'The Flash' meets 'The Dash'

Chapters

The Speed Breach/ Rift
Waking Up
Meeting the Princesses
Meeting Sunset and The Sirens
Meeting Twilight Sparkle
Meeting The Dash
Meeting Lightning Dust
Conversation
Lightning Strikes
Alert
Bank Battle/ Fight
Return
Epilogue: Journal Entry/ Trouble Brewing
Oliver Queen in Equestria
(The Green) Arrow and the Sun

The Speed Breach/ Rift

To understand what I’m about to tell you, you need to do something first.

You need to believe in the impossible? Can you do that? That's very good then.

My name is Barry Allen, and I am the fastest man alive.

Up until recently I had believed that there was only one earth, but due to a breach in Central City called the rift a portal has been permanently opened to all the other earths. And while the efforts of my friends have been quite successful in their tests and experiments at closing all the breaches off, the way and door there still can be opened. And there is so much about the speed force that I still don’t know and understand, like for instance, can my speed open a breach to another earth? Zoom’s speed could, and now I can run faster than him, and even though he and the Reverse Flash have been defeated, the memories that I have of them, their words, their actions, they still haunt me.

Anyhow a lot has happened in my life recently that has made me question the very laws and reality of physics, gravity, electricity, the forces of nature, and the universe itself. My world has been turned upside down (not literally, or at least not yet anyhow), and everything that I thought I knew is now gone.

My very perception and ideas and thoughts and dreams and fears about this world and universe just got a whole lot bigger with the problem of breaches.

Anyhow that’s just a brief summary of what’s happened to me, to really tell it all would take like Two Seasons of a very popular TV show about me.

Anyhow that’s not the real point or story, that happens after I just started running one day to see how fast I could go, and everything was fine, the labs were working, my friends could hear me through my head set wire, my vitals and breathing were fine, the air was cool, and Central City was safe once more again, but something must have been off that day, or I wouldn’t have jumped, or to be more accurate, ran across different worlds through the breaches.

It was just another regular day in Central City, Barry (or ‘The Flash’ according to the city,) had saved the day, the air was cool, and everything was fine and normal, but something must have been off that day because it would not have happened otherwise. Barry was running to test his speed when it happened.

He was running across Central City back and forth and he finally asked Cisco the important question, “How am I doing Cisco? Am I doing all right?”

“You’re doing better than all right man, you’re going faster than you’ve ever gone or been before man, faster than I have seen” Cisco said.

“That’s great,” Barry said, “And that’s also nice to know.”

“Hey man, while you’re out there, mind picking up some pizza for us?”

“Sure thing Cisco, I’ll make sure to get some pizza for you guys.”

With that said Barry turned around to get the best pizza there was, but back at STAR Labs there was something strange and odd suddenly happening.

As Barry ran to get some pizza Cisco’s coffee started to float as it did around the Reverse Flash, or to be more accurate, around Tachyons, faster than light particles, “Barry, something very strange and odd and unusual is happening back here, and you might want to come back to see it” Cisco said in a panic.

“What is it Cisco?” Barry asked.

“It’s my coffee, it’s floating in midair.”

With that being said only silence came from the other end from Barry, neither of them needed to speak any words to know how important and how impossible this was, but the impossible was becoming normal for them in Central City.

Both were shocked (and both remained completely silent) at this new development and discovery, and for a moment it almost seemed like the world stood at a frozen point in time, or rather came to a standstill, for both of them.

“Hold on,” Barry said after what seemed like a long moment, “I’m coming back.”

Barry turned around and he saw the red dot on his screen that represented Barry run fast towards STAR Labs, but Barry never got to STAR Labs that day.

As he was running towards them his red dot suddenly disappeared as well as his vitals, and his communication lines were done, Barry had vanished, or rather disappeared into thin air, almost like a magician, Cisco thought, but then he scolded himself, this is no time to be making jokes, he thought again.

I have to find Barry, he thought, but it was no use, there was nothing on the screens, everything connected to Barry all read one fatal word, ERROR.

Now he was in a panic, he didn’t know what to do, but he was a man with a genius I.Q. if anyone would know what to do in a situation like this it should be him, but despite all his intelligence and experience, he just couldn’t think.

