Akagame No Shirayuki-Hime-The Next Chapter

As Twilight worked on the device connected to the Mirror Portal, Spike bit his claws nervously.

"Twilight? Are you SURE this will work?"

Twilight turned and looked at Spike, and smiled in an attempt to reassure him.

"I'll be fine. The Mirror Portal may not be as understood as I would like, but if this device works, I can connect to other worlds beyond Canterlot High. How great would that be?"

"It might be nice, but just BE CAREFUL." Spike said. "I'm not sure this'll work at all."

"It'll work. I promise." Twilight said. As she powered on the device, the portal's normal blue vortex turned into a bright red.

"Is that okay?" Spike said, remembering Sombra.

"It's okay!" Twilight said. "Red means it's connecting!"

Then, the portal vortex turned white. As Twilight grabbed her bag, and walked in, the portal closed, then, there was a bright flash, and Spike was knocked out.

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Twilight groaned and stood up. She looked around and sighed in exasperation. She knew she had made somewhere, but the question was "where is somewhere?". She noticed she was in a large town, and lights were present in several buildings. As she looked at herself in a pool of water, she sighed. she was in her human form, but her attire had changed.  She was wearing a white skirt and a blue shirt, with small shoes. Then, as she started to walk out of the alley she was in, she noticed her bag lying near her. As she picked it up, she felt something sharp press into her back.

"Whatcha got there?" A voice spoke.

"Nothing important." Twilight said.

"Whatever it is, I want it." the voice replied. Twilight looked over her shoulder and locked eyes with a human in a cloak.

"It's nothing you'd want. Just some texts, paper, pens, the like. Nothing a thief like you could sell." Twilight replied. "So just let me be on my way."

The thief growled.

"And why should I do that? You could be lying to me."

"That's true." Twilight replied. "And then, there's THIS!"

Firing a bolt of magic from her hands, the thief recoiled from the impact, and Twilight ran. The thief growled and pursued her, and Twilgiht saw a large castle on the hill.

"That's where I'm going."  She whispered. "I'll find help there."

"GET BACK HERE!" The thief barked.

"Not on my watch!" Twilight replied, picking up the pace. A few times, the thief tried to reach out and grab her, but she replied each time with a magic bolt. Then, as the castle gates came into view,  she tripped and fell into the bars. She was quickly pinned by the thief.

"I can't wait to...GAH!"

Twilight saw a blur slam into the thief, and begin to wrestle with him. Twilight's adrenaline-fueled vision returned to normal and she saw a human, clad in a black shirt, tan pants, and some leather gear brawling with the thief. He had black hair and a pointed face. The thief drew a sword and slashed, but the other human drew a throwing blade and parried before landing a punch to the face, knocking him out cold. As footsteps approached them, the human looked over at Twilight. She noticed he had a scar on his forehead before he offered her his hand.

"Hey." He said simply.

"Hello." Twilight replied.

"Friend of yours?" He said, looking at the unconscious thief.

"The tried to rob me, so that's not exactly grounds for friendship." Twilight replied.

"Fine. You got a name?"

"Twilight. You?"

"Obi."

Obi sighed and placed his hands on his head in exhaustion. As several armored humans approached, Obi showed them a small green medallion, and they hastily saluted him.

"Sorry, sir." One said. "What's the problem?"

"Thief." Obi said simply. "I'll let you take care of it."

"Yessir." A guard said, and as they pulled the unconscious thief to his feet and carried him off, Obi looked over at Twilight, who sighed.

"Need a place to stay for the night?" Obi asked.

"That would be nice." Twilight replied.

"Come on in, then." Obi said. As they walked into the castle, Twilight was taken aback by the size.

"Big, isn't it?" Obi asked.

"Yeah." Twilight replied, thinking of Canterlot Castle. "I know a castle that might be a bit bigger, though."

Obi raised his eyebrows.

"Wistal's pretty big. I'll be damned it I hear of one that's bigger."

Twilight laughed.

"I might tell you sometime."

"That would be nice." Obi replied. "Okay, so...we're close to the dorms, so, I'll drop you off at an empty room, and I'll tell Master that we have a guest."

"Master?" Twilight asked incredulously.

"I'm not a servant, if that's what you're thinking." Obi said, looking at her. "I owe my master a lot. He's a nice guy. It's more of a formality, if anything."

"I see." Twilight said as they walked up a flight of stairs. As Twilight and Obi walked into a small, modestly furnished room, Twilight sat down on the bed.

"I'll be back shortly." Obi said, walking off. Twilight fell backwards and sighed.

"Not exactly the best welcome...but it'll do." she said quietly.

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Obi walked into the herb garden, as it was the last place he remembered seeing Zen and Shirayuki. As he walked in, he saw the two of them sitting near the pool. Walking over, he sighed and leaned on a pillar, before clearing his throat.

"Obi?" Zen asked, looking over with Shirayuki. "What's up?"

"We've got a guest." Obi said. "I might've saved her from a thief, and seeing as she didn't have a place to stay...I dropped her off at one of the dorm rooms."

"Well, thanks for telling us." Zen said. "Is he okay?"

"It's a she, and her name's Twilight." Obi replied. "Geez."

"Well, you didn't exactly give us any indication." Shirayuki said.

"True." Obi replied. "Apparently she knows a castle that's bigger than this one."

"I find that hard to believe." Zen said, and Shirayuki nodded.

"Well, she said she'd tell me sometime. Wanna go meet her?" Obi asked. As the three of them walked towards the dorms, the moon peeked out from behind a cloud.