Something Different

After a delicious breakfast, Twilight decided to just rest for a while at the table, try and think things through. 'Okay, so today has been...unorthodox. How else do I explain all this?' she wondered. Pondering over it, she considered asking Celestia.

'Eh, maybe later. Right now I gotta see Apple Jack.' Thanking Pinkie for the lunch, she walked out the door, before taking off again.

Sept 2, Tuesday. 09:45 am.

1004 AN

Finding Apple Jack's farm took a little longer than she expected, though. Halfway through her somewhat wobbly flight, she forgot which street her friend lived on, and had to try and find it. 'This new Ponyville is certainly considerably larger than the previous one,' she thought.

'Ah! There it is!' She spotted the familiar red barn and farmhouse that was quite familiar to her. She took a landing and walked up to find Apple Jack. Approaching the farm, she found that here, the farm did not seem to change much, at least not to her memory. The barn had multiple sheds and unfamiliar vehicles surrounding it, about as much as she could see from here, anyway.

Apple Jack saw Twilight walking up and greeted her amicably. "Why, hey there Twi'! What brings you here today?" She asked.

"Oh, nothing much, Apple Jack. Listen, I'm organising a meeting at my place, can you meet me there at 2:30 pm?"

"Hmm. I don't think I'm busy, so sure, Twi', I'll come. Why? What's the matter now?" Apple Jack inquired.

"Oh, I'll tell everypony once you're all there. Say, when did you get those vehicles near your barn? I don't think I've seen these before." Twilight phrased the question to sound as if she was familiar with them, for she did not want to raise suspicions over what seemed to be common knowledge.

"Oh, those? That's just tractors and plows. We've had them since last year, Twi'. Now, that pickup there, she's a beauty. Got her last week. Lemme tell you, Twi' she handles like a dream on the dirt. Yep, the Vapid Sandking XL sure is a beauty. I don't know 'bout you, but that right there is the best pickup on the market. Oh gosh, I've been talking here since forever! I gotta go, Twi', gotta get ready for cider season."

"Well, okay then Apple Jack. I won't bother you any further. See you at 2:30!" she yelled back.

"See ya Twi!" Apple Jack yelled.

Standing there for just a few moments more, she watched Apple Jack get in her 'pickup truck', as she called it, and drove into the distance. Now that she thought about it, she felt a little tired right about now. Deciding to head home to rest, she took off again.

Sept 2, Tuesday. 10:02 am.

1004 AN

Flying over Ponyville, she spotted several cloud homes over several districts. She tried to look for Rainbow's house, but none of them looked anything like her friend's house. Looking around at the mailboxes, she quickly found her home. It was...lavish. More so than she could ever imagine. She had visited her home a few times, but never did it look like this. The previous house was significantly larger than most houses in Ponyville. Here, it looked to be larger than most districts in Ponyville. Even the western residential districts. This home likely spanned several hundred meters, and was 3 levels tall. 'Wow, when and how did she afford such a house? These are some of the most expensive homes here!' she wondered aloud.

She decided to talk to Rainbow as well, let her know about the meeting. Knocking on the door, she waited.

Sept 2, Tuesday. 10:14 am.

1004 AN

And she was still waiting. Why was Rainbow taking so long? Just as she was about to give up, Rainbow answered her door. "Who is it? Oh it's you Twilight. What's up? What you doing here?"

"Hey Rainbow, listen, I want you to meet me at my place at 2:30 pm. I got something to tell all of you, and I need all of you to be there. Can you make it?" she asked.

"Gee, Twilight, what's so important? I have to plan out Ponyville's weather for the next month. I would normally just slack off until the end of time, but not today. Is 3:00 pm okay?" Rainbow replied.

"Oh sure. Wait, why are you planning the weather? I thought you were the Western District Regional Supervisor? When did you get promoted?" Twilight asked in confusion.

"Umm, last month, Twilight. Have you not been paying attention? Pinkie even threw that party down at Sweet Apple Acres!"

"Oh yeah! I remember!  Well, I have got to go now, so I guess I'll see you at 3?" Twilight attempted to disguise the fact that she did not know what Rainbow was talking about.

"Okay then. See you at 3! Bye!" Rainbow waved to her as she travelled back to her house.

'Gotta think about how I'm going to tell them,' Twilight pondered.

Sept 2, Tuesday. 11:50 pm.

1004 AN

She had arrived home some time ago and was now just reading in her room. As she relaxed in the chair, she could hear screams outside her windows. 'Oh what is it?' She did not expect something major to happen again. So she just put her book down and looked outside.

She never expected what she saw next.