And he tried to think of anything to fix or solve this, but he couldn’t, his mind was completely blank, empty, and baffled by this mystery and puzzle.

The only thing that he could think of to do was to call Caitlin, she hadn’t been there when it happened, so it would probably be hard to explain it to her.

He hopped onto the system’s communications lines (which were still working,) because she was working in the labs somewhere else (she was almost always working in the labs on something important,) and he called her out on the line.

“Caitlin,” he said, “You better come up here, something strange and odd and unusual just happened, and it’s really very important, so just get and come up here as quickly as you can and stop whatever thing that you’re working on right now, because whatever it is, it can wait, this concerns Barry, Caitlin.”

With that said Caitlin quickly dropped what she was working on (because Cisco could still see her on the system cameras hidden inside and outside the building they were in,) and she quickly came up to where their base was.

“Cisco, what is it, what’s wrong?” she asked.

“Well it’s rather hard to explain, but I’ll do my best, you know how Barry likes to run around the city to see how fast he can get?” Cisco asked.

Caitlin was about to answer the question, but he interrupted her first.

“Never mind that, ignore that question, anyhow he was running faster than he ever has before, faster than I’ve ever seen him, but that was when the strange mysterious, odd, and unusual thing happened, my coffee floated in midair.”

“How is that even possible?” she asked with shock, “We have anything that contains traces of Tachyons in safe places under lock and key, and both Zoom and the Reverse Flash are no longer threats, so how is any of this possible?”

“That’s the question of the day sister, the question we all ask whenever something we don’t fully understand comes our way, and when it does, it always seems to be looking for trouble, anyhow whatever happened is gone now because my coffee is all over the desk now,” he said pointing at the mess, “But anyhow, I’m not upset at that, not at all, what does concern me now is what happened to Barry, everything was fine about him before he was gone.”

“What do you mean by gone Cisco?”

“I mean gone, like vanished into thin air gone, like a magician would do.

But this is no magic trick or act, this is real Caitlin, and this isn’t a joke.

Wherever Barry is right now, whatever he might be facing, we can’t help him; he’s all alone with no one else by his side, and who knows where he is or what he is facing, he went to another earth Caitlin, another breach must have opened, and I don’t know how or why, but I do know this one thing for sure.

Whatever it takes to find him and bring him back home, we’ll do it, no matter what it takes for us to do it and not alone either, but together, as a team.”

And with that said Caitlin nodded her agreement and Cisco went over to the screens still flashing out their one single solitary message of ‘ERROR’.

“Whatever it takes Barry,” he said to the screen which had Barry’s name on it, “We’ll do it, no matter what it takes, or how long it takes, or whatever the price might be for us, you’re going to come home Barry, I can promise you that.”

Meanwhile…

Barry was in a panic when he heard Cisco about the coffee floating in midair.

And because he was in that emotional state he never even noticed the breach that he created to another world, it wasn’t until he saw small cottage homes and grass and other rural landscapes that he stopped to look around.

He didn’t know where he was, it was like nothing he had seen on Earth, even the rural parts of his planet weren’t like this, and that’s when he drew the only logical conclusion that he must be on a completely different Earth instead.

“Where am I?” he said out loud as he looked around at his strange new surroundings and area, it was like nothing he had ever seen before.

That was when he saw the pony come up to him and then talk to him.

“Hello stranger, welcome to Ponyville! I hope you like it here.”

But Barry didn’t hear anything else due to the fact that he passed out.

Waking Up

When Barry finally woke up, he did it very slowly. He got up off the bed that he was laying down on and then looked at his surrounding area. It looked like it was perfectly normal and fine, and had a set up similar to that which he knew of back on earth, and the only reason that he knew that he wasn’t on his earth was because of the rift breach that had opened up, and despite how much he wished that this was a dream, he knew that it probably was not one, especially considering that almost all of his dreams these days were nightmares instead.

Once he had taken his current surrounding area in he decided to draw back the curtain that was all around his entire bed side making a circle or square shape form around him and his bed too. But he was stopped by a pony dressed in a nurse’s outfit that came through the curtains right at that very moment.

