It had been two nights since Nightmare Moon was defeated and Princess Luna returned to her normal self. Princess Celestia was in the throne room completing the last of her royal duties for the day. She mailed the last of the scrolls with her magic and breathed a sigh of relief as she could now head back to her own room and rest. As she made her way to her chambers, she felt a cold wind coming from behind. She immediately turned around to see if there was anypony there, but she saw only the guards marching through the halls. She convinced herself it was nothing and continued to make her way back to her royal chambers once again.

"Greetings your highness, off to rest at last?" asked one of the guards who was patrolling the castle halls.

"Yes, it has been a very long day for me. How goes the night patrol?"

"It goes well your highness. No suspicious activity to report."

"Very good, please carry on then." said Celestia as she continued forward.

"Yes your highness." said the guard as he went back to patrolling the halls.

"Please help me."

"Excuse me?" asked Princess Celestia as she turned around again.

"Your highness, Is something the matter?"

"Did you...say something just now?"

"No, not at all your highness."

"I see. Then it's nothing. Carry on." she said as she went on her way. I must have imagined it. She thought.

"Very well then your highness."

Princess Celestia continued down the hall until she found her way to her room, and immediately entered. She then proceeded to lift her bed sheets and climb into bed, as she laid her head down onto her pillow and closed her eyes. She then suddenly heard a loud bang and immediately reopened them only to see that her room was in shambles. She quickly climbed out of bed and rushed to the balcony. Canterlot was in pieces, fire engulfed the castle, and there were no ponies to be seen. Celestia flew off from the balcony and looked down at the destruction from above.

"What is happening?!" asked Celestia. "I only just closed my eyes for a moment!" She then heard a loud bang coming from far across the land. As she looked towards the direction of the noise, she saw the small town of Ponyville engulfed in fire. "Oh no, I must hurry!" Celestia rushed towards Ponyville as fast as she could only to find that it was in the same state as Canterlot. She flew above the town, desperately searching for her student and her friends. When she had finally arrived at the home of her student, her eyes were full of horror. The bodies of six ponies lay on the ground near the shattered remains of what could be seen as the elements of harmony, however she could not approach them as the fire quickly surrounded the area. "This cannot be! What could cause such destruction?!"

A loud roar then came from the mountains towards the east and four colossal shadows rose from the ground. Celestia stared in horror at the monsters. Then before she could see anymore, she awoke in her room and was covered in a cold sweat. After she rose out of bed, she noticed a pony flying towards the balcony outside of her room. Princess Celestia walked towards it to see that it was her sister, Princess Luna. She opened the doors to the balcony, allowing her sister to enter her room.

"My sister, what brings you here?" asked Celestia.

"Celestia, I...I have received horrible visions in my dream! Fire and destruction...horrible creatures...and death, but I can see fear in your eyes. Did you have the nightmare as well?" asked Luna.

"Yes I did. I don't know what it was that we saw, but if we both had the same dream then it can't just be coincidence."

"What do you suppose it means?" asked Luna.

"The future is what you see. If you wish to prevent it then you must help me." said a voice that echoed through the room.

"Did you hear that?" asked Celestia.

"Yes, I've heard this voice earlier but I wasn't sure whether or not it was real." said Luna.

"As did I. I don't like this. We must find the source of this voice immediately!" said Celestia as she ran out the door.

"Sister wait! Are you sure about this?" asked Luna as she followed her sister out the door.

"This voice is trying to warn us about something. We must find out what it is." said Celestia as she ran through the halls of her castle.

"This way...come this way..." said the voice.

Celestia and Luna ran through the halls of the castle, following the voice as it got louder and louder. Eventually they followed the voice all the way back to the throne room.

"What do we do now?" asked Luna.

"I don't know. Whatever it is that's trying to speak to us, it must be somewhere in this room."

"The throne..." said the voice.

"The throne? What do you mean by the throne?" asked Celestia. There was no answer though, so she walked up to the throne and stared at it for a while. "I do not understand. What is it trying to tell us?"

"Below."

"Below? Is there a way down from here?" asked Luna.

"I do not think so. I've never seen any entrances heading downward from this room before."

"Perhaps there was a way but it was concealed after time." said Luna.

"Perhaps, but where would one hide such an entrance?" asked Celestia as she stepped down from the throne. "The throne room has always looked like this since we were children. The only thing that could hide an entrance would be..." Celestia looked down at the red carpet that stretched across the throne room. She then used her magic to remove the carpet from the floor. "Nothing."

"Celestia, look at this!" said Luna.

"What is it Luna? Have you found something?" asked Celestia as she ran to her sister’s side.

"There are makings on the floor here, almost as if they slid something across the floor."

"Wait...the throne! Perhaps we must move the throne?" Celestia suggested.

"Yes of course! Let us try it." said Luna. Together with her sister, the two used their magic and moved the throne forward. It revealed a secret entrance that led underground. "How did we not discover this sooner?"

"There is no time to think about that. Let us make haste Luna. Something is coming, and we must discover what that something is." said Celestia as the two began heading down the stairs.

Meanwhile

Somewhere in another world, a boy was sitting at a desk with a drawing that he had been working hard on for several weeks now. He looked at a nearby clock and noticed that he had been drawing for hours. *Yawn* "Aw man, it's really late. I better get to bed if I plan on waking up in time for school tomorrow."

The boy then went to brush his teeth and soon came back and climbed into his bed. He laid in his bed thinking about how he couldn't wait to finish his drawing that he had been working so hard on. His eyes slowly began to close and he drifted off to sleep. He felt a strange sensation overcome his body and opened his eyes to find himself in an empty void. "Not again. It can't be. It's...the dream."

Back in Equestria

"How much longer do these stairs go on for?" asked Luna. The two sisters had been walking down the stairs for what felt like hours. The moonlight had eventually faded away from the stairway and the two were using their horns to light the way.

"I'm sure it's not much farther." said Celestia. They continued walking down what seemed to be an endless amount of stairs. "Wait, I think I can see the bottom!"

"At last! Perhaps now we shall finally get the answers to the horrible nightmare." said Luna. However when they reached the bottom of the stairs, they found nothing but a wall that blocked their path. "No! This cannot be! Is this some kind of joke?!"

"Calm yourself Luna! I'm sure we did not make any mistakes in coming down here. There must be a way to progress forward." Celestia began scanning the wall until she noticed a small indentation in the wall. "What is this?"

"It seems to be a small hole in the wall. What of it?" asked Luna.

"Perhaps not Luna. In fact, it may be just what we're looking for." said Celestia as she pointed her horn at the hole. She gave it a small blast of her magic and then the wall suddenly lit up and began rising. They could then see that the wall was hiding a secret chamber. "Incredible, I never knew this room existed within the castle walls."

"Yes, I wonder what secrets this room holds within." said Luna.

"Now then, let us begin our search." said Celestia. The two of them entered the strange room, Celestia began wondering when and why this room was built.

"Sister, look at this!" said Luna.

"What is it Luna?" asked Celestia.

"The walls. There are carvings on the walls!" said Luna.

Celestia focused the light emanating from her horn onto the walls and she could see the carvings that Luna was talking about. "Amazing, what is all this?"

"History." said the voice.

"Who said that?!" asked Luna.

"Where are you?" asked Celestia.

"I am here." said the voice.

