It was yet another beautiful morning in the Crystal Empire. Princess Celestia once again creating yet another beautiful sunrise as the day was just beginning to start. Flash Sentry, a somewhat new guard at the Crystal Palace, was on his way to his post to relieve the guard that took the night shift. His friend, Sharp Spear, who also was on the day shift with him was walking beside him. They just ate breakfast at the mess hall and were ready to take on the day. His friend decided to strike up a conversation on their way over. Being the young stallions that they are, the topic, as I'm sure you could have guessed, was about mares. "I'm telling you Princess Twilight was eyeing you the entire time dude, didn't you see the way she was blushing at you?"

Flash, however, decided to brush off his buddy's comment by scoffing and rolling his eyes. "You keep saying that, but I'm telling you now that you were just seeing things. Besides, I'm enjoying the single life for now and I'm not looking to get a mare of my own anytime soon."

"Not even a princess?"

"Nope."

"Oh, come on man, Princess Twilight has that whole sexy nerd thing going on, I'll bet she's a freak in the sheets, if you know what I mean." he said as he jabbed Flash in the shoulder with a hoof giving him a wink.

Flash, not surprised by his friend's comment, decided to have a little fun of his own. "You better hope Shining Armor doesn't hear you saying things like that about her, he is her BROTHER after all."

His friend, almost stopping in his tracks when he heard that, replied "Dude are you serious!?! I didn't know that."

"Does it really surprise you that much, private?" Both Flash Sentry and Sharp Spear stopped with a bolt of fear shooting through their bodies when they heard that voice, not because they didn't know there was someone behind them, but from whom it belonged to. They would recognize that voice anywhere.

They both turned around, snapped to attention and saluted Prince Shining Armor, who was apparently walking behind them. Hoping that he didn't hear the first part of their conversation Flash Sentry managed to say "Good morning, sir. How are you this morning?" with only a small hint of fear in his voice. Everypony knew Shining Armor is easy to get along with, but he is also fiercely loyal to his family and is capable of casting some powerful magic... magic that the two young guards were now afraid that they were about to be on the receiving end of. Shining Armor casually returned the salute however and said "I'm doing good, thanks for asking. What are you two up two?"

Flash and Sharp gave each other a nervous glance and Sharp Spear decided to speak up. "We're just on our way to relieve the night shift sir."

"Oh, where are your posts?"

"In the East Wing, the same room where that strange mirror is kept sir."

"Ah, I see, must be quite the boring post I bet."

Seeing that his friend is struggling to find the right words, Flash Sentry took a step forward and said "It does alright sir. It isn't the most prestigious post ever but it could be worse."

"I agree, I've had some not so great posts myself when I was new. But as I was saying, I never thought it was that much of a surprise that me and Princess Twilight are siblings, we are both exceptionally talented when it comes to magic, afterall."

Sharp Spear saw an opportunity to butter up the Prince and hopefully get him to forget the conversation he was having just a minute ago. "I couldn't agree more sir. We all still remember when you kept that huge shield spell going over Canterlot. What I wouldn't do just to be able to cast spells half as strong as that..." he said.

Shining Armor smiled at the private's compliment, but was aware of what he was trying to do. He may be prince of the Crystal Empire , but he still remembered what it was like when he was a private. It was then that he got just the right idea on how to teach the young stallion to be aware of who is around when you're talking about somepony else's sister, and a princess none the less. "Oh, I just remembered, there is a working party going out to clean up the barracks this morning. Say uh, Sharp Spear was it? Would you mind joining them in that? The more ponies they have the faster it will get done, and don't worry about your post, I'll take your watch until you return. I've got nothing much to do today anyways." Shining said as he gave the private a stern look, letting him know why he was sending him in the first place.

Sharp Spear, knowing exactly why he got picked, didn't hesitate to comply with the order and left his buddy and Shining to go field day the barracks. There was a party going on last night there for one of the guards whose contract just ended the night before so he knew it was gonna be hours before he would be finished, so he walked while his head hung a little, cursing himself for not looking around first before he decided to speak.

Shining Armor and Flash Sentry continued to their posts and relieved the two bat ponies standing in front of the door that lead to the room where the mirror was kept. Flash Sentry couldn't help but stare for a bit at the two as they left, for whatever reason bat ponies just freaked him out a little. Maybe it was the teeth? Creatures with fangs like those usually means that they're a predator of some sort and the thought of a pony devouring an animal was something that sent chills down his spine whenever he thought about it.

