Personies

"I can´t see anything in this blizzard. How are you doing my dear?"

"I´m fine but we need to find shelter or we will freeze to death."

No matter in what direction they try to look there is nothing but wasteland, a cold, snowy wasteland devoid of any sign of life.

The stallion stops dead in his track.

"Are we walking in circles? We need to get south somehow."

The mare coughs. "Maybe I can fly up and…"

"No I highly doubt you will see anything up there and besides your wings are still not healed! We just have to keep moving until we find a cave or anything like that."

The snowstorm only intensifies and it becomes harder to walk, but then the two ponies stumble upon a cavity in a snow covered hill, big enough for both of them to fit in.

"I hope this blizzard will stop soon. I even lost track of how long we are already out here."

The mare snuggles up to him. "It will be worth it, this artifact we found possesses strong magic. I´m sure it will help all of us."

After some time both are sound asleep, when the sound of an argument gets closer, the stallion wakes up, rubs his eyes and still half asleep, tries to focus on the voices.

"You promised Iron Will much money, but instead Iron Will has to walk across this snow desert!"

"I the great and powerful Trixie commands you to be quiet! We are very close to the magic source."

The stallion wakes the mare.

"Someone is coming we have to be prepared for anything."

"Could it be? Did the undead from the ruin follow us all the way here?"

The voices are getting closer.

"Hey look over there is a hole maybe its inside!"

Two heads peeking inside the small entrance to this tiny but safe sanctuary.

The stallion tries to identify the faces looking at him.

One belongs to a light blue, female, unicorn. The other seems to belong to some sort of cow hybrid.

Before his thoughts can make any estimation the unicorn speaks to him.

"Is that you Shining Armor? And Cadance?!"

Shining Armor steps forward. "And who are you?"

"You didn´t hear about me, the great and powerful Trixie?"

"The name does ring some bells. And who is this?"

He points at the Minotaur.

"I am Iron Will. Helping ponies being more self-aware!"

"Nice to meet you two…I guess… But why are you out here in the middle of nowhere?"

"I Trixie sensed some powerful magic and came to investigate. And Trixie brought him along because Trixie doesn´t like to travel alone, also he is carrying my luggage."

Cadance shows her a crystal ball. "Did you sense this?"

Trixie stares at the sphere. "Yes this is the magic Trixie came for. But I can´t class it to no known to me magic. We have to bring this to Canterlot."

Iron Will looks disappointed. "This is for what Iron Will came all the way out here?"

The snowstorm has stopped and the four of them start their journey across the snowy wastelands.

Back in Canterlot

Twilight and Discord arrive at the castle and going straight to the princess. When Twilight is stopped by an angry Rarity.

"Twilight where did you go? I gathered everyone hours ago."

"Rarity I am really sorry but we had to talk to Chrysalis and Discord didn´t want to wait so…"

Rarity looks slightly disgusted. "Uh Chrysalis this terrible queen of the changelings?"

Rarity is caught up in her thoughts about the ruffians with their slime and the overall look.

Twilight uses this moment and runs to the princess.

She opens the door and is instantly greeted.

"My faithful student I knew you would not disappoint me. Discord already told me the good news."

"What is our next step princess?" Twilight asks.

"To be completely honest with you, I don´t know. For now we just have to wait."

"I understand."

Twilight leaves the room, from the corner of her eye she detects Discord, pretending to read a book.

She remembers. "Of course maybe I find something in the book!"

Twilight runs into Hunk´s patient room, where she left the book.

As she opens the door she is greeted by a wide smile, brown eyes with way to big pupils, a long brown mane and white coat. Dressed in a green formal attire.

"Oh Twilight why did you betray me? You could have been happy, forever!"

Twilight gives a testy reply. "I don´t know how you did it but all you showed me were nothing more than illusions."

"You saw what you needed to see. Isn´t all that I showed you the truth? Was anything I told you a lie?"

"Why are you here Diamond?"

"I came to forgive you for your high treason and offer you to join me again."

"No I won´t betray my friends again!"

"You rather help the one responsible for all of this then to help me restore peace to this world?"