Celestia focused the light on her horn towards the direction of the voice. Her horn illuminated a strange crystallized formation in the back of the room. "What are you? Are you some sort of crystal?"

"No, I am imprisoned inside of the crystal." said the voice.

"Inside of the crystal?" said Luna. She squinted her eyes to carefully look through the crystal. She then saw a small orb like shape inside of the crystal. "I see something!"

"Why have you been imprisoned in the crystal?" asked Celestia.

"I was sealed here by an evil king for disobeying him. His lust for power led him to spread pain and destruction everywhere. I tried to save a friend who was only being used by the king, so he imprisoned me here as punishment."

"How horrible, but how did he imprison you in the crystal? Did he use some kind of spell?" asked Celestia.

"No, this is no crystal. He imprisoned me in solid magic. That way nopony but him would be able to release me."

"So, how do we release you?" asked Celestia.

"Sister! You can't really be considering releasing him?! How do you know that he even speaks the truth?!" asked Luna. "Tell us something! Why should we release you? Just who are you?"

"A being that has existed long before the two of you were ever born. I have always aided Equestria during it's time of need. Look around you, these walls tell of the ancient legends of Equestria's greatest rulers. I am known as...the Gospel."

"The Gospel? I have never heard of you." said Luna.

"Of course not. I haven't been seen for so many years. Ever since I was imprisoned here I had no way of communicating with the outside world. My magic was taken away from me. It was obvious that I would have to recover it in order to free myself, so I entered a deep slumber. Throughout the years I've been slowly gathering what little power I could, waiting for the right moment so that I could be rescued. I'm using what magic I've gathered so far to communicate with you telepathically."

"He's telling the truth Luna." said Celestia. "Look around us, these walls do tell of Equestria's kings. Not only that, but from what I can make out here." She pointed to ancient writing that was left upon the wall. "This inscription specifically mentions the being known as the Gospel. Not only that, but it speaks about how together, he and the king were able to defend their kingdom from harm. There are several of these carvings, each one with a different king."

"I see, so you are telling the truth." said Luna.

"Right, so how do we release you?" asked Celestia. "I thought you said that only the evil king could release you?"

"Yes, because he was the only existing alicorn at the time. So the two of you must use your alicorn magic. Only the magic from another alicorn would have any effect on my prison. I would have asked for help sooner, but I've had no way to reach the outside world until today."

"Very well, we shall try our best." said Celestia. Together, the two alicorn sisters focused their magic and blasted away at the Gospel's prison. The magical prison then began melting away from their combined power and soon enough they released the Gospel.

"At last! I am free!" said the Gospel.

"You...what are you?" asked Luna. She gazed upon the Gospel as he floated towards them. He did not seem to have a body, he appeared to be some sort of orb made of light.

"I am a being of pure consciousness." said the Gospel.

"Gospel, we must ask you. We both received the same dream tonight, and right after the dream you called for us. Did you create that dream and give it to the both of us?" asked Celestia.

"What you saw was the future. However, I was not the one who created it. I sensed the danger, and transmitted the dream to you from another. And unfortunately this can only mean one thing. Darkness is spreading throughout the land once again, and it will threaten the lives of everypony in the world." said the Gospel.

"The whole world?! Surely there is a way to defend ourselves?" asked Celestia.

"Yes. There is a way. This isn't the first time that this has happened, your world has been caught in many disasters before. Every ruler had sought me out for my help. And just as I did back then, I will show you the key to saving your world." said the Gospel.

"Not so fast. Before you show us key, I would like you to tell us something. Why did the elements of harmony fail against this darkness?" said Luna.

"Yes, please tell us. Why is it that the elements of harmony lost?" asked Celestia. "We always believed that there was no evil the elements could protect us from. So why did they fail against this dark force?"

"That is because you only have six of the elements of harmony." said the Gospel.

"What do you mean? There are only six elements of harmony. Even my sister and I know that." said Luna.

"That is where you're wrong. There are more than six. What you seek is the seventh."

"There are more elements of harmony?!" asked Luna. "I do not understand. My sister and I have used the elements before. We discovered the location of where the elements resided, so why is it that we only found six?"

"That is because the seventh is not in Equestria. To keep the seventh element safe, we sent it to another world. The only way to bring it here is to use the other six elements of harmony. The chosen user of the seventh element was the one who had the nightmare, I simply showed it to you to warn you." said the Gospel.

"Luna, gather the elements of harmony." said Celestia. "I will head for Ponyville in the morning!"

"I am going as well!" said Luna.

"No Luna. The citizens of Ponyville might get suspicious if we both go. I will go alone. Gospel, I have many questions to ask you."

Back on Earth

The boy looked on as strange images flashed all around him as he slept. He could hear voices calling out, but he couldn't make sense of what they were saying. Then came the cries. He knew that even though he couldn't understand what they were shouting, it wasn't anything good. It didn't matter where he looked; the images and sounds all surrounded him. He had been having this same dream for some time. Every time he rested his eyes he had this dream. At first he thought it was just another random dream until he fell asleep during class the next day and he began having the same dream again.

He continued watching the images flash in front of him until flames rose from below, just like the last time he experienced this dream. Suddenly the boy was engulfed by the raging fire. He then felt himself falling down until he was pulled out of his dream by his alarm clock. He turned to turn off his alarm clock and looked at the time.

"Six forty five...wonderful. Time to get ready for school." he said as he got out of bed. Every time it feels more real than before. When will they stop? He thought as he wiped sweat from his forehead.

Back in Equestria

"Another wonderful morning in Ponyville!" said Twilight Sparkle as she prepared to enjoy another day with her new friends in this wonderful town. She left her room to find Spike who was already busy at work fixing the books on the shelf when she had entered through the stairway.

"Morning Twilight!" said Spike from atop a ladder. He was fixing the library books on the shelves.

"Good morning Spike!" said Twilight as she reached the bottom of the stairs.

"Going into town today Twilight?" he asked.

"Yup, our new friends took me on a tour of the town yesterday. So I want to get them something to thank them. Would you like to come with me?" she asked.

"You bet! Just give me a second!" said Spike as he climbed down the ladder and ran up to Twilight. "Alright, let's go!"

Twilight and Spike left the library and walked through the wonderful town of Ponyville. They could see the Pegasus ponies clearing the skies. They saw the town ponies tending to their flowers and having conversations with each other. A lot of ponies were still talking about what had happened during the summer sun festival. As they continued down their path, Twilight and Spike arrived at SugarCube Corner.

"What are we doing here?" asked Spike.

"I told you already Spike, I want to thank our friends for showing me around town yesterday. So I thought what better way to thank them then with a batch of delicious cupcakes!"

"Oh I see. That's a great idea Twilight!" said Spike.

"I know." said Twilight as she stepped into Sugar cube Corner. "Hello Mrs. Cake!"

"Oh! Why hello there Twilight! How are you today?" she asked.

"Fine, thanks for asking!"

"So what can I do for you?" she asked.

"I want to thank my friends for taking me on a tour of Ponyville yesterday. So I thought about buying them some cupcakes!"

"Well isn't that sweet? Here, let me get you the best ones we have!" said Mrs. Cake as she left to grab a box. She then placed a box full of cupcakes before Twilight could even blink.

"But...I...I didn't even order any yet. How did you...?" she asked.

