A Vacation in Historyby Blank CanvasChaptersExperimenting With a New SpellLost in the BattlefieldTwilight RealizesExperimenting With a New SpellGregorian Date: May 5, 2015 anno domini Equestrian Date: The 29th Day of the 6th Month, 1004 years after the Banishment of Nightmare Moon Twilight Sparkle looked upon her spell book. She was attempting to figure out a way to travel from Ponyville to Canterlot. "With this spell, I can be ready just in case Celestia needs another assignment to be done or another monster to slain!" Twilight said eagerly. She was attempting to improve on the existing teleportation spells by changing the direction and distance. If her math was correct, she'd finally be able to solve the transportation problem. If her math was incorrect...Celestia would need to find a new student. Twilight quickly formulated the spell. "Let's see...carry the 5...add 14,400...remember the Ponygorean Theorum...square root...and...done!" She had finally figured it out, and now she only had to test it. She was definitely worried, but she was definitely willing to take the risk. She began to focus all her might and mind on the spell... ZAP! She found herself standing on top a parapet on Canterlot Castle. She quickly began to fall off, but luckily, today was a particularly windy day. She quickly caught control of a thermal and quickly flew to safety. "That was a close call", she thought, "I think I may have to improve my spell just a bit." She tried the spell again, this time taking into account the castle's shape, the shape of her house, and possible locations for her to show up in the castle (without getting melded into the floor or a Royal Guard). "Let's try this again," Twilight said in a frustrated tone. She began to focus on her horn again, and, all of a sudden, an aura of electricity surrounded her. Before she had time to respond, she had disappeared. Twilight was gone. Author's Note Sorry if the first chapter is a little padded out. I just didn't want to rush it too much. Constructive criticisms, suggestions, and wise advice is appreciated! Lost in the BattlefieldGregorian Calendar: June 18, 1815 Equestrian Calendar: The 8th Day of the 8th month, 804 years after the Banishment of Nightmare Moon Twilight Sparkle woke up to find herself to find in the middle of a field. It was midday, and the air was warm. She looked around, and began to wonder what happened. "Have I traveled too far?" she thought. She looked behind her. And then she saw the biggest fright of her life. Standing there was an enormous horde of bipedal, orange-skinned aliens. Many of them seemed to wearing uniforms, similar to those that the Wonderbolts once wore. They were all holding miniature tubes with switches attached to the stub at one end. Some of the aliens even had cannons with them. Another army, dressed in red, showed up in the other direction. It only took a few seconds to realize what was going on. She was being confronted by the alien military. "Oh crap." The aliens quickly cocked their weapons with what seemed like hands. The general of the blue group, a brown-haired man riding an earth pony, quickly made action. "Tenez-le! Nous semblons avoir trouvé une licorne ailée d'une certaine sorte. L'un de vous, prendre le petit poney à Paris et avoir nos meilleurs naturalistes étudient. Il peut être utile," he said. It sounded similar to Applebloom's gibberish back when he was trying to get a cutie mark from Zecora. Twilight quickly tried to explain herself. "Umm...hi...my name is Twilight Sparkle, I come from the land of Equestria. I -" The general looked stunned. Then he began to yell again. "La licorne! Il parle anglais! Elle est leur arme! Tue-le avant qu'il ne nous tue, qui est un ordre!" The soldiers cocked their guns at her again. She quickly ran for her life. Twilight ran into a farmhouse defended by gray-clothed soldiers. She was afraid to approach them, but, other than the shock of seeing a winged unicorn, they seemed more than willing to let her in. She quickly hid inside there for a few hours, hearing constant gunshots and the explosions of cannons. There were multiple attempts by one of the armys to get in, but, surprisingly, the house stayed unharmed and unintruded. When the gunshots and battle ended, it was already dark. She quickly got out, and she was approached by a man in a red coat. "Please don't hurt me! I don't even know how I got here!" she said frightenedly. The man was startled at first, but then he gained control of himself and walked closer. "Do not be alarmed. I am Arthur Wellesley, first Duke of Wellington. Your kind has intrigued us for thousands of years. If you don't mind, I'd like to present you to the king of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, his magesty George the Fourth." Twilight Sparkle was a bit confused at first, but then decided to go with it. She didn't know much about anything