Source

by CDTux

Rating: teen
Tags: Adventure, Human
Length: 1093

A story of life, death and spacehips. Yeah.

Something is wrong in Equestria. Magic everywhere is failing.

Few know the truth behind this. And it is up to Twilight Sparkle and Rainbow Dash to solve this, maybe against their will.

Published 1970-01-01 00:00:00 UTC
Last updated 2012-05-12 10:24:05 UTC

Dreams

Twilight saw something in the horizon.

She wasn't in Equestria. She wasn't in any place known by ponykind. She was in some sort of...big city with gray, rectangular, enormous castles. But they were clearly in decay. Some were about to collapse, others had trees in the inside, other were completely on fire.

The thing she saw earlier was moving. Whatever it was, it wasn't a pony, a dragon, or anything she had ever seen. Yet, it looked absolutely...harmless. She looked into its eyes. She did not see evil, she saw...remorse. For what he had done. For what they told him to do.

Twilight woke up. She was in some sort of empty chamber.

--W-what? Where am I? Is that you, Rainbow?

Rainbow Dash woke up as well.

--Twilight? W-what is this place?

--I don't know. I was reading and then I was like, teleported here asleep. What about you?

--I was taking a nap, then somepony woke me up, put something in my mouth and, well, here I am.

The chamber door opened. Princess Celestia herself came in.

--Princess?! What am I doing here? What are YOU doing here? - asked Rainbow Dash.

--There is something you two have to know.

Celestia took them out of the chamber and guided them through a place few ponies have seen. The central base of the EIA. the Equestrian Inteligence Agency. Deep under the vast Everfree Forest.

--As you have probably noticed, - explained Celestia - everyday spells like teletransportation, Sun and Mon raising, etc. are failing. Think of Equestria as a bucket full of magic. If you make a hole in the bucket, it will start losing its magic, and eventually you will run out of it. We did not think of that when...

--When what?

--...when we opened the portal. A portal to another dimension of reality. To a parallel universe. You are part of the group of ponies who know the truth about this.

--So that damaged force field thing I read on the news was just a cover-up? T-there are p-parallel universes? - asked Rainbow in absolute surprise.

--Yes. Equestria is not prepared for this.

--But, why are you telling us all this? Why did you bring us here? - asked Twilight.

--We...we need you to close the portal. From the other side.

--You're kidding, right?

--I'm not. Twilight, you are the smartest pony in all of Equestria and you, Rainbow, are the most brave one. Together, you can do it.

Twilight Sparkle and Rainbow Dash were stunned. There were still many questions in their head, but they didn't even know where they were, or if they would let them out.

--..I...I will do it. - said Rainbow.

--...So will I. - said Twilight.

Space

The enormous portal was held in a magic field. It had violet brilliant borders and if you looked inside it, you could see the stars.

Rainbow Dash and Twilight Sparkle were standing next to an enormous flying artifact we know as "spaceship". Luna was explaining what their mission was:

--On the other side of the portal there is a big spherical rock we call "Source". In its orbit there are two major objects: another rock smaller than Source similar to our Moon, so we'll just call it that way. The second object is the most interesting one: it's a metallic castle that we believe is called the "International Space Station". That is your objective.

--Hold on a second. - Rainbow Dash interrupted Luna - Do you want us to destroy it?!

--No! The Station is involuntarily in control of the portal because of the powerful Source magnetic field, so we can't close it from our side. You have to infiltrate there, find a way to move the station as far as you can from the portal, and come back.

--So we must not be seen...

--We don't know how they could react to our presence there, so...

An uniformed stallion appeared:

--Your Majesty, the field has been weakened, we can go through now.

--Good. - then she looked at the two young mares - It's time to go.

The spaceship's main door opened and the two ponies came in. In the pilot room, they saw only a few buttons and a microphone. Then, they heard Luna's voice from a speaker:

--We will control the spaceship from our side, so you don't have much to do here. The problem is when you have to approach the Station...

--What? - asked Twilight.

--...Do have any idea of how to use an EIA Specialized Space Movement Equipment?

--What the hay...?

--...Exactly. It's a suit that will help you move and breathe outside and inside the Station.

The spaceship started to approach the portal.

--Good luck, Rainbow Dash and Twilight Sparkle.

Then Luna stopped the transmission.

Twilight took a deep breath and thought: "How did we get here?"

Science

--It is time, Luna.

--I know, sister.

In our search for knowledge, we can hurt others. Yes, knowledge, not the truth. The truth is something the ponykind seek, but knowledge is something the rulers of ponykind need. If the ultimate truth was found, our lives would be meaningless. We would achieve wisdom. And with wisdom, one does not need leaders. That's why rulers want knowledge. They want to use it to hide the truth.

But it is hard to find a hiding spot in the desert...

Luna turned on her microphone and activated all the speakers in the facility. Then she talked:

--Attention to all field agents: find and bring here Subjects #1 and #2. I repeat: find and bring here Subjects #1 and #2.

The gates to the outer world opened and many ponies came out. Then, they were gone. Scienctists called it "EIA Invisibilty Quantum Device".

--Celestia, are you sure about this?

--They are the best for this job.

--Yes, but...we've never faced smthing like this. What if we get caught?

--We won't.

--...

--...

--You know this is a suicide mission, right?

--More like a homicidal mission, but it is necessary if we want to-

--Stay on the throne, right?

Celestia was very upset.

--How can you say that, Luna?!

--You just want to stay for at least another 1000 years!

--Magic all over Equestria is failing! Everypony is blaming us!

--It IS our fault, you moron!

--...

--I'm sorry.

--It's OK. I'll go put the Sun down.

Celestia walked through the door.

Luna saw the Sun come down, and wondered if that would be the last time Equestria would see such a beautiful scene.