"No means no!"

"Do as you please, but how do you know that this is the real world? How can you be sure you are not dead already?"

"Stop it! You won´t be able to deceive me once again."

"Ok ok princess Twilight. You win but I think you came for this book here right?"

She floats Hunks diary around, and with a *snap* it bursts into flames.

"No! Why did you do this?!"

"You wanted to see if there would be a clue to what I do next right? Don´t worry it was neither the real nor the complete diary, the real one is locked away. But anyway where was I? Oh right why read about something when I can show you!"

Twilight founds herself standing on the roof of the Canterlotcastle. The grinning Diamond beside her.

"Any minute now. Aaaaannd there!"

A huge black obsidian tower rises from the ground of the city, so impressive it overshadows the castle.

"You see Twilight I really didn´t want it to end like this, so if you have a change of heart I will be on top of that beautiful structure."

She turns around and begins walking. "Oh but before I forget it you should be careful when you walk around. The streets aren´t safe at night."

With a satisfied laugh she teleports herself away.

Twilight is still processing what she just witnessed. An enormous building appears out of thin air.

She looks up to the Nyx moon and as she does so the front of the moon is opening.

The opening reveals a giant eyeball, looking down on the city.

Twilights eyes follow the gaze of Nyx and lands on one of the Nihilists. He breaks down and seems to be in an awful lot of pain. The typical black cloak of the cult members is ripped to shreds as the pony´s muscles grow, a black tarlike liquid leaks out of him. His face slightly decays, his skin bursts open.

After this horrifying metamorphoses, the now mutated pony stands up and runs around. The sight resembles that of a rabies infected animal.

All across the town screams of fear and panic echo through the night.

Twilight teleports to the throne room where she sees Luna, Celestia, Chrysalis and all of her friends gathered.

"Princess something terrible has happened!"

"I know Twilight, that’s why we are here. The guards and changelings are trying to hold them of, but I doubt they stand a chance. We have to take action right now."

"Diamond Secret said she is waiting on top of this tower that has appeared."

All of them are startled as one of the windows in the room breaks.

A loud impact followed with, "This idea sounded better in theory." by Shining Armor

Everyone is taken aback.

Twilight runs up to Armor and nearly strangles him, so tight is she hugging him.

"I´m so happy you are alive!"

Cadance pulls some glass shards out of her body. "Celestia we found something that might help."-She shows the crystal ball to Celestia.-"I have so many questions, but let us focus on the task at hand. Where did you find this?"

"After our train derailed we wandered through the frozen north and near the Crystal Mountains we found some sort of old temple. And above the altar where this ball was lying was an inscription that read, “This crystal of power allowing one to see through to the truth of things without being swayed by hollow rumors. An orb that repels fabrications of all sorts, dispels lies and shines upon the truth.”"

Celestia is thinking about those words.

"Truth is a thing which only appears to those who have observed, considered and made a choice. That is something Star Swirl the Bearded said to me a long time ago. I think it belongs to an old legend called “The Orbs of Harmony” then this one must be the orb of sight."

A guard runs into the room.

"Princess we can´t hold out much longer! And we don´t have enough troops to protect the castle and the citizens."

Celestia speaks to the still injured Hunk.

"What would you suggest Hunk?"

"I think the tower is another trap but we don´t have much of a choice. Though I have a plan it might be risky but it could be our only chance."

Luna shouts. "Spit it out already!"

"Celestia, Luna, Chrysalis, Cadance and Twilight you go to the tower, you will probably have to walk up the tower she wouldn´t summon something like that without a strong magic barrier. “Applejack, Pinkie Pie, Rarity, Rainbow Dash and Fluttershy will follow me into the other world, last but not least Shining Armor, Spike, Discord, Trixie and Iron Will you will help the soldiers protecting the civilians. Is everyone ok with this plan?"

Aj says skeptical. "I really would like to hear a bit more about what we have to do in the other world but I guess there´s no time right?"

"I´m sorry but you just have to trust me on this one."

Everyone nods and they all start of their separate ways.