Forwards to an unfortunate future

Rarity collapsed onto the ground and stood straight up again, she looked around "Now this is the Ponyville I know," Rarity said to herself. Ponies were busy buying groceries from the market and digging themselves into sugary delights at Sugarcube Corner, she saw herself trotting into the boutique - Wait what! Rarity turned to see that the boutique had closed before she could check if she was seeing things, she began to get worried as soon as she saw herself "Is that how my mane really looks like from the back?" she asked herself.

Rarity went all around Ponyville and didn't see anything suspicious yet. What am I doing? How could I have forgotten that the trouble all starts on the summer sun celebration! she thought without noticing that her present-self was trotting out of the boutique. She accidentally tripped over a stone when she was thinking of what to do until the summer sun celebration came and saw her present-self locking the doors to the boutique. She got up and looked around for a hiding place before herself or any pony else for that matter noticed two Rarity's. She jumped behind a bench before present-Rarity was able to spot her, after that fiasco Rarity thought that she had better wear something before this trouble would happen again.

But suddenly Rarity felt the strange feeling that she was being watched and turned around to see a white coated filly standing before her "Watcha' doing sis?" Sweetie Belle asked curiously

"U-urm," Rarity couldn't really explain herself

"You look a little lost, did you see a ghost? If you did, can I come and see it to?" asked Sweetie Belle, her eyes gleaming with hope

"U-urm, no. I did not see a ghost." Rarity finally said

"So why are you looking so worried?" questioned Sweetie Belle

"W-well... Do you know when the summer sun celebration will arrive?" asked Rarity who completely changed the subject

"It's going to come the day after tomorrow," Sweetie Belle replied

"Oh is that so? Guess I'll have to hurry up," Rarity muttered

"Hurry up on what?" the filly questioned in an interrogating way

"On my dresses! I must finish them off before the summer sun celebration," Rarity lied as the filly's ears drooped

"Oh. Well if you see a ghost, don't forget to call the crusaders! We're pro's at ghost hunting!" Sweetie Belle said and went off into the crowded little town.

Since Rarity couldn't keep hiding from herself anymore, she decided to make herself look more different. She shaped her mane into a sort of bun to look posh since she loved to be posh and died her mane temporarily into the colour of blue. She thought that she might as well get some clothes from her own boutique, thinking that it would be a bit fun.

She entered the boutique and instead of giggling she just stood there, she felt a little awkward to be standing in her own boutique as a customer. "Hello there, which dress would you like to buy?" present-Rarity asked, Rarity stood there not answering the unicorns question and staring at the scene that was surrounding her. "Is there something wrong?" present-Rarity asked, confused by how her customer stared

"No, no, no-"

"Oh I understand, you're a new pony here and you're obviously amazed by my design. Well how about you have little look around and we'll see which dress suits you the most," present-Rarity blocked, Rarity couldn't think of a better reason for staring so awkwardly at the boutique and so agreed to present-Rarity's suggestion.

They both looked at dress with spectacular designs like a blue dress that had green sequins to match the ocean and a green dress with a blue trailing, but in the end Rarity decided to pick nothing as she couldn't decide on what to wear. "Come back any time! Wait, what is your name?" present-Rarity asked, Rarity stopped in her tracks and remembered that she didn't think of a name to disguise herself with.

"Well my name is..." Rarity didn't know what to do and just mumbled some gibberish and left. "Good, bye?" said present-Rarity.

Rarity darted to the golden oak tree library and slammed the door shut. She couldn't wait until it was the summer sun celebration, it was just too exhausting when you're trying to save Equestria all by yourself. She looked around herself and sat on the floor, although it was unlady-like Rarity seemed to be too exhausted to go all the way upstairs. She got back up before looking around at all the books that had surrounded her, she hated having to do this by herself.

The next day looked like the pegasus's were going to make it rain that day, so every pony stayed in their homes until there weren't anymore raindrops. Rarity on the other hand seemed to have missed going outside because there was barely anything she could do in here other than read, "Is there anything else Twilight does in her spare time?".

She trotted around the book shelves, looking at some of the books that caught her eye and placing them back to where they came form when they turned out to be something less interesting.

She entered the underground lab and wondered around at the many astonishing objects that lay there, eventually Rarity began to get bored at the strange machinery and went back upstairs.

The mare sat on the bed and looked out the window at the drooping weather "Maybe it wouldn't be so bad to just look further outside," Rarity leant closer to the window and got amazed at the sight, she leant in a little closer until she decided to open the window to get a good view, completely forgetting about the rain. She used her horn to open the window but when she opened it just about a centimetre wide the window burst open and rain flooded into the library. Rarity screeched and slammed the window shut with her magic, "Maybe I should just get some rest," she said to herself. For the rest of the day Rarity slept in and dreamt of something fearful.

She dreamt of herself being trapped in tartarus for going against the enemies and being executed for her bad attitude towards them. On the day of her execution many ponies came to see her die in pain and also threw tomatoes and veggies at her, believing that she was the true enemy that was trying to destroy Equestria from within. The Executer placed Rarity's head on the table and got ready, he brought it high up and slammed it down.