that was going on, but the one thing she did know was that she was far, far away from home. Author's Note Constructive criticism is always helpful. :) Twilight RealizesGregorian Calendar: April 11, 1241 Equestrian Calendar: The 1st Day of the 6th month, 230 years after the Banishment of Nightmare Moon When Twilight woke up, it was dawn. Twilight found herself in the middle of a stone fortifcation of sorts. "Is this the king's castle? It seems kinda shabby," she said, "...and smelly." She went to look for the outside. When she looked out, she found out that there was a large field, a bridge, and a wide river. The Duke said that London would be on the edge of a river. "So this is London..." she mumbled. "Seems kinda tiny to me. Ponyville is bigger than this!" She looked out the window again, and all of a sudden, she saw a huge horde of men, all of them riding Earth ponies across the bridge and yelling while they were doing so. "WHAT THE HECK?!" She quickly tried to hide in the castle. Large armies of men, wearing some sort of chain mail, were all attempting to attack the other army. Neither army seemed to have the weaponry or the clothing of the aliens she saw the last night. She then realized something. She must have been in a different time. That was the only thing that would explain the downgraded technology. It's happened before, so it wouldn't be much of a surprise. "Maybe this is just a dream," she said. All of a sudden, an arrow grazed her. A few inches closer, and her right forehoof would have been paralyzed. "Yep...definitely not a dream." Twilight watched for hours as the aliens shot each other with crossbows and jabbed each other with spears. The leader of the crossing army was attempting to build a bridge across the river. "How do I get out of here?!" After hours of fighting, she decided to take action. She yelled out the window and yelled: "EVERYPONY!" Some of the armored soldiers stopped to pay attention to Twilight, only to be killed by the horsemen. Realizing that what she did would not have an effect on the war, she quickly decided to leave as fast as she could. Eventually, she found herself in a large town. It seemed like a large version of Ponyville, and it seemed like a safe haven for her. "Maybe I can hide here until this whole nonsense is over." But Twilight was wrong. The horsemen had followed her. They knew her power, and know she had unwittingly allowed them to invade the capital. Two of the horsemen seized her and kidnapped her. "No! Get offa me, you brutes! I'm too young to die!" The horsemen ignored her. Twilight even attempted to convince the horses to stop moving, but they had no response. They didn't even look at her. She was taken for miles and miles. As she attempted to escape, she quickly began to tire. Eventually, she drifted off into a smooth sleep... Author's Note What do you think of the story so far? What do you think I should do to improve it?
Experimenting With a New SpellGregorian Date: May 5, 2015 anno domini Equestrian Date: The 29th Day of the 6th Month, 1004 years after the Banishment of Nightmare Moon Twilight Sparkle looked upon her spell book. She was attempting to figure out a way to travel from Ponyville to Canterlot. "With this spell, I can be ready just in case Celestia needs another assignment to be done or another monster to slain!" Twilight said eagerly. She was attempting to improve on the existing teleportation spells by changing the direction and distance. If her math was correct, she'd finally be able to solve the transportation problem. If her math was incorrect...Celestia would need to find a new student. Twilight quickly formulated the spell. "Let's see...carry the 5...add 14,400...remember the Ponygorean Theorum...square root...and...done!" She had finally figured it out, and now she only had to test it. She was definitely worried, but she was definitely willing to take the risk. She began to focus all her might and mind on the spell... ZAP! She found herself standing on top a parapet on Canterlot Castle. She quickly began to fall off, but luckily, today was a particularly windy day. She quickly caught control of a thermal and quickly flew to safety. "That was a close call", she thought, "I think I may have to improve my spell just a bit." She tried the spell again, this time taking into account the castle's shape, the shape of her house, and possible locations for her to show up in the castle (without getting melded into the floor or a Royal Guard). "Let's try this again," Twilight said in a frustrated tone. She began to focus on her horn again, and, all of a sudden, an aura of electricity surrounded her. Before she had time to respond, she had disappeared. Twilight was gone. Author's Note Sorry if the first chapter is a little padded out. I just didn't want to rush it too much. Constructive criticisms, suggestions, and wise advice is appreciated!