"Oh I've been taking their orders for years Twilight. So I know which cupcakes they like the most." said Mrs. Cake.

"Thank you so much Mrs. Cake!" said Twilight as she gave Spike the cupcakes to hold. "So how much is that?"

"Don't worry about it dear. It's on the house for saving all of Equestria from being covered in eternal darkness." said Mrs. Cake.

"Thank you!" said Spike as he was about to sneak a taste from one of the cupcakes.

Twilight quickly closed the box before he could grab one. "No eating the cupcakes Spike! We have to wait for the others. But like he said, thank you for the cupcakes." said Twilight as she turned around to leave. "Goodbye Mrs. Cake! Come on Spike, let's get back to the library and get everything ready for the girls. And no eating the cupcakes!"

"But they smell so good!" said Spike.

"Goodbye Twilight! Have a nice day!" said Mrs. Cake as she left.

Twilight and Spike made their way back to the library while keeping an eye out for their friends so they don't ruin the surprise. Once they arrived, Twilight closed the door behind them and placed the box of cupcakes on the table. "Spike, give me the cupcake."

"Can't I just have one?" he asked.

"Spike, those are for our friends. How about I get you some nice crunchy gemstones once we finish the cupcakes with everypony?"

"Really?! You mean it?" asked Spike as he became excited by the thought of eating gems.

"Of course Spike!"

"Thanks Twilight! You're the best!" said Spike as he gave Twilight the missing cupcake back.

"Okay, now we just have to get everypony here." said Twilight.

"I'll go and get them! Be back in a flash!" said Spike as he ran out the door.

Twilight giggled as the young dragon rushed out the door. "He's so excitable when it comes to gemstones."

*Knock!* *Knock!* *Knock!*

"He's back already? That was...fast." said Twilight as she grabbed the box of cupcakes. She walked up to the entrance and lifted the lid off the box so as to surprise everypony once she opened the door. She then opened the door with a smile on her face, but immediately lost her smile once she saw who it was at the door. "Princess Celestia, what are you doing here?" She quickly noticed her looking at the box of cupcakes and immediately put them back on the table with an embarrassed look on her face.

"I'm sorry, I would have tidied up a little more had I known you were coming down for a visit." said Twilight as she bowed to Celestia.

"Forgive me Twilight, but I'm afraid that I did not come down for a friendly visit." said Princess Celestia.

"Is something wrong in Canterlot?" she asked.

"My faithful student, I'm afraid I've come with dire news." Everypony in Ponyville looked at Princess Celestia with smiles on their faces. She smiled back so as not to concern them. "This isn't something we can discuss in front of everypony though, it would only cause them to panic." said Celestia.

"Of course Princess Celestia. Please, come in." said Twilight. "My friends will be coming soon."

"Good, we'll need to speak to them as well. Guards!"

"Yes your highness?"

"Make sure nopony else but Twilight's friends enter. Is that understood?"

"Yes your highness!" said both guard's as they saluted. Celestia grabbed a nearby chest with her magic as they began walking inside.

As they entered the library, the Gospel came out from behind Princess Celestia. "Hmmm. So this is one of the chosen ones?" he asked.

The Gospel floated in front of Twilight, almost as if he was studying her. "You, you have been chosen by the element of magic have you not?"

Twilight looked at this strange entity, "Y-yes. Princess Celestia, what is this thing?"

"I will tell you what I can for now until your friends arrive." said Princess Celestia as they both sat down on the couches in the library. "We believe that something is endangering Equestria and all of its inhabitants. We need your help."

"What can I do?" asked Twilight.

"We need you and your friends to bring us something." said Celestia.

"What do you need?" asked Twilight.

"What we need is-" The door to Twilight's library opened and her friends rushed in.

"Twilight! Is everything okay?! I saw the guards outside! What's going on?!" asked Rainbow Dash as she barged into the library. Following behind her were the rest of Twilight Sparkle's friends.

"Girls, I'm glad you're all here!" said Twilight as she went to greet them. "Princess Celestia needs our help."

"Oh dear, has something happened?" asked Rarity.

Celestia walked towards them. "I'm afraid that Equestria is facing a crisis like no other. It seems that sometime in the future, Equestria will be destroyed along with your elements. We cannot allow this knowledge to reach the ears of the other ponies or their will be wide spread panic."

"Hold it right there!" shouted Rainbow in disbelief while attempting to keep their conversation quiet, "I don't understand. How could our homes be destroyed? I thought that as long as we believe in our friendship, the elements can stop any evil that tries to fight us! I don't see how we can ever be beat, we're pretty much invincible!"

The Gospel then flew right towards Rainbow, "SUCH INSOLENCE!!! Just because you have the elements on your side doesn't make you invincible! The elements have their limits as well! Even the original users of the elements of harmony knew better then to simply rely on the power of the elements themselves! Honestly, why does the element of loyalty always have to pick the difficult ones?" With that said he floated back up to Celestia's side while Rainbow sat down with her mouth shut.

"Thanks to the Gospel here we have discovered a way to save Equestria, but we need your help."

Twilight looked at Princess Celestia with hope in her eyes. "What do we have to do princess?"

"We need you and your friends to summon the seventh element of harmony."

All six ponies just stared at her with wide eyes. Finally Twilight spoke first, "A seventh element of harmony? I don't understand, since when has there been a seventh element?" she asked.

"It has existed since the day I was born." said the Gospel.

"How long is that?" asked Applejack.

"Let's see...I cannot recall. It has been so long since I have been out of my prison. It must have been hundreds of thousands of years ago."

"How are you still alive?!" asked Rainbow.

"I am a being of pure consciousness, I do not age. Now please, let us get back to the matter at hoof."

"He's right. We need to focus. We need to find this element, and according to the Gospel only you can bring it here. Will you help us?" asked Celestia.

The girls all looked at each other with determination in their eyes, "Of course we will princess, but how do we bring it here? Where is the element?"

Celestia walked forward and opened the chest she brought with her. The chest contained their elements and she began giving each pony their element as she explained the plan, "According to the Gospel the seventh element was sent to another world. So the only way to bring it here is with a powerful spell that requires the combined power of your elements."

"Another world? What other world is there besides Equestria?" asked Twilight.

Back on Earth

Back in the other world the boy was on a public bus heading home from school. He stared out the window and stared with a disappointed look on his face. *sigh* Why is it that I feel so empty? Is it because of my nightmares? I don't know why, but the voices I hear fill me with worry. Why do I even care? It has nothing to do with me. He thought. He kept staring out the window until he realized that it had begun raining. Oh great, and I didn't bring my umbrella. I just can't seem to get a break.

The boy stepped off the bus and began walking home in the rain. He began walking along the sidewalk to get onto his street; he stopped before a crosswalk as a car was driving out. After it left he continued walking forward. He then turned left into his neighborhood and began making his way across another crosswalk, he blinked his eyes and when they opened again the world around him had suddenly become covered in a thick fog. What's happening? It wasn't this foggy a moment ago. He thought. Then out of nowhere, fire burst from out the ground and the world around him had become a torched wasteland. I-It's my dream! But I never fell asleep, so why is this happening now?!

