An Unknown World

                                                           Previously on My Little Pony, Friendship Is Magic

The Gardens of the main palace were in full bloom with every color under the rainbow, each more Vibrant then

the last. The birds sang a happy tune as they bathed in a near by fountain and for a brief moment in time it would seem as

if the whole world was in sync, but all that could wait. A young lavender coat Unicorn eagerly walked through the open

courtyard towards the outer gate, her newly acquired Pegasus wings hugging her sides for warmth only slightly covered

by a book bag filled with more books then it was ever meant to carry. Making quick glances around Twilight felt at ease as

she was not being followed by the ever watchful eyes of the Royal guard, that is until she made it to the front gate. Two

Royal guards stood like stone statues carefully watching the perimeter, their eyes cold and focused, it almost seemed as if

they were not real but scare crows keeping the worlds problems at bay. Upon seeing the newly crowned princess

approach both quietly bowed their heads and greeted her in the traditional royal way, with cold dead pan stares and formal

punctuation. “Good Afternoon Princess Sparkle, do you require guards assistance?”. Her ears flopping slightly, Twilight

cleared her throat “I’m not sure how many times more I must say this before you all start listening, you don’t need to call

me Princess Sparkle, Twilight would be fine”. Their emotionless state of mind did not faultier in the slightest. “If you are

traveling beyond the gates we will accompany you were you go”. Twilight sighed, “It is alright, I am merely going over to

Ponyville to gather some supplies and stop in to say hi, nothing more nothing less”. The guards were unfazed by her

words, “Ma’am it is the job of the guard to-”, Twilight raised a hoof silencing the guard. “I am fully aware of the guards

code and while on most occasions I would be happy to have the company of such strong willed colts by my side this visit

is strictly done for nostalgic reasons”. Both guards exchanged looks at one another before one spoke, “Ma’am we

understand your reasons but we still insist that we accompany you as a safety measure”. Twilights face took that of a tired

old mule slightly tightening into a look or agitation, she cleared her throat again. “Need I call upon my brother to settle this

dispute or are you willing to stand in the way of a very new, very busy princess”. It was at that moment that the air became

cold, motionless, a leaf could fall yards away and be heard. Small beads of sweat began to form on the brows of both

guards, both shuddered. “N-no no ma’am”. A slight grin appeared on Twilight face, standing upright, chin held high, she

sealed the deal. “Good, now I wont be very long, a day at most, if plans do change I shall personally send a message to

Celestia informing her of these changes, am I understood?”, she glances at the guard to her left causing him to swallow

loudly. “Clear as day… ma’am”. “Excellent, now may I have the gate open please?”. The guard to her right cleared his

throat and with a spark of Magic the latch unhooked and gate swung open. Thanking both guards Twilight began her long

walk into town, behind her the two guards both took deep breaths and readjusted themselves. In truth Twilight didn’t like

having to raise her tone or come up with mild threats, it wasn’t in her to be hostile for the sake of getting her way but when

it came to the Royal guard sometimes it almost seemed like it was the only way. Making her way to a parked carriage the

driver removed his hat and opened the side door, extending a hoof for her he asked “It is not often that we have royalty

take common transportation, how may I assist you today”.  Twilight smiled and pulled a small bag of bits from her book

bag, “I was hoping that I could be taken to Ponyville good sir, tell me, is the charge still ten bits or has the rate been

increased”. The colt seemed confused by what he was seeing, “Oh there is no charge for royalty ma’am, please have a

seat and I shall take you to your destination”. Twilight for a brief moment found the colts wishes to be both thoughtful and

unsettling, just because she was with royalty did not mean that she was excluded from basic wage distributions but not

wanting to cause a fuss over something as trivial as money she politely nodded and entered the carriage. Setting her book

bag down next to her she let her wings expand and retract, it had taken some time getting use to the new appendages. In

truth she did not mind that she had been given wings, it had its perks but all in all she did miss how she was treated

before. Before she could walk down a road and not have a single person stare but now, she took one hoof outside of the

castle and the whole town fell to its knees, it was all so… unnecessary. She was still the same person, she just had regal

status now, nothing in reality had changed aside from an extra pair of body parts. Exhaling deeply she let her body slump

onto the seat, and let eyes close for what seemed like only a few minutes, I wonder what my friends are up too? A small

smile appeared on her face as she imagined all the things she had missed this past month, Pinkie was undoubtedly

cooking more pastries then the shop could even fit, Applejack had her farm and sales must be good since crop production

had increased in the last report she read, fluttershy had her animal friends to tend to, knowing dash she would ether be

sleeping on a cloud or bolting through the skies at top speed, and Rarity had her clothing sales. She also needed to thank

her for taking Spike in during the month she was gone, I’m sure he would be very happy to see me but over all I don’t think

living with someone you find the most beautiful mare In equestra to be a punishment. A bump in the road knocked her

from the daydream causing her to glance at her surroundings, they were coming up on the boarder of Ponyville and it was

