Shards of the fourth wall

DISCLAIMER! I DO NOT OWN MY LITTLE PONY FRIENDSHIP IS MAGIC!

      Princess Celestia was reading the book The Journal of Starswirl the Bearded. She was up to the part when Starswirl had ran from the Ursa Major's cave when a scroll appeared in a small green flame. Smiling to herself, she wondered, "What did Twilight learn this week? I only wish I had friends like hers. My only true friend is my sister." She would've like Twilight to be her friend to, but the lilac pony only recognised her as her mentor. Of course, other ponies tried to befriend her, but only to get a high place in court, or to use her for her power.

       With a small smile on her face, she levitated the scroll slowly over to her and began to read. "Dear Princess Celestia...". As she got further down, her grin turned into a deep frown. Strange white cracks appearing over Ponyville? Pinkie Pie flustered and wailing that "It was all her fault"? Sugarcube Corner imploding? Just what was going on here? She had never heard that the vinaceous party pony could be so distressed. And those white cracks... It couldn't be... that legend...

              "Sister?" She called. Princess Luna immediately teleported next to her, looking sleepy. Celestia suddenly remembered that it was the middle of the day, and Princess Luna slept in the day.

              "YES SISTER?" She asked. Celestia winced and shot a quick look at her sister, who was giggling nervously at her mistake by using canterlock. After Nightmare Moon had been banished, she'd dropped the talk and named it jokingly "Canterlock". For some reason, someponies would just yell across to someone, then say, "Oops! I guess I left Canterlock on!"

              "Can you take over the royal duties?" The white alicorn asked. "There's a bit of a problem I need to sort out. In Ponyville. It's very complicated."

              Luna raised a eyebrow. "Doth it include a certain pink pony? I remember her antics when I went for Nightmare Night."

              Celestia shuddered at the mention of the event, then nodded her wearily. She could handle normal supernatural occurrences, but when they included Pinkamena Diane Pie she had no idea what do do. "So you will?"

               "I suppose, if there is a problem only you can sort. The Night Court shall be in order until you come back, Tia!" The midnight alicorn stated, using her sister's nickname.

               "Thank you Loony," Celestia replied, giving Luna her best troll face.

                Standing up with her head tall, she strode out of the throne room, leaving a very annoyed-looking Princess of the Night standing there, shaking her head with worry.

               Twilight Sparkle was sitting there, dumbstruck at the sight in front of her. The glowing cracks had appeared seemingly from nowhere, and a quivering Pinkie Pie had raced out of Sugarcube corner with the Cakes just before it imploded. There had been no reason why it imploded, but the only one who knew what happened was standing there, whispering, "I gotta fix it, I gotta fix it, I gotta fix it...". Even Derpy Hooves and shied away from any questions. She stated to her friend, Doctor Whooves, that she didn't even know why any of that happened. And the rest of the witnesses had locked themselves away in their houses, wearing the same suits as they did when Apple Bloom had gotten the Cutie Pox.

               "Twilight?" A voice called. Turning round, Twilight could see it was Spike. He was holding a piece of Parchment in his hands. "It's from Princess Luna. She says Celestia is coming ASAP."

               Applejack and the other members of the mane six came trotting up to where Twilight and Spike were. "Twilight? Ah think ya need to get a grip on yerself. It's the only way we can pull through this," she stated bluntly, fixing Twilight a stare which she couldn't look shy from. The other ponies nodded in agreement.

              "You're right," she replied, grabbing one of Applejack's hooves, which had been outstretched for Twilight, and standing up. Maybe Princess Celestia can fix it."

              Fluttershy peeked up at the sky, whimpered inaudibly and whispered in a voice below hearing. "Uh... Twilight? The Princess is here."

              "What was that, Darling?" Rarity asked.

               "I think she says, I have arrived." A regal voice called out.

               Twilight turned round in attention to see a ethereal-maned winged unicorn approaching them. She had a warm smile at her lips, but she could see the fiery determination in her magenta eyes.

              "Twilight Sparkle, my most faithful student. It a pleasure seeing you again, even when the circumstances are not so good. I must inquire; do you know anything about this anomaly?"

               Head hung low, she replied, "No, Princess. It appeared when Sugarcube corner imploded."

              The Princess did a double take. "Sugarcube corner imploded? This is not good... Do you have any witnesses?"

               "No. Well, yes, but Pinkie here is sprouting gibberish and Derpy won't cooperate. It's been frustrating."

               Celestia frowned and peered at Pinkie's face. It had turned a grayish-pink colour, and her mane had become droopy. "I gotta fix it, I gotta fix it, I gotta fix it...." She kept on mumbling. The princess' eyes widened, and she put her horn against Pinkie's head, allowing her to see what happened from Pinkie's perspective. As the scene before her unfolded, the princess couldn't help but let out a gasp. Did Pinkie really do that? What was that about Discord doing the hoopla- Wait a second Sea ponies exist?! She shook her thoughts away and focused back on the matter at hand.

                "Girls," she said regally, her head held high, though her voice cracked a bit. "I think a little explanation is in order." She swept her head round to Pinkie, who was know sobbing uncontrollably. "It is time you see what true events transpired, and what could happen if this misfortune continues. But," She added. "What also is happening in the other world."

                "Princess, what are you-" Twilight asked, before she was interrupted by a bang. The cracks widened again, and some more ponies screamed.

               As Celestia's horn glowed a brilliant golden, the mane 6, Spike, Derpy and Doctor Whooves (who looked very confused as they suddenly became drowsy in the middle of the market square) whited out, their heads lolling about their limp forms. The remaining citizens of Ponyville looked on fearfully at the anomaly which was eating away at their town.