Friendships Might

The princess carried on for quite some time, telling Twilight and her friends of what had been happening within Canterlot. Of course, since Equestria had entered a new age of peace, nothing was particularly interesting. Although Twilight had known all this news beforehand, she feigned interest. But one thing she said caught her attention, and snapped her back to reality quickly. The princess had a scroll delivered to her, and she read it quickly. As she read, her expression changed from that of slight pleasure, to one of curiosity. She cleared her throat, and spoke- ''Girls, it appears as if a.. new portal to Equestria has opened... '' The princess looked back at the letter, as the party cocked their heads, eager to hear more. ''Yes... it opened right off of Canterlot grounds. No one came through it however, scouts report that a mere rock came tumbling out, before the portal disappeared.'' Twilight figured that now would be the best time to bring up the spot.

''Um, princess, I was out flying earlier today, and I saw a black spot in the distance. Do you think that was the portal?''  The princess seemed to ponder this for a while, before making up her mind.

''Yes, Twilight, I think so'' she spoke. Rainbow Dash turned to face Twilight wearing look of sincere apology.

''I guess I shouldnt've brushed ya off like that, Twi... heh, sorry...''

''Dont worry about it, Rainbow.'' Twiligh said, with a smile. They both turned to face the princess once more, upon hearing her clear her throat

''However, girls, this is no light matter. The portal leads to the dimension called 'Earth'. Twilight, you should be familiar with this plane of existence, as you followed Sunset Shimmer there, in order to retrieve your crown.'' The princess took a break in her speech to look Twilight in the eyes. ''I would like to send you on a reconnaissance assignment, to see how and why a portal has been opened. As you know, we destroyed the mirror after the crown incident, so this is especially perplexing.'' The entire time, the girls looked at the princess with interest, and awe

''In that case, princess, I accept your assignment.'' Twilight's voice wavered, she was giddy with fear, and excitement. ''But what about the other girls?''

Applejack spoke up, saying, ''Mah apologies if ah'm comin' off as rude, princess, but ah'v got ta ask, what will we do while Twi is gone?''

Princess Celestia though, and then said, ''You five shall protect the elements. We dont know what is waiting for us on the other side of the portal. You are dismissed.''

The party of six departed from the chamber, feeling conflicted. ''You five should go check on the elements, I need to prepare for the trip.'' The girls began to depart, but not before giving Twilight the biggest hug they could.

They departed in a long exchange of goodbyes, and after all had been said, Twilight began the walk to her chambers.