Mirror, Mirror

by TrixieLuvsMagic

Rating: everyone
Tags: Alternate Universe, Drama, Comedy, Adventure
Length: 1691

A mysterious mare sneaks into Twilight's home and sets a gift on her bed: A mirror. But it's no ordinary mirror, if a pony looks directly at it while saying the right words, it unleashes a doorway from Equestria and the Mirror Realm. Chaos ensues.

Twilight receives a mirror from a strange mare at night. But it's no ordinary mirror, when the right words are spoken, it unleashes a doorway to the Mirror Realm, a chaotic place where all the opposites of ponies live. What chaos will come when Twilight opens the portal and all the opposites of Equestria are set free upon the world?

Published 1970-01-01 00:00:00 UTC
Last updated 2016-03-30 20:14:49 UTC

The Mirror's Curse

It was a rainy day in Ponyville, the storm clouds were everywhere and it was pouring. A pony in a dark cloak is running through the thundering rain, it's so pitch black outside you can only see an inch of her hooves, which were white. She was inches from Twilight's castle.

"Perfect. Some royal sucker to take this little 'gift'." She smiled. She trotted inside, unnoticed and left the 'gift' on Twilight's bed. It was a mirror. She immediately dashed out before she could wake up, and ran away from the town back to wherever she came from.

That very next morning, Twilight woke up to see the same mirror on her bed.

"Strange." She walked into the dining hall where Spike and her friends are waiting for her, preparing breakfast for each other.

"What's that you're holding, Darling?" Rarity questioned.

"Some mirror. Did any of you give this to me?" They shook their heads, and shrugged. They all sat down and enjoyed some breakfast.

"I'm serious, something's up with this. What- What the? There's an inscription in the back."

"What does it say?" Fluttershy asked.

"I don't know, it's so dusty and old. Let's see...

With this spell, will this mirror come to life

The Mirror Realm open, for chaos and strife

For when this is read, chaos may unfurl

Once the magic is cast, doom will come to all"

At an instant, the mirror shined extremely bright, and the red gem above turned blue. There was a flash, and the mirror turned blue and swirly like...A portal.

"Twilight?! What did you do?" Spike shouted in shock.

"The Mirror Realm, whatever that is... It's-It's...Free. And it's all my fault." Twilight fell to the ground in panic, and cried.

"I think I've seen something like that mirror before. Let me get the book about Forbidden and Legal Magic." She flew up, and moments later came down with a large book covered in gems. Pages flipped with her magic.

The Crystal Mirror...

The Alicorn Amulet....

Alicorn Transformation...

The Mirror Realm!

"Hm, here we go... The Mirror Realm, a chaotic and dangerous world where every last opposite pony of Equestria lives. The Mirror Realm hasn't been free in the last 1,000 years. If the doorway remains closed, both worlds will remain in perfect harmony. But when opened, unspeakable things could happen. Whatever a pony should do, they should NEVER open the gateway!" She continued as she read the page.

"Uh, what kind of things?" Rarity quietly asked.

"I don't know. That's all there is." Twilight frowned and her ears fell down on her head. She levitated the mirror up with her magic and examined it, tilting her head. Before she could say anything, there was another flash, and a hoof appeared. A pony had walked through it. It looked like Twilight, but her coat was light blue, her mane was dark blue and black, and her eyes were light blue. Her cutie mark was a moon surrounded by five blackened stars.

"Huh? W-who are you?" Twilight stared up at her.

"Uh... Moonlight. Moonlight Twinkle, and who are you?"

"Twilight Sparkle." She replied. The Mane 6 gasped in horror at Twilight's mirrored self.

"I live in Airtseuqe. What is this place?"

"Equestria, Twinkle. I guess since it's opposite, or reversal, of things in the Mirror Realm, Equestria is Airtseuqe."

"Really? Wow! You have to see my home. I live in a tree, and it's a perfect world, with perfect ponies, and it's amazing! This world seems the same. Do you have princes like I do? Prince Solaris and Prince Eclipse?"

"PRINCES?!" The Mane 6 gasp, and stare at her. The Mirror Realm did truly exist. But there was more to it, than meets the eye.

Truth Behind the Mirror

"Why does your home have princes? Aren't the rulers supposed to be mares?"

"No, and they've never been mares. The first mare close to ruling I can think of is Princess Chrysalis, but she rules her own kingdom, the Rock Empire." The other Twilight replied.

"How exactly is your world different?"

"I live in Tolretnac as Prince Solaris's assistant in magic. Along with my friends Purple Pie, Common, Orange Jack, Rainbow Shy, and Flutter Race." She grinned.

"Who?" Rainbow Dash questioned her.

"Why don't you come see for yourself? That gateway will be open as long as you desire." She persuaded and smiled brightly. "Come on!" They all shrug and jump in with Moonlight Twinkle.