Shining Armor noticed the face Flash Sentry was making and thought it would be best to put his fears to rest. "Don't worry, they're not as bad as you think, it's just the armor. Princess Luna herself cast a spell on it that makes them look like that whenever they put it on. It's a little creepy I'll admit, but it's also effective at scaring intruders, don't you think?"

"Absolutely sir." Flash felt a little better knowing it was just their armor and it was all for looks, but still...

As the hours dragged on, Flash was getting to that point where it felt like the day would never end, when just then he heard a noise come from the other side of the door. It sounded like something heavy just fell to the floor, followed by another loud thud. Thinking a stack of books got knocked over somehow, he decided to go in and re-stack them, seeing as to how nothing interesting was going on. Shining Armor went to go get some lunch for the two of them and should be returning in a few minutes. But when he pushed the doors open, he was greeted with something bigger and much more interesting than a collapsed pile of books. He had absolutely no idea what that thing was lying on the floor in front of the mirror, or where it came from. He was wishing for something interesting to happen ever since he first took over the post, but this... this is something he never saw coming.

Shining Armor walked into the long hallway with two boxes of food for him and Flash, only to see him standing in the middle of the open twin doors. He immediately became curious as to what it was he was looking at and he trotted over to the guard as he asked "What's wrong Flash? You look like you saw a ghos-..." he trailed off as he took in the sight before him, the two boxes of food he was carrying with his magic dropped to the floor and spilled their contents. A strange looking creature that was lying on the floor unconscious with a bag full of something next to it. The two of them just stood there and looked in awe, not knowing what to do. Shining was the first to snap out of his trance and said "Quick, let's just send it back through the portal!" With that, he levitated the creature with his magic and tried to send him back through the portal but to no avail. Flash had the same result when he picked up the oddly heavy bag and threw it against the mirror, just to have it bounce off and fall to the floor.

Shining Armor just stood there in shock, somehow the portal was apparently only one way now for some reason, he decided the next best thing to do would be to inform the Princesses. He looked at Flash and spoke with urgency in his voice "Go tell Cadence to come here immediately! She should be having breakfast at the cafe just outside the castle, GO!!!"

Flash Sentry, giving him a quick salute with a "Yes sir." he took off to the Cafe as fast as his wings could carry him. Upon arriving, he saw the princess sitting at one of the outside tables, enjoying the weather while sipping on some tea. He landed next to her, bowing down to her while out of breath. He landed so loud and sudden that he scared Cadence into spitting out her tea. She looked over to the guard who just scared her half to death. Before she could tell him to get up, he stood up and started talking so fast that she could barely understand half of what he said.

"Calm down, uh, Flash Sentry was it? Catch your breath then tell me what's got you so worked up." The guard did as she said, strange how he startled her so much and yet there wasn't a shred of anger in her voice or her expression. Guess that's why she is the princess of love, afterall. After Flash Sentry caught his breath to the point where he could speak coherently, he told the princess about what just happened. Realizing that her husband needs her help, she took off for the east wing as fast as she could with Flash following right behind her.

Cadence landed right next to her husband, not able to take her eyes off of the creature in front of her. After a moment of silence she looked over to her husband and asked "What is that thing? What happened?"

Shining slowly looked over to his wife, not wanting to take his eyes off of the thing in case it suddenly sprang to life. "I don't know, I went on a food run for Flash and I but when I came back he was just standing here staring at this...thing."

Cadence then turned to Flash and asked him the same questions.

"I honestly don't know your majesty. I was just standing post when I heard a noise. I opened the doors to see what it was and I just saw that thing lying there. We tried to send it back through the mirror but it wouldn't go through." he said pointing a hoof to the mirror.

Cadence stood there thinking, then she looked at Shining and said "The other princesses need to know of this immediately. I'll send a letter to them detailing what happened. In the meantime, take that thing to the dungeon, there's no telling how dangerous it could be." Shining nodded in agreement and quickly hugged his wife before she took off.

Shining Armor levitated the unconscious being with his magic off the ground and looked over at Flash Sentry "I'm gonna take this thing to the dungeon, take that bag and lock it in the armory until we figure out what to do with it." and after that he took off running for the long winding staircase that led to the castle's dungeons. Flash Sentry picked up the duffel bag by the strap with his mouth and took off flying for the armory, thinking to himself 'Now if only Sharp Spear was here to see this!'

