinkie along with Ink-Wing, Neloth and Spike were taking a nap. She had entered a depressed state when she learned she could never return her friends home "If you and your friends found a way here I'm sure you can find a way back."

        "Maybe you could find another gem and use that!" Ink-Wing suggested.

        "No, that won't work. It needs to be the same gem, which is still in my home dimension and to make another with the same enchantment would just take us somewhere else. Truest movie tried." Pinkie replied. However this woke a question in Ink-Wing.

        "If you left, how did you come back?" Ink-Wing asked.

        "When the crystal burns, that is it moving for this dimension to another, however the crystal used to come here from my home was enchanted to not burn." Pinkie explained.

        Having made a couple valid points of information to support her, Ink-Wing and Scalebalde gave up on helping her and tried to identify where they were. Scalebalde saw what he assumed to be Kvatch and Anvil passing by, below on the ground.

        "Um your majesty, we'll be in the Imperial City any moment now." Scaleblade noted.

         Pinkie just replied with a nod as she plastered not her regular happy smile but more of a fake one similar to Princess Celestias. She slid off her armor which was sitting on top of her royal imperial robes. She was ready to greet her people.

         As they approached the city, Pinkie noticed a questionably large gathering of ponies in front of the White-Gold tower "Whats going on?" Pinkie questioned, maybe Scaleblade or Ink-Wing knew the answer but as soon as she asked it she saw what drew so much attention. She was surprized at who stood at the door, greeting her ponies.