Lost in the BattlefieldGregorian Calendar: June 18, 1815 Equestrian Calendar: The 8th Day of the 8th month, 804 years after the Banishment of Nightmare Moon Twilight Sparkle woke up to find herself to find in the middle of a field. It was midday, and the air was warm. She looked around, and began to wonder what happened. "Have I traveled too far?" she thought. She looked behind her. And then she saw the biggest fright of her life. Standing there was an enormous horde of bipedal, orange-skinned aliens. Many of them seemed to wearing uniforms, similar to those that the Wonderbolts once wore. They were all holding miniature tubes with switches attached to the stub at one end. Some of the aliens even had cannons with them. Another army, dressed in red, showed up in the other direction. It only took a few seconds to realize what was going on. She was being confronted by the alien military. "Oh crap." The aliens quickly cocked their weapons with what seemed like hands. The general of the blue group, a brown-haired man riding an earth pony, quickly made action. "Tenez-le! Nous semblons avoir trouvé une licorne ailée d'une certaine sorte. L'un de vous, prendre le petit poney à Paris et avoir nos meilleurs naturalistes étudient. Il peut être utile," he said. It sounded similar to Applebloom's gibberish back when he was trying to get a cutie mark from Zecora. Twilight quickly tried to explain herself. "Umm...hi...my name is Twilight Sparkle, I come from the land of Equestria. I -" The general looked stunned. Then he began to yell again. "La licorne! Il parle anglais! Elle est leur arme! Tue-le avant qu'il ne nous tue, qui est un ordre!" The soldiers cocked their guns at her again. She quickly ran for her life. Twilight ran into a farmhouse defended by gray-clothed soldiers. She was afraid to approach them, but, other than the shock of seeing a winged unicorn, they seemed more than willing to let her in. She quickly hid inside there for a few hours, hearing constant gunshots and the explosions of cannons. There were multiple attempts by one of the armys to get in, but, surprisingly, the house stayed unharmed and unintruded. When the gunshots and battle ended, it was already dark. She quickly got out, and she was approached by a man in a red coat. "Please don't hurt me! I don't even know how I got here!" she said frightenedly. The man was startled at first, but then he gained control of himself and walked closer. "Do not be alarmed. I am Arthur Wellesley, first Duke of Wellington. Your kind has intrigued us for thousands of years. If you don't mind, I'd like to present you to the king of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, his magesty George the Fourth." Twilight Sparkle was a bit confused at first, but then decided to go with it. She didn't know much about anything that was going on, but the one thing she did know was that she was far, far away from home. Author's Note Constructive criticism is always helpful. :)
Twilight RealizesGregorian Calendar: April 11, 1241 Equestrian Calendar: The 1st Day of the 6th month, 230 years after the Banishment of Nightmare Moon When Twilight woke up, it was dawn. Twilight found herself in the middle of a stone fortifcation of sorts. "Is this the king's castle? It seems kinda shabby," she said, "...and smelly." She went to look for the outside. When she looked out, she found out that there was a large field, a bridge, and a wide river. The Duke said that London would be on the edge of a river. "So this is London..." she mumbled. "Seems kinda tiny to me. Ponyville is bigger than this!" She looked out the window again, and all of a sudden, she saw a huge horde of men, all of them riding Earth ponies across the bridge and yelling while they were doing so. "WHAT THE HECK?!" She quickly tried to hide in the castle. Large armies of men, wearing some sort of chain mail, were all attempting to attack the other army. Neither army seemed to have the weaponry or the clothing of the aliens she saw the last night. She then realized something. She must have been in a different time. That was the only thing that would explain the downgraded technology. It's happened before, so it wouldn't be much of a surprise. "Maybe this is just a dream," she said. All of a sudden, an arrow grazed her. A few inches closer, and her right forehoof would have been paralyzed. "Yep...definitely not a dream." Twilight watched for hours as the aliens shot each other with crossbows and jabbed each other with spears. The leader of the crossing army was attempting to build a bridge across the river. "How do I get out of here?!" After hours of fighting, she decided to take action. She yelled out the window and yelled: "EVERYPONY!" Some of the armored soldiers stopped to pay attention to Twilight, only to be killed by the horsemen. Realizing that what she did would not have an effect on the war, she quickly decided to leave as fast as she could. Eventually, she found herself in a large town. It seemed like a large version of Ponyville, and it seemed like a safe haven for her. "Maybe I can hide here until this whole nonsense is over." But Twilight was wrong. The horsemen had followed her. They knew her power, and know she had unwittingly allowed them to invade the capital. Two of the horsemen seized her and kidnapped her. "No! Get offa me, you brutes! I'm too young to die!" The horsemen ignored her. Twilight even attempted to convince the horses to stop moving, but they had no response. They didn't even look at her. She was taken for miles and miles. As she attempted to escape, she quickly began to tire. Eventually, she drifted off into a smooth sleep... Author's Note What do you think of the story so far? What do you think I should do to improve it?