then that Twilight remembered her original plan, leaning forward she spoke. “Excuse me sir but can I be dropped off here

instead of in town?” Looking back at her he seemed puzzled by her request, “If you wish but we are not near the town”. “It

is quiet alright, I know of a small trail near by that leads to it, I am feeling the need to stretch my legs abit”, extending a leg

forward to show fo-stiffness. “If you insist ma’am”, pulling off to the side he unlatched himself from the harness and

opened the side door for her, stepping out she gave him a polite smile and wished him a good day. Nodding back to her

he closed the side door and began his trip back to the Canterlot, still confused by the sudden change of drop-off and

unaware of the small bag of bits she had left for him, she felt deep down that he deserved it for the fine work he did on a

day to day. Finding the winding trail took a little time but Fluttershy had marked its opening with a small bed of daisies and

before long she had a good pace going, the trail itself led around the base of a small creek past another trail that led to

Fluttershy’s cottage and around the main town proper. The little the towns folk saw her the better her chances would be of

getting to the Library and finally getting her plan under way. Coming up on The Giant tree that was her home sent feelings

of both pure joy and sadness through her, it still had the same smell, the bark was chipping away at all the places she

remembered, even the mailbox was slightly bent from the day Ditzy bumped it, it was all coming back like a flash flood of

emotions. Twilight could feel her eyes begin to water from all the happiness that this single place gave her, all that was left

to do was open the door and… wait. Something seemed off, the key she left under the mat for Spike was gone and the

door was slightly ajar, maybe spike was over already, she would get to surprise him oh this could turn into a real tear

jerker then. Pushing in the door Twilight felt the wall for the Magic light switch only to have it come on by itself and before

her a Banner, Balloons, a cake, and 6 friends yelling at top volume “SURPRISE, WELCOME BACK TWILGHT!!!”. It was to

much, tears began to run down her cheeks as she tried her best to compose herself which only led to more tears, her

friends upon seeing her crying immediately came to her side and in a volley of jumbled words all asked if she was alright.

Rubbing her nose only to have a napkin placed under it by Rarity she managed a single line. “I just really missed you

girls”, that was the straw that broke it, each one of them began crying as well and before long the whole room was filled

with emotional fallout. “Woo eeh, I haven’t let loose like that in a good long time”, Applejack said as she wiped her eyes

with the brim of her hat. “Yes, well it would seem that we all needed a good cry”, Rarity replied as she gently dabbed at

her eyes. Fluttershy and Rainbow had broken off from the hug pile and while they both had their reasons it was pretty

plain that they all were very happy to see Twilight, and Twilight was more then happy to see them. It was then that Pinkie

yelled to her friends, “Come on every pony, now’s not the time for sad, now’s the time for PARTY!!”, and with that she

pulled her signature cannon out from where ever she hid it and with a thunder clap the whole room was filled with glitter

and streamers. The party lasted for hours, cake was eaten, party games were had, dancing was done. During such time a

question did come to mind for Twilight, after the song was finished Twilight spoke up “So, the one thing I don’t understand i

s how did you all know I was coming back, I didn’t send any letter explaining it”. Dash spoke first, “Well Pinkie one day last

week started getting weird senses like she always does”, rarity next, “we all thought at first that maybe she was not feeling

well”, then Applejack, “Turns out it was one of her combo senses”, fluttershy followed soon after, “oh um… she said that  it

was a message of something good coming but we didn’t know what that meant… sorry”. Pinkie finished it, “at first I

thought it meant the Ice cream mare but when that didn’t happen I was all stumpy lumpy, but then Spike guessed it”.

Looking down at her little brother figure he smiled back, “I didn’t know if it was true but I made a guess that maybe you

would be popping back up or at least passing by”.  Pinkie suddenly appeared under Spike lifting him up in the air, she

began her speech. “So I sent a letter to Celetia asking if you were up to anything and wouldn’t you know she said that you

had been talking about coming back for some time which explained why I was getting all the signals and then I was all we

NEED to throw her a welcome back party with cake and music and streamers and party hats-”. Twilight just smiled as her

pink friend kept on talking, everything around her was perfect, great friends, great home, great food, it was all so much,

and the best part about it was that they did not treat her any different. It was then she remembered her goal, her original

plan, oh they would be in for quiet the surprise. Turing the music down Twilight cleared her throat, “Attention every pony,

may I have your attention”. The room went quiet, “Now as you are all aware because of my new position at the castle I

cant see all of you as much as I would like, well that’s going to change today”. A quiet anticipation broke out amongst the

ponies as they waited to hear the master plan. “You see, within my room at the castle I have set up a time space jewel,

and now I am going to set one up here there by allowing a pony to travel between here and the castle without the use of

magic”. The room was silent. “Uh what now?”, Applejack replied scratching her head. “A time space Jewel, a rare jewel

created way back when the planet was first hardening, it has a gravitational pull the same as our planet but within a

fraction of the size, if two can be synced up they create a pull within reality itself there by allowing passage to and from

both locations”. The room remained silent. “I read it in a book by H.M Harlack, the twists of reality”. Rarity seized the

spotlight, “um darling, I don’t mean in anyway to be the wet blanket here but I believe I read somewhere that…well, didn’t

