Equestria Girls: The Other Side

The Other Side (Chapter 1)

Twilight Sparkle and her five friends, along with Spike, Twilight's #1 assistant, hopped off the Friendship Express after a long journey. They had arrived at the Crystal Empire for Twilight's very first Royal Summit with the other princesses. They collected their bags and started towards the Crystal Palace, where they would be staying. Twilight rolled her eyes at the excited chatter of her friends as they trotted along. She just wanted all this to be over. She wanted to have a regular life, not be a princess! Twilight shook her head and smiled as she entered the Palace.

Princess Cadance ran to hug Twilight. "Twilight! I haven't seen you since the coronation! How have you been?"

Twilight stepped back and replied, "Oh, just trying to get used to this whole 'princess' thing..." Gesturing towards her newfound wings.

"Introducing Princess Twilight Sparkle!" Announced a blue-maned pegasus Crystal guard. The guard smiled at Twilight as she walked past. Twilight blushed.

Princess Celestia stepped forward. "Please, Twilight, get some rest before we start the Royal Summit. We have much to discuss."

Twilight and her friends scurried off to bed. Twilight took her crown, which also served as her Element of Harmony, out of her bag and placed it on her dresser.

"I don't know, Spike. Princess Cadance was given the Crystal Empire to rule. What if Princess Celestia gives me a kingdom of my own to rule?"

Spike yawned. "You'll do fine, Twilight. You've shown you're ready for this!"

Twilight climbed into bed. "I guess you're right, Spike." Twilight closed her eyes, feeling sleepy. Her wings flew open.

"What's wrong with your wings, Twilight? Been thinkin' about that guard we passed on the way in!?" Spike joked.

"N-no! I-It's just... My wings! Shut up." Twilight stuttered, embarrassed.

"Yeah, sure, whatever Princess Twilight." Spike replied sarcastically.

...

Sunset Shimmer stepped through the hidden magic mirror she had been using to come to Equestria. She sneaked around the castle guards, who were out patrolling the hallways. Sunset made her way to Twilight Sparkle's room, whose door had been left open. She squinted in the dark, trying the find the item she was looking for. There! Sunset Shimmer thought. It shined even in the dim light. Sunset quietly walked over to it, when she tripped over something. It moved. Shit. Sunset was really in trouble now.

"Mhm... Twilight stop, I'm tryin' to sleep..." The dragon rolled over and went back to sleep. Sunset just continued on and grabbed what she was looking for and slipped it in her saddlebag.

Unfortunately for Sunset, Twilight heard the noise Spike had made and woke up.

"Hmm... What?" Twilight, muttered, her eyes still half closed. She looked around the room. Twilight made brief eye contact with Sunset Shimmer. She something shimmer in the cloaked pony's saddlebags. Her eyes shot open. "My crown! She's got my crown!" Sunset Shimmer bolted out the door with Twilight chasing after her. "Stop! Thief!" Twilight screamed, chasing Sunset through the halls of the Crystal Palace. Twilight's friends had heard the commotion and had woken up.

"What's going on?" Rainbow Dash said, rubbing her eyes.

"It sounds like a party out here!" Pinkie Pie exclaimed.

Sunset Shimmer had made her way back to the magical mirror when Twilight tackled her. Twilight's crown flew out of Sunset's saddlebag and into the mirror. Twilight immediately ran towards the mirror when Sunset Shimmer jumped in front of her.

"See you in hell, Princess." Sunset growled before saluting and leaping through the mirror.

By then, Twilight's friends and Spike had gathered at the mirror. "Are you alright, darling? She didn't hurt you did she?" Rarity asked, concerned for her friend.

"Yes, I'm fine, thank you," Twilight slumped on the ground in anguish."But she- she stole my... I don't understand, did she just take my crown through that mirror?" Twilight replied, confused as ever. What am I going to do? The Princess will banish me to the Everfree Forest for sure... I don't deserve to be a princess, anyway. Twilight thought to herself as her friends scrambled to comfort her.

"Twilight, it's gonna be okay. I'll go get Princess Celestia, she'll know what to do." Rainbow Dash said softly, as she flew off to find Celestia and the other princesses.

...

"The pony who stole your crown is none other than Sunset Shimmer; a former student of mine." Explained Princess Celestia.

"Heh, Sunset Shimmer? More like Sunshit Shimmer!" Said Rainbow, trying to be cool and make a joke.

"Rainbow, please! This is serious business, just imagine what poor Twilight's goin' through!" Applejack scolded, she always had been the wise one of the group.

"Jeez, I was just trying to lighten the mood..." Dash mumbled.

Princess Luna cleared her throat and spoke. "This is no ordinary mirror. It is a portal to another world that opens once every three years. It stays open for three days, then closes for another three years." Luna lifted Twilight's face to her eye level. "Your crown also serves as the Element of Magic. Without it, the other five Elements are powerless. Do you understand the importance of your task?" Luna looked Twilight straight in the eyes.

Twilight waited a moment before saying: "Yes. I do." She then stood up took a step towards the mirror.

Fluttershy handed Twilight her saddlebags. "You can do it, Twilight." She said, barley audible.

"We're countin' on ya, Twi!" Said Applejack with a wink.

"Yeah! We need to throw a huge party when you get back!" Pinkie exclaimed, bouncing.

Twilight's friends shouted words of encouragement as she stood in front of the mirror. Twilight stepped through the mirror, awaiting the wonders on the other side.

All of the sudden, Spike yelped. "T-Twilight, wait for me!" And ran after his friend through the mirror.

"What an idiot." Dash said, putting a hoof to her face. "He doesn't even know what he's getting into!"

Little did Spike and Twilight know, Rainbow Dash was right.

Author's Note

This my first fanfic, so please be nice in the comments! And don't worry, it'll get darker in the next chapter. There wasn't much I could include in the first chapter. Any feedback or ideas are appreciated! Thanks! :D