He continued looking around until he spotted a few objects on the ground. He gasped in shock when he realized that they were bodies. He wanted to run, but his legs wouldn't move. He then heard a loud roar come from behind him. He turned his head to see four large shadows rising up from the ground. He wanted to wake up from this horrible nightmare. The flames had engulfed him entirely and the heat soon became too unbearable for him. He fell to his knees and wrapped his arms around himself in fear. Make it stop..."PLEASE MAKE IT STOP!!!"

"Don't be afraid. It's only a dream." said a voice from behind.

The boy lifted his head and turned around to see a girl standing there. He never saw anyone like her before. She had long flowing hair, half of it was a bright blue, but as you continue downward her hair soon fades to a dark rose color. Her hair also had these bright dots scattered along it, they almost resembled stars in the night sky. She wore a beautiful long dress and her eyes were a bright sapphire. She then extended her hand out for him to grab. He reached up to grab her hand, and the moment they made contact the world around him turned back to normal.

"What? What happened? Who are you?" he asked.

"You looked like you were in trouble. So I came to help you." she said.

"Help me? Why would you want to help me?" he asked. She continued staring at him as a smile grew on her face. "Uh...can you please stop staring at me?" he asked.

"My apologies. It's just that it's been so long since we last met face to face like this."

"We've met before? When? Where?" he asked.

She then gently carried her fingers across the palm of his hand. "I can see that it's time. Danger is coming, and they need you Alexis."

"Danger? What are you talking about? And who are 'they'?"

"Your friends Alexis. They need your help."

"I don't understand. Who are you?"

*BEEP!* *BEEP!*

Alexis jumped and noticed that he was still standing in the middle of the street. He turned to see a car honking at him for standing there. "HEY! What are you doing?!" shouted the driver in anger.

"Uh...sorry!" he said as he ran to the other side of the street. He turned around to see that the strange girl was gone. "What was that about? Who was that girl?"

He walked up to his house and placed the key inside the lock as he dried his shoes on the welcome mat. As he opened the door and entered the living room he glanced over at the kitchen and noticed his mother sitting at the table. "Welcome home." she said.

"Hey mom." he said with a smile.

"Oh look at you; you're all wet from the rain. Here, let me get you a towel." She entered the garage and soon came back holding a striped towel and handed it to him. "How was school?"

"Oh you know...good." he said as he began drying himself.

She let out a sigh as she sat back down in her chair, "I know what that means. You didn't talk to anyone, did you?"

"...No."

"I've told you before that you have to talk to people. If you don't talk then you won't make any friends."

"I can't mom! Every time I try to talk to people I stutter. I clam up and I can't...I just can't talk to anybody."

"You can! You just have to try harder!" she said as she got up from her chair.

"I don't know mom. Those people are weird; they just don't...get me. They look at me like I'm different...like I'm a freak."

"That's only because you're letting them make you feel that way. You have to be strong and have more confidence in yourself. Don't you want to make friends?"

"Of course I do mom, but..."

"What's wrong?"

"I...never mind. It's not important."

"Come on, tell me." She looked at her son as a frown came across his face. "Look, I know it may seem bad now but you'll see that things will get better soon. Now then, I'm tired from work. I'm going to take a nap and we'll talk about this later, okay?"

"Okay mom." he said with a smile as she headed into her room.

He let out a deep sigh and headed for his own room. He opened the door and dropped his backpack to the side. He closed the door behind him and lifted the towel over his head again. He then began drying his head once more with the towel until he took notice of the drawing he had been working on. It had been moved from his desk to the top of the dresser he kept near the door. He picked it up and smiled as he stared at it. It was a drawing of his family standing next to each other with smiles on their faces.

His eyes then narrowed as he began to think about the strange girl from earlier. "Friends...I have got to stop staying up so late. I don't want to have more hallucinations of strange people."

Back in Equestria

Each pony stood across from each other in six different corners. The Gospel then floated towards the middle of the ponies. "This is not like other spells girls, you must synchronize your thoughts. You must look deep inside of yourselves and believe that the seventh element will come to you. It may sound easy but it's quite difficult once you attempt it, especially since you four are not unicorns and thus you've never attempted to use magic before."

"Alright girls are you ready to give this a try?" asked Twilight.

"You bet!" said Rainbow.

"Absolutely!" said Rarity.

"Let's do this!" said Applejack.

"I'm ready, I'm ready!" said Pinkie Pie.

"M-me too." whispered Fluttershy.

Then one by one they each closed their eyes and began to follow the Gospels instructions and started to look deep inside of themselves and tried to synchronize their thoughts. The girls stood there for over ten minutes until their elements began glowing. Princess Celestia then began smiling, believing in the girls as their elements began glowing brighter and brighter. Then the glow of the elements became so bright that six lights shot out of their elements.

"You've done it girls!" shouted the Gospel, "Now go and bring us the seventh element!"

The six lights burst out of the library as a great big hole opened up in the sky. All six lights flew into the hole and the citizens of Ponyville came to the library to see what was happening. The girls all rushed out to watch the portal and waited in anticipation to see this new element.

In the human world

Alexis was about to place the drawing back onto his dresser. But then he heard a sound coming from below his feet; he could have sworn he had just seen sparks running along the floor. Then just as soon as he looked back up, the floor beneath him opened wide. Alexis let out a scream that caused his family to burst out from their rooms. He was floating above a hole when six lights came out and surrounded him. What are they? What's happening?! His mother screamed as she looked upon him, fear and worry consumed her. Then as the lights began to spin around him, Alexis' body began to flip over so his head was now at the entrance of the portal.

He was scared and so he reached his hand out so that someone could help him, but it was no use. An invisible barrier was put around him so that no one could intervene. He just stared down into the void that seemed bottomless and without warning he was shot into the portal with the entrance closing behind him. The lights then began swirling around him as though they were guiding him somewhere. Alexis then looked down at himself and he was being enveloped in a white light, he looked forward again to see another light off in the distance. "Oh man, wherever I'm going I'm going to get there in a hurry!" he said as he felt his speed increasing.

All seven lights then exited the portal back into Ponyville and began flying in all directions performing what the citizens believed to be a light show.

"It's here!" shouted the Gospel.

The girls could hardly contain their excitement! They were about to see something that not many ponies have the chance to see in their lifetime. The blue light flew back into Pinkie Pies element of laughter, red into loyalty, orange into honesty, pink into kindness, purple into generosity, and finally magenta into magic. All ponies kept their eyes on the white light in the sky as it began to head towards the ground. As it crashed into the ground it released an enormous cloud of smoke covering the entire area in a thick fog.

"I've got this!" said Rainbow as she flew into the fog and began clearing the area.

Alexis began coughing due to all the smoke created by his arrival. "What...what happened?" He opened his eyes, but his vision was still blurry.

"Did it work?" asked Twilight.

"Yes, it worked perfectly. Good job girls." said the Gospel. At last the cover of smoke had been cleared away and they all noticed the figure in the center.

"But...who's that?" she asked.

"The element brings the user with it."

"Well what are we waiting for? Let's go say hello already!" said Rainbow Dash as she flew above them.

"Please wait Rainbow Dash." said Princess Celestia. "I would appreciate it if you all stayed back until the Gospel and I have spoken to him. "We want to be sure he feels welcome."

"Of course Princess Celestia, we understand. Right girls?" asked Twilight.

"Forgive me for interrupting, but...wasn't there a pink one with you?" asked the Gospel.