"Ah, Moonlight Twinkle. You're back at last with some slaves." A tough manly voice said once they went through. They were in some dark palace, and an alicorn colt was in front of them, the prince. But he didn't look even close to friendly compared with Princesses Celestia.

"Yes, great Leader. I tricked some ignorant losers from the Mirror Realm to here. Do with them as you please, and soon you may have more." She bowed to Prince Solaris in evil pride.

"This can't be happening. Why would some pony give me a portal to an evil Equestria? It doesn't make sense." Twilight whispered to her friends.

"SILENCE YOU MULES! I control you all now, and unless you want to be banished to the sun, I suggest you do as I ask, slaves." The prince cackled. "Guards! Take them to the dungeon, and Moonlight, go to this other world and find the pony responsible for opening the worlds, they shall have a reward greater than themselves. Understand?"

"Yes, your greatness." She vanished back into Equestria, leaving the mane 6 trapped in this other world.

Twilight and her friends were brutally escorted into a cage in the dungeon. Chains were locked to their necks and hooves, magic locks were placed on Rarity and Twilight's horns, and RD's, Fluttershy's, and Twilight's wings got covered in chains also to prevent any ideas of escaping using flight. The guards smirked at them, and left. Making way for the prince to enter.

"Well, well, well. Comfy? Ready to be controlled forever?" The mane 6 refused to reply. "I thought so..." His hooves clanked across the dusty jail floor towards them, making soft clapping sounds.

"What's going on here? Do you really expect anypony to be your slave? Moonlight can't possibly serve an evil monster like you." Twilight struggled, but the chains kept her decently still.

"She is an astounding actress isn't she?" He laughed. He put his hoof under her chin, and Twilight had an enraged look on her face. The room was dark, but dim enough to see his face if he was close enough to you.

"What even makes you believe that we'll obey you?"

"I have my ways. I'm the ruler of all of Airtseque. Even if you're an alicorn, you can still fall under my power, little pony." He cackled in her face.

"What ways?" Twilight asked. Solaris scoffed.

"You'll see. In due time..." He smiled evil-y and left the dungeon. The Mane 6 were worried, what spell could Solaris possibly have and use to control every and any pony?

Escape

Twilight and her friends had already spent a whole night deep in a dungeon. It was cold and dark, even with the moon shining through the window. The guards nearby the cell were asleep. Another alicorn colt stepped inside, and glared down at them, but then lifted them up with compassion.

"Such a shame my brother and his personal magic puppet captured you. I've been planning to overthrow him for years, I have, but I've never been able to launch it because of fear in pony's eyes and my brother's power, Airtseuqe rarely has any peace.  Only once a few years does the Prince allow us a break from his brutal rule."

"Who are you?! Don't make me try to come over there!" Rarity yanked towards him, but failed.

"I'm Prince Eclipse. Please, I don't want to see you injured. Don't struggle against those enchanted chains, it'll only make it worse. The more you yank against them, the tighter they get." His ears pull back.

"You're Prince Eclipse? You look like a mess, and you're wearing those rags." Twilight responded.

"Our ruler allows me to keep my title, my home, and such if I serve him. If I was ever to do acts against him, he would likely give me a death penalty, or lock me down here for eternity. That's how life is around here, your Mirror life must be fantastic compared to mine, same for the rest of our fair land." He frowned. Twilight slowly, painfully, walked towards Eclipse.

"Where is Moonlight now?"

"On her way to bringing back the pony who opened the worlds, they would be greatly rewarded by the Prince because now he can have thousands of peons and slaves to obey him with the rest of this world. His main ones are Moonlight's friends."

"You dare tell my servants such information? I thought I told you to watch them, not give them the temptations of harmony. The Elements of Harmony were destroyed years ago, and harmony is dead." Prince Solaris entered, to see him talking to the mane 6. He was furious.

"Go! Go! I've unlocked you all, go, close the portal, and destroy the mirror. This land might actually have peace for once!" Eclipse unlocks their chains.

"GUARDS! Get them, get my slaves! Don't let them escape!" Solaris shouted, guards filing out private doorways. The Mane 6 run instantly and dodge the guards.

The Mane 6 are dashing towards the Throne Room and jump in the mirror, just after Moonlight Twinkle runs through with the pony. Twilight tackles Moonlight, and runs back through.

The Mane 6, now back home in Equestria, sigh in relief. The reflection of Eclipse appears in the mirror.

"Don't worry fillies. Solaris was thwarted, and peace will return to the land. But, I'm pretty sure you know what you need to do, to ensure that." Twilight nodded. She holds up the mirror with her magic, breaks it apart a little, stomps her hoof on it, and slams it against the wall. It shatters into a million pieces, closed, from then on for all eternity.