“I would suggest that you not open your curtain because there are already enough ponies curious about who you are and where you come from, and of course the most important and biggest question of them all, what you are.

If I were you I would just lay down, rest, relax, and wait for the Princesses and her friends to come, they should be arriving here very shortly to meet you.”

"Wait,” Barry said trying to take all that he was seeing and hearing in at once, “Did you say Princesses? As in Royalty? As in there is more than one of them?”

"Yes, that’s exactly what I said, there’s four of them, and they’ll all be meeting you very shortly soon enough now, so you just please stay right here to rest and relax while you wait for them to come and arrive, and if you need anything just give a shout or perhaps maybe a ring instead, after all, we wouldn’t want to disturb the other patients that we have, now, would we?” the nurse said.

"Thank you,” Barry said, “But I don’t think that I’ll be needing anything.”

"Are you sure about that? Don’t be afraid to ask, I’m here to help you.”

"Yeah, sure,” Barry said thinking about all the other times someone had said exactly that to him, and then it turned out that they were his worst enemy, and in the end, they always seemed to betray him and also disappoint him too.

"Yeah, I’m sure that I won’t need anything from you,” he said.

"Well, suit yourself then, but if you change your mind I’ll be here for you.”

And with that said the pony nurse went off and away leaving Barry to think alone. He had seen a lot ever since he had gained his very special powers of speed and became a meta-human, but he had never seen anything quite like this, sure he had seen speedsters like him, a shark king man, and so on, but he had never ever seen a pony that could talk before, or any other creature except for the Gorilla Grodd, but that had been with his mind and not his mouth, these ponies could actually really speak, and they also apparently seemed to know his language English too. It all seemed very odd, strange, and unusual to him, and he just couldn’t take any more of it, he wanted to be done and over and rid of all the things in his life that weren’t ‘normal’ for him.

But perhaps it was too late for that now, perhaps he could only change the now and tomorrow with what he did now. And that meant he wasn’t going to stay here any more or longer. The nurse had told him to stay, but he was never ever really good at following instructions or listening to others when he wanted to be. Besides, he would be back in a ‘flash’ before she knew that he was gone.

So he zoomed outside of the room and hospital too and saw a quaint sight before him. It looked like a (very) small town with simple houses that were generally one to two stories high with few exceptions of three or four.

Well, this is quite the rural small simple town, Barry thought, I wonder if they even have some kind of supermarket to buy from or if they just have some kind of market that’s not super that they can just trade stuff and things for instead.

He decided to run around a bit (and) in town just to make sure things were ‘good’ and ‘safe’ and ‘fine’, but he had no idea what that could mean exactly here in this place, after all, it could be ruled by some kind of evil tyrant.

But from where he ran to everything looked fine and well, unless you counted the fact that instead of seeing humans he only saw ponies that were only about as tall as his waist, maybe. Since everything seemed fine and well he decided to go back towards the hospital, after all, he didn’t want to get lost.

So he went back to the hospital and back to his bed and lay in it and then noticed that he was still wearing his costume suit. That’s funny, he thought, they usually don’t let you keep this at a hospital, I wonder if there’s something different about this one. Well of course there was, every single patient in here was a pony, but he also noticed that they weren’t all the same, some had wings on them that needed to be fixed and he also saw some ponies with horns on their head. I suppose that they would be pegasi and unicorns, he thought, the stuff of legend and myth back home. But apparently it was not the case here.

But as he looked around he couldn’t help notice and feel that this world wasn’t quite the same as his. Sure it had talking ponies, that was new and different, but something still seemed off, it was almost like he was seeing this new place and world in a new and different way, but he couldn’t find a word to describe it, well, actually, he could, the best word that he eventually came up with was cartoonish. Yes, he thought, the world, this new place, it seems cartoonish.

And with that he remained in his bed waiting for his fate and wondering what his friends were doing right now back home, were they looking for him? Would they be searching for him even though it was probably a lost cause to do so?