*Meanwhile, at the Canterlot Castle*

Princess Celestia was sitting on her royal throne, reading the letter she just received from her niece Cadence. Her mouth was hanging open as she reread every line carefully, making sure what she was reading was real and not something she was imagining.

"Dear Princess Celestia,
I am writing this letter to inform you of a very strange occurrence here in the Crystal Empire, more specifically, inside the castle. It involves the crystal mirror, the one that we sent Twilight through. Well it seems that one of the creatures from that world found its way through and ended up lying on the floor unconscious, along with a large bag filled with strange devices that I'm afraid nopony is familiar with. The creature was locked in the dungeon to ensure it wouldn't harm anypony, and the bag that was with it is currently locked inside the armory for safekeeping. It is still unconscious but I'm afraid I cannot say for how long. I request that you, your sister, Princess Twilight and her friends come to the Crystal Empire as soon as you are able. I'm sure you know how serious the situation is, and I look forward to seeing you soon.

Sincerely,

Princess Mi Amore Cadenza"

Once Celestia realized that she wasn't hallucinating, she immediately teleported to her sister's room. Princess Luna was snoring away in a deep sleep with a little drool coming out of her mouth that was hanging open and left a noticeable wet spot on her pillow. The rush of wind and loud bang that was generated from Celestia's teleportation spell startled the night princess enough to cause her to jump out of bed and land on her rump. Though her eyes were open, she wasn't fully awake, for her eyesight was fuzzy and she was mumbling incoherently. After shaking her head to wake her brain up, she looked for the source of what had woken her up and saw her sister standing in the middle of the room, breathing heavily with a horrified look on her face. Sensing there was something wrong, she asked "Sister, whatever is the matter? We didn't oversleep did we?" as she looked out the window to get a sense of what time it was.

Celestia walked up to her sister, and spoke with a surprisingly calm tone in her voice given the circumstances. "I'm afraid not sister, the situation at hoof is much more serious. This letter contains all the information you need to know. I will send a letter to Twilight to let her know of what's going on and to gather her friends and meet us at the Crystal Empire. There's no time to waste sister, we have preparations to make." With that being said she teleported again, disappearing just as quick as she appeared. Luna, still confused by what just happened, levitated the letter over to her and began reading it. Her reaction was much similar to her sister's, and ran off to make arrangements with the castle guard so they can take over while the princesses are away.

*At the Princess of Friendship's Castle*

Princess Twilight was sitting in her library reading a book, which is how she spends most of her free time, when the door to the library suddenly burst open with a loud bang. The sudden loud noise was enough to scare the princess into jumping out of her seat and onto the table. Looking towards the entrance to see who it was that decided to barge in the way they did, she relaxed when she saw it was only Spike, but was wondering what it was that got him so worked up.

Spike ran up to Twilight, trying to tell her about the two letters he just received from Princess Celestia that he was holding in his claws "Twi...Twilight...Princess Celestia...needs elements...Crystal Empire." was all he was able to get out before collapsing to the floor from exhaustion. Twilight was still confused even after Spike's very brief explanation and started to read the letters Spike gave her and thought 'I wonder what could be so important that Celestia would need all of the elements in the Crystal Empire.' Noticing that one letter was stamped with Princess Celestia's cutie mark and the other with Cadence's, she decided to read the one from Celestia first.

"To my faithful student Twilight Sparkle,
I do apologize for any inconvenience my request may cause you, but time is of the essence. I recently received a letter from your sister-in-law and old foalsitter Princess Cadence that something has happened at the crystal palace that requires the attention of my sister and I, along with you and the rest of the elements of harmony. Please read her letter and meet me at the Crystal Palace as soon as you can. Her letter can tell you more about the situation than I can.

Sincerely,

Princess Celestia"

Twilight's eyes went wide and her mouth hung open as she read the letter from Cadence. Her reaction, though, was much different than what most ponies would expect. Not two seconds after she read the two letters, she began to jump around the room while yelling 'yes yes yes yes yes!' over and over again. Spike got up as she was prancing around the room excitedly and before he could stand up straight Twilight picked him up with her magic and brought him in for a tight hug "Oh my gosh Spike do you know what this means? For the first time in history ponykind is making contact with another species beyond our world and we get to be there!!! Isn't that AMAZING!?!"