"You mean Pinkie Pie?" asked Applejack. "She's right...uh...Pinkie Pie? Where did that pony go now?"

"Oh man...wh-what happened?" asked Alexis as he slowly lifted his head. He then tried to lift his legs but he suddenly felt a surge of pain come from them. "Wha...what's wrong with my knees?!" His vision began clearing up and he turned around to look at his legs. When he saw the problem, his jaw dropped. "W-w-w-w-what's going on?!"

"Hi there!"

"What? Who said that?!" asked Alexis as he faced forward.

"Hi there! My name's Pinkie Pie! What's your name?" she asked. Alexis just laid there frozen, staring into the eyes of the pink pony before him. "What's wrong? Did you forget your name? That happens to me sometimes."

"What are you doing?!" asked the Gospel. "Did you not hear the princess give the order not to approach him yet?!"

"Huh? Did you say something?" asked Pinkie Pie.

"Do not worry Gospel. No harm was done. She simply wanted to greet him." said Celestia as she walked towards them. "Now then, greetings visitor. I understand that you come from a far off land. Welcome to Equestria! I am-"

"P-p-princess Celestia."

"Y-you...know my name?" she asked in shock.

Alexis then quickly covered his mouth with his hands, but didn't feel his fingers. He then brought his hands forwards and saw that he didn't have any fingers. What is going on?! What happened to my hands?!

"Are you alright?" said Celestia. "You seem distressed. Tell me, what is bothering you?"

"W-w-w-w-" He couldn't form his words as he tried to speak to her.

"Do not worry." said the Gospel as he floated towards him. "Everything will be fine. Just tell me what's wrong."

"What's going on here?!" he finally asked.

"I...don't understand your question."

"Where am I?! What's going on?!"

"You're in Equestria silly! Princess Celestia just told you that!" said Pinkie Pie.

"B-b-b-b-b-b-"

"Calm yourself." said the Gospel. "What do you mean?"

"But that's impossible! I was in my room...and then this big hole opened up...what happened?!"

"We cast the summoning spell to bring you here. Surely you knew that someday you would be brought here?"

"What are you talking about?!"

"Oh come now, surely your parents have told you?" Alexis just kept staring back the Gospel in shock and disbelief. "Your grandparents?" Still he kept staring. "Great Grandparents?"

"...What?"

"This...this cannot be."

"What's wrong Gospel?" asked Celestia.

"Princess Celestia...how long ago was the reign of King Shirard?" asked the Gospel.

"King Shirard? Goodness, that was a very long time ago. I believe that was around a hundred thousand years ago. Why do you ask?"

"He...he was the one who sealed me away. I don't believe this, a hundred thousand years. How could this be?"

"Princess Celestia, is everything okay?" asked Twilight as she and her friends walked up from behind.

"I believe we may have encountered a problem."

"Oh no, did the spell go wrong?!"

The Gospel finally spoke up. "No...the spell didn't go wrong."

"Then what's the problem?" asked Rainbow.

"The problem is that it's been too long since the spell has been cast." He floated up to Alexis. "Forgive me, I have failed your family."

"What are you?" he asked.

"I am known as the Gospel. I have existed for many years, and I have sworn loyalty to your family. Loyalty...to the seventh element of harmony."

"Wait what? There are only six elements of harmony."

"And how do you know that?" asked Rainbow Dash as she rushed towards him. "If what the Gospel says is true then there's no way you could've known that! So what's the deal?"

"I-I-I...um...."

"Rainbow Dash! Leave the poor guy alone!" said Applejack as got in between them. "Ah'm sure he's having a hard enough time without you getting in his face over something like that."

"But he knows about the elements of harmony! You don't find that even a little bit weird?"

"Ah'll admit that is a bit strange right now. But we're supposed to make him feel welcomed, remember?"

"Oh yeah." She turned to face Alexis. "Sorry."

"I-I-I-I-"

"I believe he's trying to say that he accepts your apology." said the Gospel. "Am I right?"

"Yes...that."

"How come he only talks to you?" asked Rainbow Dash.

"Perhaps deep down he still carries the bond I share with his family. But now we must focus on the matter at hand. You know of the six elements of harmony, was it your parents who told you about them?"

"No."

"Then how do you know of their existence?"

"I...I'd rather not say right now."

"Very well. So judging from your earlier reaction, I'd say you didn't know that there was a seventh element of harmony. Does that also mean you don't know about your transformation?"

"Transformation? What transformation?"

"Perhaps this will help you." The Gospel's center then changed to a reflective surface. As Alexis stared into his reflection, his face overcame with shock as he stared at the pony face that stared back at him. He then looked over his body and found that he was no longer a human being. He had been turned into a red unicorn pony with a golden mane and tail.

"What happened to me?!"

"I was afraid of this. I take it you don't know the truth about your family then?"

"What truth?! Why am I a pony?! I'm a human being!"

"No...you're not."

"What? What are you talking about?!"

"You are not entirely human. You are, in fact, half pony."

"Half pony? That...that doesn't make any sense!"

"That is only because you don't know the truth." said the Gospel as he floated closer to him. "Your ancestors were rulers of their own kingdom. A pony king, and a human queen. I remember them so well...I wish I could have done more for them."

"What do you mean? What happened to them?"

"That...that is a story for another time. For now we have more important matters to discuss. What are we..." As he spoke he felt something go through him. He then noticed that Alexis was poking his hoof through him. "Please don't do that."

"Sorry." he said as he lowered his hoof. What the heck is this thing?! I didn't feel anything from it just now. Is this thing real?

"Now then, what to do with you. You don't know why we summoned you here do you?" he asked. Alexis shook his head. "This is troubling. It has been so long since we last summoned the seventh element here. May I see your element?" Alexis simply stared at him with a blank look on his face.

"Are you talking to me?" asked Twilight.

"No, I am talking to him. You cannot see it, can you?"

"No, not at all. Where is the element?" asked Twilight.

"It's right on his head." said the Gospel as he floated up to Alexis. He began shining brighter as an object appeared on Alexis' head.

"What's happening?! What's on my head?!" he asked.

"It is your element of harmony. A very powerful one at that. Hmmm..."

"What element is it?" asked Twilight.

"This element goes by many names. To most ponies this element is known as the element of light, hope, life, but its original name is the element of love."

"The element of love?! Take it off. Take it off! TAKE IT OFF!!!" shouted Alexis as he shook his head.

"Why? What's wrong?" asked the Gospel.

"I don't want this thing! Here, you take it!" he said as he attempted to lift the element off his head. "This is what you wanted right?! So take it! I don't want it!"

"I cannot. It is yours, and only yours. We brought you here because we need your help. Equestria is in..." The Gospel stopped as he felt another hoof go through him. "Please don't do that."

"It's not me!" said Alexis as he continued struggling to use his hooves.

The Gospel then realized that the hoof was pink. "Please don't do that."

"Sorry." Pinkie Pie giggled. "You're bright!"

"...Indeed. Now then, if we can get back to the task at hand. Equestria is in danger, and we need your help."

"No!"

"I...beg your pardon?"

"I said no! This is just crazy! This can't be real! Being dragged into Equestria, being half pony, seven elements of harmony! This has to be a dream!" shouted Alexis. "It has to be."

"It's not a dream." said a voice from nearby.