Yes, of course they would be, and they would be doing everything that they could do to get him back. They were the only ones that had still remained loyal to him even after all the friends that he had made that had betrayed him. And he knew (and hoped) that they would never do that so. And he knew that they would do whatever it took in order to get him back home from where he was.

Meanwhile Back on Earth…

"Caitlin, we’ve tried to do this more than a dozen times, this just isn’t going to work, don’t you understand that?” Cisco shouted at her with anger.

"Well I have to keep trying, we need to get him back, don’t you understand?”

"Look, I know that you miss him, but you can’t stay up for three days straight without sleeping. You need some sleep and rest before you exhaust yourself.”

“But if I’m not trying everything that I can to get him back then I’ll never be able to live with myself if we can’t get him back,” she said sobbing on the floor.

“I know,” he said, “But the best thing that we can do for Barry isn’t this, he wouldn’t want you to overwork yourself, so why don’t you get some sleep now?”

“Alright Cisco, if you say that I should, I will,” she said going off to her home.

“Now then,” he said to himself once she was gone, “Where are you Barry?”

Meeting the Princesses

Meanwhile Back in Equestria…

Barry didn’t have to wait long for the royalty to come visit him, they came very quickly, and at this point seeing a pony with wings and a horn was barely worth the effort of being surprised at. Of course he still was surprised at it.

"What are you exactly?” he said when the purple pony came in the room.

"What are you exactly?” she said to him, “I can ask the same question too.”

“I am a human, from another world called earth, what about you?”

“I am an alicorn, a combination of a Pegasus and a unicorn. This is the land of Equestria. And my name is Twilight Sparkle, what is yours, stranger?”

"My name is Barry Allen,” he said, “And thank you for meeting me, I’m sure that you have some questions for me as I do for you dear- stranger.”

"Yes, I do have questions for you, like what are you wearing exactly?” she asked pointing to his suit, “That’s not exactly normal ordinary clothing there”

"Well this is actually a costume suit,” he said, “And it isn’t regular, or ordinary because I’m a hero, or at least that’s what I’m supposed to represent. The love, goodness, kindness, hopes, thoughts, and ideas of the citizens of my city.”

"Wait,” she said, “What kind of hero actually calls themselves the hero?”

“The one that’s not afraid of what will come after them when they finally do tell, that’s the kind of hero I am, I run towards things now, not away from them.”

But he still remembered the time that this statement he said wasn’t true.

“Well, you make a fair point, and I suppose that me and my friends are heroes too, and I suppose that you are welcome to stay here if you would like to.”

“Thank you for the offer, but I would like to get home, my friends will be waiting there for me, and speaking of friends, where are yours exactly?”

“Oh, they’re staying away for now, as well as the rest of the others, many are curious as to what you are and also who you are and we’ve had a hard time keeping them away from your bed for the past few days, it has been very hard.”

“Wait, did you say a few days? As in more than a few hours?” he asked.

"Yes, you have been unconscious for the past three days, or at least that’s what the doctors say, I wouldn’t know because I wasn’t there to meet you.”

Barry tried to grasp onto and understand this strange new concept, he had been unconscious for three days now? It had felt more like a few hours to him.

"Are you alright and fine? Do you need a nurse or some help?” Twilight Sparkle asked him when he grasped the bed for support, “Yes,” he said,

“I am perfectly alright and fine, I’m just shocked and surprised by this news, that’s all.”

"Oh,” she said, “Well, if that’s all then, I should probably go now.”

"Why?” he asked, “Can’t you stay? Please don’t go, I need someone to talk to.”

“I believe the term that you are looking for is some ‘pony’ to talk to,” she said with a face of confusion at the comment, “But anyhow, what do you want to talk about or say? I’m here for you until the other arrive, but I will still listen.”

“Thank you,” he said, “Anyhow I guess I better start with the basics first then. Where am I? What is this place? Who lives here? What do they do?”

"That’s a lot of ‘first’ questions, but I shall do my best to answer them.

Right now you are a patient in a hospital in the town called ‘Ponyville’.

This land that we’re in is called ‘Equestria’, though I suppose you could consider it a country or nation depending upon how you looked at it.