Spike wasn't as enthusiastic as about the whole situation as Twilight was. He was able to push out of her tight grip and ask "First time? What about when you were sent through the mirror to get your crown back from Sunset Shimmer? Or to defeat the sirens?" Twilight rolled her eyes as she replied "Well those times were different. I was only sent over there because they were going to cause a lot of trouble for that other world, and even then I was turned into one of them when I did. You remember, and besides this is totally different! This time they came to us and not only that but they found a way to cross over without changing into a pony!!! ISN'T THAT FANTASTIC!!!!"

"I don't know Twilight, what if it's not friendly? I'm no expert on aliens, but I don't think it's going to appreciate waking up in a dungeon." Twilight took a second to think about what he just said. Realizing that he was right, her mind organized a plan to get the girls gathered up at the train station and on their way to the Crystal Palace by sunset.

"Spike, I want you to start packing our things for the trip. I'll be back in a bit. I'm going to tell the rest of the girls to start gathering their things around and to meet us at the train station. You remember where I keep the list of things we will need to bring in case of an emergency trip to the Crystal Empire right?" Spike stood at attention and saluted the princess as he gave a sharp "yes ma'am" and ran off to start packing. Twilight teleported outside her palace and flew off to Rainbow Dash's home. She didn't have to go that far though, for the pegasus was lying on a nearby cloud, snoring away in one her many naps she likes to take during the day. Twilight rolled her eyes as she thought 'I swear she spends more time sleeping than being awake.'

Calling out her name as she approached, Rainbow Dash merely rolled over in her sleep. Deciding that she was going to need more motivation to wake up, Twilight flipped the cloud she was on and the cyan pegasus immediately woke up when she realized the soft cloud she was on was suddenly gone. Flapping her wings wildly to stop her rapid descent, she was able to stop herself and flew up to the Princess who was giggling to herself at the prank she decided to pull on her. She hovered in front of her friend and gave her a look that was mixed with annoyance and a little bit of anger. "Very funny Twilight." was all she said while still holding the look she had.

Twilight caught her breath from the fit of laughter she had and replied "Sorry Rainbow, but I need you to be wide awake for what we're about to do."

The only change in Rainbow's expression was that she raised an eyebrow as she asked "And that is?"

"I will explain later, but right now I need you to go tell Applejack and Fluttershy to get ready for a trip to the Crystal Empire. I'll get Rarity and Pinkie Pie, you should get ready as well. Princess Celestia has summoned all of us there. I can explain when we are on the train. By the way, it leaves in three hours, so make it quick." and she flew off back to her palace to get ready herself. Rainbow Dash just hovered there, still confused by her friend's words. She didn't always understand what Twilight was talking about, but she knew that when the egghead said to do something, she usually knew what she was talking about. Especially since Princess Celestia herself wanted them all there. With that in mind she took off towards Fluttershy's cottage to spread the news.

*Later that day*

"We will be arriving at the Crystal Empire train station in 10 minutes, all passengers please be ready to get off the train shortly." the conductor said as he came through the doorway to the passenger car. Everyone in the car grabbed their belongings, making sure that nothing was missing and were eager to stretch their legs after a long train ride. Twilight and her friends were sitting in the back so that the few other ponies in the car with them wouldn't be able to listen in on their conversation.

"So Twilight, what in the hay is so important that ya had to drag all o' us to the Crystal Empire fer?" Applejack asked as she realized that the purple princess never really explained why.

Twilight looked around to make sure nopony else could hear them. She motioned for all of her friends to come in closer so they could hear her whisper "Well, how do I put this, what do you girls know about the crystal mirror?"

"Oh, you mean the one you were sent through a while ago to get your crown back from Sunset Shimmer?" asked Fluttershy, hoping that she was on the same page as everypony else.

"And to kick the flanks of those sirens." added Rainbow Dash while making some punching motions with her forelegs.

"Yes, that one." said Twilight.

"Well I don't know nearly as much about it as you darling, but I do know it would look absolutely fabulous in my boutique." Rarity said as she pictured herself standing in front of the jewel encrusted mirror in her favorite dress. She snapped back to reality a few moments later when she realized all her friends were giving her annoyed looks. She giggled and blushed slightly from the embarrassment. She gave an uncomfortable smile as she said "Well...uhm, you were saying something Twilight." hoping to get the attention off of her. Rarity loved being in the spotlight, but only when it was because other ponies were admiring her.