Alexis lifted his head to see a familiar face. "It's you...the girl who saved me from my nightmare earlier today!"

"What?! What is this feeling?!" asked the Gospel.

"Gospel? What's wrong?" asked Celestia.

"There's something here. I can't see it...but I can sense an enormous presence from somewhere nearby."

"You can't see her?" asked Alexis.

"No, only you can." said the girl as she walked towards him.

"So then I'm right! This is just a dream! If you're here, then this is all just a hallucination...right?"

"I'm afraid not. This isn't a dream. This is all real." She grabbed Alexis' hoof and held it in her hand. "I know you're scared right now, but what these ponies are saying is true. It's just like I said before, they need your help. So right now, you have to listen to them...alright?" She let go of his hoof and backed away. "I'll be watching you Alexis. I look forward to our next meeting." She then disappeared in a flash of light.

"She...she's gone."

"Yes. I can feel that they're gone." said the Gospel. "You could see who they were?"

"Yeah...she told me to listen to what you have to say."

"Will you listen to me then?" asked the Gospel. Alexis nodded. "Thank you. Now then as I've said before, Equestria is in danger and right now we need your help."

"What makes you think you need my help?" he asked.

"You've been having nightmares, haven't you?"

"Yes...how did you know?"

"I too have sensed the danger. Last night I showed Princess Celestia and Princess Luna the same nightmare that you've been having. That is a warning, informing you that danger is coming and that you are needed. Darkness is coming, and without your help the elements of harmony will fall. But..."

"Is something wrong?" asked Celestia.

"The element...it cannot be used."

"WHAT?! WHAT DO YOU MEAN IT CAN'T BE USED?!" they all shouted.

"I mean that the element is not active."

"Not active? What do you mean?" asked Princess Celestia.

"Take a look. The element has no power. It's supposed to gain its power from the user."

"How does the element gain power from the user?" asked Twilight.

"The element feeds on the strong emotions that come from deep within. Specifically emotions of love, but this...I can only recall one other time where the element was inactive like this. You...something happened in your past, am I right?" he asked.

Alexis' eyes grew wide and he quickly turned away with an angered look on his face. "Leave me alone."

"It seems I was correct. I'm sorry Princess Celestia, but it seems that the boy-"

"Alexis, my name is Alexis," said Alexis as he turned his head to face them. "Though I'd prefer it if you'd call me Alex."

"Yes, it seems that something happened to Alex that has caused him to shut himself away from others. He has closed his heart, and because of it the element is useless." explained the Gospel as he floated towards Alex. "Forgive me my prince. This is all my fault for allowing myself to be trapped in a prison."

"PRINCE?!" they all shouted.

"What? Were you not listening when I spoke of his ancestors?"

"Uh, no! You two were having that little private conversation so we couldn't hear a thing!" said Rainbow Dash.

"So this boy is a prince?" asked Celestia.

"Yes. Although he does not seem to know this. I'm beginning to wonder just what could have happened since the last member of his family was brought here."

"Wait, there were others?" asked Twilight.

"Yes, so many others. Great warriors who wielded the element of love with amazing courage and strength."

"Is there anything we can do to help him?" asked Celestia.

"Hey, I have an idea!" whispered Rainbow Dash, "What if he lives in Ponyville with the rest of us?"

"Have him stay here?" asked the Gospel. "The boy is a prince, he should be brought back to the castle with us."

"But maybe if we become his friends then he'll open up to us and we'll have ourselves a working element! Plus, I feel bad for yelling at him earlier and I don't want to leave him with a bad impression of me."

"Oh yes I must agree!" said Rarity. "I want to help the prince in any way possible!"

"Oooooooooooooh!!! Yes! Please?! Please?! Please?! Please?! I can throw him a welcome party and invite everypony in Ponyville!" shouted Pinkie Pie.

Applejack squeezed her way through her friends, "Ah think it's a good idea as well, he should stay here and we'll teach him about Equestria."

"I don't know what I can do to help, but I'll do my best to help him too." whispered Fluttershy which they could barely hear because her normal voice wasn't very loud to begin with.

"I can teach him everything he needs to know about living here." said the Gospel.

"Are you kidding me? You said it yourself that you've been locked away for a super long time! Times have changed. This isn't the same Equestria you remember." said Rainbow Dash.

"She does bring up a good point." said Celestia. "Perhaps you should come back and see how much Equestria has changed Gospel."

"Hmmmm...I suppose so. However I cannot just leave the boy without someone to teach him. He'll need a mentor..."

Twilight wasn't paying attention to them. She was more focused on Alex who was looking over his body once again with a sad look on his face. "Hey..."

"Huh?"

"Are you...okay?" she asked.

"I...I-I'm fine."

"I'm sorry we had to force you to come here and help us, but we could really use your help."

"I don't know what you're expecting from me. There's nothing special about me, I can't do anything."

"That's not true. You were chosen by the elements of harmony, just like I was."

"But...I'm not like you. We're more different than you think."

"So what? I'm different from them." she said as she pointed at her friends. "But it was thanks to them that I discovered how wonderful it felt to have friends, and together we stopped the world from being covered in eternal night. We may be different on the outside, but I know that deep inside we're all the same. I know you wouldn't be here if there wasn't something special about you."

"You...you really think so?"

"Yes, I do."

"I...you......thank you." He looked down at the ground as a small smile came across his face. Just then his element began to shine for a split second.

"Princess Celestia, did you see that?" asked the Gospel. "His element, it reacted. How did she...perhaps...perhaps we should have him stay here in...what was this villages name again? Ponyville if I'm not mistaken."

"It's a town. Not a village." said Rainbow Dash.

Princess Celestia pondered over the Gospel's idea for a minute and nodded back at him. "Pardon me young prince, but what is your full name?" asked the princess.

Alex turned to face her, "Me? I'm Alexis, Alexis Beltran."

Celestia opened her wings, "Very well! Prince Alexis Beltran, I have a request of you." Alex felt a little uneasy inside, "I would appreciate it if you were to live here in Ponyville and learn about the magic of friendship alongside my faithful student Twilight Sparkle."

"Wait, what?!" he said as he attempted to stand. Unfortunately he had lost his balance and fell.

Twilight stepped up beside him and helped him off the ground, "Princess Celestia, where will he live? I don't think there are any more houses here for him to move into."

"That is correct Twilight, which is why you will now be sharing the library with him from now on." she said with a smile.

"WHAT?!" Everypony shouted except for Fluttershy whose silent scream could not be heard over everypony else's.

"Wait just one moment please!" said the Gospel. He then immediately floated up towards Alex. "I'm afraid that I cannot stay with you to teach you about this world and guide you. It seems that much time has passed and this new world is unfamiliar to me. So I'm going to leave you with someone who will act as your mentor and teach you the essentials for living here until I can teach you properly. However...I wish I had more time to find someone better suited to teach you so I'm going to have to rely on an old...associate of mine." His body then began glowing brighter than ever as everypony covered their eyes. When the light dimmed down, they looked forward to see a small black object on the ground.

"Uhhhh...what is that?" asked Alex.

"Please excuse him." said the Gospel. *Ahem.* "WAKE UP!!!"

The creature on the ground then slowly lifted its head and yawned. Alex then discovered the creatures’ identity. "You're...leaving me with a cat? Is...is this some kind of joke?"