Rarity screamed as she woke up a four hours later from her dream "Oh my, that was a truly dreadful nightmare, the summer sun celebration! I'd better get ready for it," but before Rarity could go downstairs she heard hoovesteps then the door opening. "Well I'd better get ready before Twilight gets here!" the earth pony yelled, rarity looked down and saw Pinkie Pie preparing for Twilights welcome-to-Ponyville party, "I'd better get out of here quick," she said and looked around for an escape route. She noticed that the window lay open.

"Ooh, maybe I should decorate the bedroom upstairs!" Pinkie Pie suggested, she trotted up the stairs and looked around, the room had a bookshelf and a cuckoo clock with a bed. "Hmm, maybe I should place some banners here and a few streamers here and..." Pinkie Pie bounced around the room spraying colour all over it. "My mane! Oh! This is not how I want to live!" Rarity whined, she used her magic to pull out a twig from her mane. Rarity stood up and looked through the main door, she saw Pinkie Pie jumping around Twilight's soon-to-be bedroom upstairs. "Alright Rarity, try to remember what happened on the summer sun celebration. So Princess Celestia was missing and Twilight and the others went to find the elements of harmony, well that's it. I'm going to have to wait until tonight!" Rarity suggested.

Rarity was reading her time travel book when she stopped after seeing Fluttershy carrying Spike into the library then Twilight shoving her out. Rarity stared through the window and giggled at how Twilight reacted when she found out that she accidentally ate hot sauce. Twilight tore all the banners and streamers then slumped on her bed, Twilight began to get sleepy and closed her eyes before laying her head on her pillow. Rarity entered the library and spent hours there partying and hiding from her present-self, when the eve of the summer sun celebration came Spike went to Twilight's bedroom with what he thought as a hat on his head.

Rarity still remembered her occurrence here and remained in the shadows so no pony would notice two Rarity's. She stood at the back of the crowd and listened to the soothing tune that the birds sang, the mayor of Ponyville finished her speech she stepped back for the Princess to reveal herself.

There were many gasps after that, Princess Celestia had vanished completely from her spot. A little while later a blue, glittery smoke began to appear and after that a navy-coloured alicorn stood in its place. Nightmare Moon had finally arrived. "Oh, my beloved subjects. It has been so long since I've seen your precious, little sun-loving faces," she said, Rainbow Dash was about to swoop up and grab her but she was blocked by Applejack. "Why, am I not royal enough for you? Don't you know who I am?" She asked all the ponies. Rarity suddenly remembered that she had to go to the elements of harmony before her friends could, so she dashed off to the Everfree Forest.

Finally Rarity got to her destination before Nightmare Moon and could. But when she entered ancient room that holds the elements of harmony, there stood Starlight Glimmer. "What in Equestria are you doing here?" Rarity questioned her.

"Just stealing the elements of harmony," she replied

"And what makes you think that you can do that?" Rarity said

"Because I can," Starlight turned to the elements and levitated them to herself, Rarity was about to shoot a freeze ray but was knocked out by a spell that Starlight Glimmer cast which made her hooves feel slippery. Starlight went straight past her and nearly got to the staircase until she slipped over a rock and smacked her face on the floor. "I wish I had a camera for that!" Rarity murmured, she saw that Starlight had dropped the elements and used her magic to levitate them over to her side. Starlight stood back up again and noticed that the elements were gone, she turned around and saw Rarity carefully drinking up whilst holding the elements. Starlight got her horn at the ready but before she could cast the spell she was blasted back6b6 a personality spell. Rarity made sure to make Starlight a kind pony so that she could take away the slippery spell that was stuck to her. "All right now that I'm free from that spell, you can - Oh no, the fog, wait here I need to place these back to where they belong," Rarity explained. She quickly placed the stone spheres to where she thought they were supposed to be on then, forgetting about Starlight, she galloped out a few seconds before the mane six began to cross the bridge. Starlight, however, woke out of her spell and travelled to a different time in anger.

After the day of the summer sun celebration, (for Rarity wanted to stay) Rarity finished reading a page of her time travel book and then began to cast the spell behind the boutique. But unfortunately, she was interrupted by some pony: "Hey, if your Rarity-" said mares voice

"Then who am I?" another blocked

"No, Pinkie, if she's Rarity then who was that white-coated and purple-maned mare who entered the boutique?" Rainbow finished

"Oh yeah, so how'd you do it Rarity?" Pinkie Pie asked

"Urr, lightning speed," Rarity lied

"Pa-lease, as if you're faster than me," Rainbow boasted "So what are you doing here anyway?" she asked

"Just feeling the air," she continued to lie

"Okay then but did you remember what we did yesterday? We were totally awesome! From barely knowing each other, to becoming heroes to Equestria! It's like I was born for this," Rainbow said "Anyway, see ya!" she yelled back as due and Pinkie Pie left. Rarity sighed in relief, she hoped that she wouldn't have much problems in the next time period.

Rarity concentrated on her spell for time travel, then she vanished into a portal. "I'm telling you, Rare, we just finished talking to you back there, how is it that you remember talking to Twilight instead?" Rainbow asked.