"As I was saying," Twilight said a little louder than her previous whisper to get her friends' attention back "I received a letter from Princess Celestia saying that one of the inhabitants of that world came through, but it was unconscious when it did, and it also brought a bag full of strange objects with it." Twilight was barely able to contain the excitement in her voice, she wasn't able to learn nearly as much as she was hoping to about that world during her brief time there. She always regretted not having the time to actually sit down and learn as much as she could about that world.

Upon hearing that, Pinkie Pie got excited as well, except she didn't do as good of a job of containing it as Twilight did. "OH MY GOSH! I never threw a 'congratulations on being the first weird looking alien thingy to come to Equestria' party before." Her sudden outburst earned a sharp hush from the group and a few weird looks from the other ponies in the car with them. Her ears fell flat against her head in embarrassment and then she gave her friends an apologetic smile and a "sorry" in a hushed voice which she used so rarely that she barely recognized her own voice.

"Anypony else want to have another outburst?" Twilight asked with an annoyed tone in her voice. She gave all of them a stern look and after a few seconds of silence she continued on. "What makes this so strange is that when I went through, I came out the other side as one of them, a human. But when one came through to us, they didn't change into a pony. I wonder why though..." She brought a hoof to her chin in thought and the rest of them looked to each other, hoping somepony in the group somehow knew. Before anypony could speak up, the train came to a halt as it rolled into the station, it's whistle giving off a few blows to signal its arrival. Everypony stood up and walked off the train, taking in the site before them. They have been to the Crystal Empire more than a few times, but the beautiful crystal architecture of the city never ceased to amaze them every time they saw it.

A unicorn guard wearing the traditional golden armor approached them and gave a respectful bow and said "Welcome to the Crystal Empire princess. Please, if you will come with me, Princess Cadence has arranged for a carriage to take you all to the castle and your luggage will be brought to your rooms for you. Princess Celestia and Princess Luna have already arrived and they are awaiting your presence inside the dungeon." He stood up and they followed him to the carriage where two other guards were waiting with the carriage's harnesses strapped to them. The guard that was escorting them opened the door with his magic and they all climbed in. Spike was the last one to enter and when he went to get in the guard suddenly snapped to attention and saluted him "My apologies lord Spike! I didn't see you at first among the group. Welcome to the Crystal Empire sir." Spike gave a prideful smile and saluted back "Aw it's ok, don't worry about it. It happens." and sat next to Twilight. The unicorn guard relaxed and shut the door behind him and climbed up to the driver's seat. He gave the order to the two guards that were hooked up to the carriage and they started their way to the castle.

*Inside the entrance to the castle's dungeon*

Shining Armor was pacing back and forth, unable to sit still from the uneasy feeling he had in his stomach. In all his years in the guard, he never received any training on how to deal with this type of situation and he was hoping that the human (at least that's what he thought his sister said it was) that came through wasn't dangerous. He knew his little sister would burst with excitement when she found out about this, but his first instinct when it came to any situation that could possibly threaten the lives of other ponies was to protect those around him, especially his family. The princesses were all sitting in a small circle, making small talk while they were waiting. Cadence noticed her husband's nervousness and walked up to him "Shining, will you please relax. I'm certain everything will be fine. We have handled worse situations than this." she said as she nuzzled his cheek. He couldn't help but smile when she did that, and returned the loving gesture. "I know we have, but I can't help but worry. This is a delicate situation and one wrong move could ruin a potentially very beneficial relationship between our two worlds."

Celestia and luna each shared a smile from the sight of the loving couple in front of them. They looked back at each other and continued their conversation. Luna was the first to speak up "So what was that thing called again? A human you said?"

"Yes, I believe that is what Twilight said they are called. Unfortunately she wasn't able to collect much information on them so I'm afraid we are going into this without much knowledge about them." Celestia said with slight disappointment in her voice.

"Well, it is better than no knowledge at all. However we...uh... I must ask, is it really necessary to wait until Twilight and her friends get here? I'm sure between the four of us we can handle it." It's been a few years since she returned as nightmare moon, and she was getting better at speaking the same way as everypony else, but her old habits came through every now and then when she wasn't paying attention or was feeling nervous. She couldn't help but feel embarrassed every time she caught herself, especially when it was in front of other ponies.