"I understand it may seem a bit...unconventional. But I'm sure he'll get the job done."

"Get the job done? It's a cat! What could a cat possibly teach me?!"

"Hey watch it kid. I have more knowledge in my tail then you do in your entire body."

"Did...did that cat just...talk?" asked Alex.

"Yes I did. Now if you'll excuse me, I have very important matters that I must get back to." said the cat as he lied back down.

"Wake up you!" shouted the Gospel.

"Why should I?" said the cat as it turned around. "Gospel! You're alive! H-h-hey! It's been ages! You're looking good!"

"Don't push it. This is Alex, current heir to the element of love. I'm leaving you in charge of him. Make sure you teach him well!"

"This kid? Yeesh, we're really scraping the bottom of the barrel aren't we?" said the cat as it stood.

"Oh my gosh! A talking animal!" shouted Fluttershy as she dashed towards him. "Aren't you just adorable!"

"Hey, although I may look like the most amazing cat you'll ever see in your lives right now. I used to be a pony like the rest of you."

"You were a pony?" asked Rainbow Dash.

"Yes, until I lost everything in one fell swoop."

"Oh you poor thing. What happened?" asked Fluttershy.

"I was but a humble hard working pony, until the king and Gospel here sentenced me to an eternity behind whiskers. To forever serve under the family of the seventh element of harmony. And for what?"

"I don't know. Why did they turn you into a cat?" asked Fluttershy.

"He attempted to steal the king’s crown." said the Gospel.

"I thought you said you were a hard working pony!" shouted Rainbow Dash.

"I was! I just happened to work hard on stealing...is that so wrong?"

"Yes!" they all shouted.

"So you punished him by turning him into a cat?" asked Alex.

"He should be thankful. The king wanted to execute him, but it was thanks to me that his life was spared."

"Yes, but soon after the Gospel disappeared and I was left as an enemy of the law. So I ran away to live my eternal life as a cat...and now I'm here."

"So what's his name?" asked Alex.

"Don't have one of those either kiddo. The good king took my name away from me after I was turned into a cat. Now I can't even remember my name even if I wanted to."

"Everyone needs a name." said Fluttershy.

"How about liar?" said Rainbow Dash.

"What? You never asked me what my job was so that doesn't count as lying." The cat said.

"So are you just going to be nameless forever?" asked Alex.

"It seems that way. With no memory of my old name, I'll never have a name ever again."

"Actually," The Gospel began, "You have authority over him, so you can bestow a new name upon him if you so choose."

"Really? I can do that?" asked Alex.

"I can have a name again?" asked the cat. "Why didn't you say something sooner?! Come on kid! Name me!"

"Uh...I can't really think of anything right now. Do you think you can give me some time?"

"Take all the time you want! As long as I get a name I don't care!"

Rainbow Dash then walked up to Alex. "Oh well, welcome to Ponyville Alex! I hope you and I become good friends!" said Rainbow Dash with her hoof out to shake Alex's.

"Um, a-a-are you trying to give me a handshake?" asked Alex.

"What's a handshake? I'm trying to give you a hoofshake!" she said still holding her hoof out.

"Um, t-t-thank you?" he said as he tried to perform a hoofshake.

They successfully managed a hoofshake until Alex fell over once again. "I think I'd appreciate it if you could show me how to walk around." said Alex.

"Sorry kiddo I can't help you there. I'm a cat, not a pony." said the cat.

"Ah'd be more than happy to show you." said Applejack. "It looks like ah'm going to have to work real hard if you're going to learn how to walk on four hooves from now on."

With that said and done Applejack began teaching Alex how to use his hooves right there in the middle of town. Thankfully hardly anypony was paying attention to them anymore. All the towns’ ponies had left and continued on with their daily lives. After many hours the sun was beginning to set and Alex was shaking all over trying to catch his breath. "O-o-o-okay, I think I'm starting to get the hang of this!"

"Ah'm glad ah could help!" said Applejack.

"Hey, um...you." Alex pointed at the Gospel.

The Gospel floated towards Alex. "Yes your majesty?"

"Look, I understand that they want me to live here but...I don't think I can do that. Can you send me back home now?"

"I..."

"What?! But you just got here!" said Rainbow Dash.

"Hang on a second." said Twilight. "The spell we used was made to bring the seventh element here, but if we cast the spell a second time it wouldn't send him back to his world would it?"

"What...what do you mean?" asked Alex.

"I'm afraid she is correct. The spell only goes one way. There is no way to send you home." said the Gospel.

"What?! But...then how do I get back home?! My family is probably worried sick about me! I can't just stay here! What will I do?! Will I even be able to go back home?! What will I...what will I..." Alex soon fell over and collapsed onto the ground.

"Oh no! What happened?!" asked Twilight as she ran up to him.

The Gospel floated over him. "He's just passed out. Poor boy, he's already been through so much already. I suppose he just couldn't handle that information."

"What do we do now?!" asked Rainbow Dash.

"Now his life in Equestria begins. It's up to the six of you, and the cat, to help him through this. Now that he's learned he's stuck here he is going to depend on you for guidance. So please be patient with him."

"What about you?" asked Twilight.

"I'm afraid that now Princess Celestia and I must return to Canterlot. I have much work that needs to be done."

"Yes I agree. I too must get back to the palace." said Celestia. "I look forward to hearing about how you're both progressing with your new lives. I'm certain that you seven will become the best of friends."

"Yes Princess Celestia." said Twilight as she bowed. "And don't worry. We'll do our best to help Alex as much as we can."

"I know you will." said Celestia with a smile. She then made her way to her chariot with the Gospel and they began heading back to Canterlot.

"So now what?" asked Rainbow Dash.

"Do you think you girls can help me carry him inside of the library?" asked Twilight.

"Ah'd be glad to help you Twilight." said Applejack. "Here, ah'll lift him from this side, Rainbow Dash you take the other."

"No problem." said Rainbow Dash as walked over to Alex's left. "So where are we taking him anyway?"

"The library has a second room in the basement. It has a bed in there, so we'll take him there."

"A basement? You're throwing us in the basement?!" asked the cat.

"Be thankful you even get to live under a roof." said Rainbow Dash.

"Alright then. Let's get going then!" said Applejack as she slowly lifted Alex's body off the ground.

"Huh? Is that Spike?" asked Twilight as she turned around. "Spike! Where have you been?!"

"I've been running around Ponyville looking for them all day!" said Spike as he pointed towards the girls.

"You've been looking for them this whole time?" asked Twilight as she raised an eyebrow.

"Well...I might have gotten a bit...distracted." he said with a blush.

Hours Earlier

"Hi Mrs. Cake!"

"Hm? Oh hello Spike! You're back awfully quick."

"Yeah, I'm looking for Pinkie Pie. Have you seen her?"

"Pinkie Pie? I think she might be in her room. You can head on up and take a look."

"Thanks Mrs. Cake!" Spike then ran around the counter and headed up the stairs. He walked down the hallway and began looking at all the doors. "Oh no, I didn't ask which room was Pinkie Pie's!" He then heard a strange sound coming from one of the doors nearby. "Pinkie Pie? Is that you?" asked Spike as he slowly made his way to the door. He moved his claw onto the door, carefully opened it, and stared with wide eyes and his jaw dropped.