Harlack go crazy soon after publishing that book”. Twilight turned to her unicorn friend with a smile. “True, Harlack did

unfortunately go just a little bit crazy, BUT his work has on many occasions proven correct, and mind you he was far

beyond his time when this book was written, If I can create the same Portal structure I could pass in and out of Ponyville

within seconds there by allowing me to see all of you”.  Surprisingly Fluttershy spoke up, “And um your sure that its safe, I

mean your going to be alright…right?” With a look of confidence Twilight continued, “yes, back when Harlack did this it

failed do to a lack of power, but I have what he didn’t”. With a quick pull of a strap, the book bag opened to show the head

piece of harmony. Every pony gasped, “The harmony tiara? But we use that to save Equestria”, Dash bellowed out while

shoving cake into her mouth. “Do not worry Rainbow Dash, I’m not going to break it, I’m merely using it as a power

amplifier. The room fell quiet again, all the Girls exchanged looks minus Twilight who was already setting up the jewel

placement, coming up behind her Applejack spoke. “And your sure this is what you want?” Dumbfounded, Twilight turned

back to her friend, “Of course, now I will be able to see all of you girls more which is what I’ve always wanted”. Hearing her

friend say those words sent a warm feeling through Applejacks body, “alright then sugar cube, if its what makes you happy

then I’ll give it a shot”.  “It sounds fast so You know I’m in” Rainbow yelled as she swallowed the last of her piece of

cake. “Sounds like a party and a half, I’m in”, Pinkie said happily bouncing in place. “Well, um I’m not very sure about this

but, um I guess as long as its safe… its safe right?” Fluttershy squeaked out. That left Rarity, who was checking her face

for loose cake crumbs, content with her appearance she turned to her friends, “as long as it does not mess up my mane, I

will go along with it”. Turning to her side, Spike who had been poking his own belly full of cake looked up to see Rarity

staring at him. “Spike, this seems like the kind of thing that should be captured in photo, would it be to much to ask that

you run back to my home and fetch the camera and tri-pod, they should be in the closet up stairs”. getting to his feet Spike

saluted and left. “Ok girls, I’m going to place the Jewel”. Turing from the door Rarity and the rest watched as Twilight

pulled a hollow glass tube from her pack, within the center was a jewel the likes of which no pony other then Twilight had

ever seen. “Darling, that jewel is perfect”, a glimmer of sparkles in her eye. “why is it in a glass tube though” Dash said as

Twilight lowered it in to position. “The glass tube keeps the gravity in check and helps it focus on its sister jewel, should

the glass break the focus would be lost and the portal would collapse on itself”. Finally the tube was in place, “alright girls,

here comes the fun part”. Twilight places the Tiara down in front of the setup, taking a few steps back her horn began to

grow. The tube began to glow itself, small swirls of colors began to appear inside, The tiara then began to shake. “Alright I

think we have a connection now I just need to keep it steady”. The whole setup began to glow, Twilight horn became

bright, the tube began to show signs of envelopment and the tiara was for the most part stationary. “Its working, its

WORKING”, Twilight was filled with absolute Glee at her success.

Then it happened

The tiara began to levitate, causing twilight to lose focus, “Oh no”. tilting slightly the tiara flipped back smashing the glass

which was then enveloped by the jewel, but it didn’t stop. The jewel kept the portal going but it was growing unstable, the

tiaras power was making it grow more unstable, the gravity pull towards the portal was becoming more intense with each

passing moment. “Girls the glass broke, we need to get out of here”  twilight yelled but to no avail, the portal had become

powerful enough to were it seemed to almost suck sound itself in. “Girls run we need t- WHAP! One of Twilights wooden

horse head statues slammed the back of her head knocking her out cold. Slumped on the ground not able to brace herself

she began to be pulled into the portal “TWILIGHT!!!” a collective scream from all the girls, Pinkie made a mad dash for

Twilight grabbing one of her forelegs but it wasn’t enough and soon even Pinkie was being pulled, Dash grabbed her back

legs and began to beat her wings as hard as they could. The portal was relentless, soon Applejack was grabbing Rainbow

Dash, then Rarity to Applejack and finally the only thing that held the girls in the room was Fluttershy, tears began to run

down her face as the pull became to intense, with her final strength She Screamed “IM SORRY”, she was pulled through.

The portal was only designed to transport one pony at a time, with 6 bodies going through it spun wildly out of control

before enveloping itself, a flash of light hit the floor and the portal was no more. The library was thrashed the tiara lay on

the ground smoking, the jewel sizzled and melted itself into the floor. It was then that the front door opened. “Hey Rarity,

I’m sorry but I could not find the Tri-pod so I think I’m just gonna set it up on the table and…”, the room was silent, walking

past the loose books, papers, and quills, Spike slumped. “Oh come on guys, You left before I could take the

Picture”