Before Celestia could give a response, the entrance to the dungeon opened and everypony turned to look to see who it was and were relieved to see that it was the Princess of Friendship with her friends. "Twily!" Shining Armor said with glee as he ran up to give his little sis a big hug, which she happily returned. "How's my favorite little sister in the whole wide world doing?" he asked as he let go of her to let Cadence have her turn. "I've been great, and nice to see you too Cadence." Twilight replied as she hugged her favorite foalsitter.

Celestia approached the group with Luna at her side and said "I hate to break up this joyful reunion, but there is a serious matter that requires our attention." All the smiles in the room quickly faded away at the tone in her voice, reminding them all why they were there to begin with. "I'm certain you are all well aware of why we are here. The creature is currently locked away in one of the more secure parts of the dungeon, but I want all of you to be careful. This is a very delicate situation and we must handle it appropriately. We must do our best to understand this human creature and make it feel certain that it's not being threatened, but be cautious none the less. Twilight, you have the most experience in dealing with their kind. I hope you understand that I would like for you to try first at communicating with it. I'm sure you will have a better chance than the rest of us."

Twilight was a bit shocked that her mentor wanted her to try first, but she did have a good reason for it. She wasn't very familiar with human body language, or even the language they spoke for that matter. When she went through the portal the first time it must have cast a powerful translation spell on her, for when she came out on the other side she understood what they were saying perfectly. Ever since she came back, however, she could only remember a few words, much less remember what they meant. Despite that fact, she shook her doubts out of her mind and looked Celestia in the eyes and proudly said "I'll do my absolute best." Celestia put on a proud smile herself and said "I would expect nothing less from you." and with that being said, they started their way down to the cell where the mysterious creature awaited.

*Curtis's point of view*

I was lying on my bunk when I started to wake up and I tried to move a bit and stretch my muscles. My body let me know how much it didn't like that by sending a bolt of pain through my whole body which forced me back down.

"My god, if I got my ass beat so badly last night I wish I would have at least remembered it." I tried to bring my hand up to rub the sleep from my eyes, but once again found my movement restricted. It wasn't, however, from the pain I was feeling, but from the restraints that were fastened tightly around my wrists. I tried to move my legs in protest only to discover they were tied down as well. My vision started to clear up and that is when I realized that I wasn't lying down on my bunk, but was actually sitting in a sturdy chair that was bolted to the floor. 'God dammit, did I get put in isolation again?' I thought to myself. I looked around to confirm my suspicions but I didn't recognize the walls as the same ones in the isolation room that I got thrown in more often than most of the other inmates. The cell I was in looked more like a medieval dungeon than a prison cell. "What the hell? Where the fuck am I?" I asked out loud. I heard a noise come from the door and looked up just in time to see the view port on the door slide shut. Although I didn't get a good look at the person on the other side, I could hear muffled voices coming from the other side. I couldn't make out what they were saying. It was impossible to even hear what language it was. The walls and door were too thick to make any sense of what was being said.

'What kind of language was that? Nothing I ever heard before. Did I get transferred to a foreign prison?' I thought to myself as I tried to make sense of the situation I was in. I leaned forward in an attempt to listen in on more of what was going on outside my cell, but could only make out muffled voices that I couldn't understand and multiple footsteps. The door to my cell began to make a bunch of noises which sounded like the locks were clicking open. "Great, here we go." I said under my breath. My captors walked in, one behind the other, and all I could do was sit there and stare in awe at them with wide open eyes and mouth hanging open in disbelief at what was in front of me.

Author's Note

Finally got the second chapter done! I didn't get to finish it nearly as soon as I wanted to but what can I say other than I've been working my arse off lately. On a side note, I did screw up on this chapter a little bit. In my mind the crystal mirror Twilight uses in Equestria Girls was in the Crystal Empire for each movie, however it was actually moved to her castle in Ponyville after the first movie. I completely forgot about that and when I realized my mistake the chapter was already well over half way being done and I couldn't bring myself to delete all the work I did before it, so yeah, I earned a sad face here

I also probably should have mentioned that this story takes place after the events of EG: Friendship Games which I believe is between season 5 and 6, but meh