"It's so pink." He entered the room to see hundreds of balloons inflated, walls covered in pink, hundreds of stuffed animals, tons of cake, and several pictures of Pinkie Pie with the ponies she's thrown parties for. "It's like a party in here!" He walked towards the bed and sat down to find that the bed was very bouncy. "Hahahaha! This is fun! Wheeeeee!"

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"Heheh. I guess I lost track of time." said Spike.

"It's okay Spike. But you did miss a lot. So we're going to have to talk once we get back home."

"Okay, can I still get my gemstones?" he asked.

"Of course Spike." she said with a smile.

"Yes!"

With that said and done they began carrying Alex back to the library. As they walked, the shine coming off of Alex's mane caught Rarity's attention. "My...Alex's mane is beautiful." said Rarity.

"I can't argue that it's interesting." said Twilight. "His mane is gold. I've never seen a pony with a mane like his before."

"I wonder if he'll let me experiment with it!" said Rarity as ideas began flowing through her head.

"Hey, can somepony get the door?" asked Rainbow Dash.

"Yeah, I'll get it." said Twilight. She quickly moved ahead of them and opened the door, allowing Rainbow Dash and Applejack to carry Alex inside. "Here, the basement is this way." said Twilight as she ran across the room and opened the door to the basement. "Be careful when taking him down the stairs."

"How far do the stairs go?" asked Rainbow Dash as they neared the door. "Oh you've got to be kidding me! You know what? This will be a lot easier if I just fly him down there."

"Do you think you can?" asked Applejack.

"No problem, I've carried heavier things then him!" said Rainbow Dash.

"Okay, just carry him to the bed and I'll tuck him in." said Twilight. Rainbow Dash then hooked her hoof around Alex's neck and gently carried him down.

"Be careful with him Rainbow Dash!" said Rarity.

"Relax Rarity, I've got him." said Rainbow Dash as she carefully placed Alex on the bed.

Twilight then placed a blanket over Alex's body and carefully lifted his head so that she could place a nearby pillow underneath him. After she did, she signaled the others to start heading upstairs. As she turned to leave, she noticed the cat had climbed up onto the bed. "What are you doing?" she whispered.

"What does it look like? The Gospel put me in charge of him so I'll be staying with him. Now if you don't mind, I have to make up for the nap I didn't get to finish earlier."

"Fine. But I'll be the one who teaches him about Equestria. I don't trust somepony like you to teach him." said Twilight as she left.

*Yawn!* "Be my guest." said the cat as he laid down.

With Alex resting peacefully in the other room and Spike now informed of what had happened during his absence, the girls took this chance to talk about what to do next with Alex. "Now Twilight dear," began Rarity, "I understand that we're all supposed to take care of Alex, but do we really need to have that horrible cat here?"

"I don't think we have a choice Rarity. If the Gospel says he can help then I have to trust him. He's been honest with us so far so I have no reason to doubt him."

Rainbow turned towards Twilight, "Hey, what were you two talking about earlier? I saw you talking to Alex about something while the rest of us were trying to convince Princess Celestia to let him stay here."

"He seemed really upset after he had arrived, so I wanted to apologize and make him feel better. I think it worked until the Gospel told him he couldn't go back home." said Twilight. She then looked up and raised her voice slightly, "Alright girls, what's important now is that we make Alex feel welcome here in Equestria and help him activate his element."

"How do we make an element activate? We've never done that before." said Rainbow Dash.

"She brings up a good point Twilight," said Applejack, "His element isn't like ours, it's not like we had to activate our elements when we got them. So how are we supposed to help him if we don't know how his element works?"

Twilight pondered her thoughts for a while, "Maybe we do." The other ponies looked at her waiting for her to explain what she had meant. "Well if I remember correctly, the Gospel did say that the element responds to his emotions of love. His element isn't active because he has shunned away these emotions. So maybe all we have to do is show him how great it is to love?"

"You're saying that thing is going to work if he feels love?" said Rainbow Dash.

Twilight spoke up again, "Uh, maybe? I'm not too sure about it. I guess that could be one way we can get him to use his element."

"Well then this is going to be easier than I thought!" said Rainbow with confidence. "I just have to give him a little of the Rainbow Dash charm and we'll have that element working in no time."

"Well hold on their Rainbow." said Applejack.

"What's up Applejack?" asked Rainbow.

"You really think it's going to be that easy?" asked Applejack. "Ah mean, that poor guy couldn't even complete one sentence without stuttering when he was trying to talk to us. He could only talk to that Gospel fella."

"You're right. How are we supposed to get him to open up to us if he can't even talk to us?" said Rainbow.

"He spoke to me just fine." said Twilight. At that moment all ponies in the room turned their attention to Twilight. "...What?"

"He actually spoke to you?" asked Applejack. "Ah don't understand, why did he stutter at us but not to you?"

"Maybe he has a thing for you Twilight." said Rainbow.

"This is no time for jokes Rainbow Dash!" said Twilight.

"Maybe he knows you from somewhere?" said Applejack.

"Impossible. The Gospel said he's from another world, so there's no way we would know each other."

"I don't think it really matters. As long as he talks to one of us then it's a good start." said Rarity. "Not only that but he's also a prince! We have a prince living with us in Ponyville!"

"Yeah, but that's beside the point Rarity. Besides, what does it matter if he's a prince or not?" asked Rainbow Dash.

"What does it matter?!" snapped Rarity. "It matters because he is royalty! A prince has finally walked into our lives and you pass it off as nothing?!"

"Girls please!" interrupted Applejack, "Ponies lives are on the line! We have to focus!" Both Rarity and Rainbow backed off and apologized to each other for their childish behavior, "Besides, ah think Alex should have a say in this anyway don't you? Now come on, how about we forget about what happened here and we go on with our lives and let things take their natural course, agreed?" They all nodded in agreement and left for their homes.

As Twilight prepared to head up to her room, she heard a knock at her door. She opened it to see Fluttershy standing there. "Hey Fluttershy. Did you need something?"

"Oh, um, I almost forgot to give you this." said Fluttershy as she held out a piece of paper. "I saw it fall out of the hole with Alex."

"You did?" Twilight took the paper and looked at it carefully. "Huh, it looks like a drawing. Thanks Fluttershy, I'll be sure to give this back to him."

"Okay, goodnight Twilight." said Fluttershy as she left.

"Bye! See you tomorrow!" said Twilight as she closed the door.

That night Alex had awoken to find himself sleeping in the basement, "Where am I?! Am I...in a tree? Oh right, I fell asleep in the middle of town." He turned himself to face the roof of the room that he would now call his new home. He began to think about his family back home; as he looked around the room something had caught his eye. It was his drawing; he was still holding it when he went through the portal. He assumed somepony must have picked it up since he didn't even think about it at the time. "I want to go home, I don't belong here in Equestria." he said. Just as he had finished his words he remembered the Gospel telling him that he was actually half pony, he then felt tears falling down his face again. Alex lifted his head and looked up at the moon. Was everything he knew a lie? Was the Gospel really telling him the truth? He decided to go back to sleep hoping he would wake up in his old room when he opens his eyes the next day.

Author's Note

Finally! I'm back baby! It's the return of The Seventh Element of Harmony! I hope you all enjoy it much better now that I've taken the time to fix certain mistakes I made when rushing out the originals. Please let me know what you think! Feedback is greatly appreciated.