Ponyville is a very small part of Equestria, and all the lands of it are inhabited by ponies, unicorns, and pegasi, and they all live in peace and harmony.

And finally what they do, well that depends upon what their Cutie Mark is really. Some are bakers, others are teachers, some are farmers, others make quills, write or record history, some make beds, others make pillows, some have a talent in the arts, theater, drama, performing arts, drawing, painting, or sculpting. Others have a talent in writing or reading or perhaps posing instead.

Some sing, others talk, some are good with animals, other not, some can make other laugh, others not, some are king and generous, most are, some are not.

Some can find gems, others not, some are honest, most are, few are not.

As I said before, it all really depends upon the destiny that they get or receive.”

“What do you mean by ‘Cutie Marks’ exactly?” he asked with curiosity.

“Oh, they’re ‘things’ that all ponies receive at a certain age no matter where they come from, and while they might receive it at different times I don’t know of any pony I have met yet that is a ‘blank flank’, a pony that hasn’t received it or one yet. And they all mean something unique and special to the pony, for example mine is the symbol of magic, and you can see it right here.”

As she said this she turned her butt to Barry so that he could see it.

“Do you see it?” she asked with anxiety.

“Oh yes, I can clearly see it,” Barry said thinking that this butt mark was somewhat like that of a tramp mark back on his regular ordinary earth.

“Oh good,” she said, “That’s a relief to hear that.”

“Yes,” Barry said, “But tell me this, when are the others coming?”

“They’ll be here soon enough, you’ll just have to be patient and wait for them.”

“Fine then,” he said, “But don’t expect me to be happy about it.”

“Oh, trust me, I’m not expecting anything from you at all,” she said plainly. “What’s that supposed to mean exactly?” he asked.

“I didn’t mean it in a good way or a bad way, I’m just saying it so.”

"Fine then, if you say so,” Barry said with some distrust.

And with that they sat in silence waiting for the other princesses to arrive.

Soon enough another princess did arrive, one that had a white coat and an odd colored mane (or hair) that moved on its own free will, and of course she was an alicorn too, which begged and prompted another question from Barry.

"Are all the alicorns royalty, or is all royalty eventually promoted to Alicorn?”

"All alicorns are royalty,” Twilight said, “But not all royalty is Alicorn.”

“Thank you for that Twilight,” the princess said, “It is exactly what I would have said, and I see her that this is our new… guest… that we have with us.”

Welcome to Ponyville and Equestria, have you answered his questions yet?”

“As many as he was willing to ask me,” she said moving out of the way.

“That’s good then, but I am sure that he will have more,” she said moving closer to him, “My name is Celestia, Princess of the Sun, what about yours?”

“My name? Well my name is Barry Allen, pleased to meet you, Princess.”

“Please, just call me Celestia, there is no need for formality in here.”

“Very well then, Celestia, can you tell me why I am here exactly?”

“To keep you safe from the other ponies, they are… very… curious, about you.”

“So I have heard,” Barry said, “But tell me, can you help me get home?”

"I don’t know, where is it that you come from exactly?” she asked.

“I come from the planet or world called earth, and I’m a human.”

"I see,” Celestia said standing next to him and that’s when he noticed that she stood taller than Twilight, and probably all the other ponies as well too.

“I think that I may know of a way to get you to your home,” she said.

“That’s great,” Barry said with some excitement at going back home.

“But I make no promises of any kind to you, do you understand that?”

“Yes, I understand that,” he said with his hopes dropping down slightly.

“I don’t want to get your hopes up, especially if they are false ones.”

“Well then, that is noted, but exactly how can you help me get home?”

“The answer to that lies at my castle, come with me if you wish to know.”

“Wait, you have a castle?” Barry shouted as he ran to catch up with her.

“Yes, in the city called Canterlot, it’s quite the nice, regal, and royal place.”

“Well, where is it? I mean what direction is it in exactly?” he asked.

“That way,” she said pointing in its general direction to where it lay, “Why?”

“Oh, no reason, it’s just that you’ll have to meet me there instead,” he said running off and away outside and then he soon arrived at the castle.

He was glad when he finally saw a big huge castle looming out of the place.

And then of course he went towards it and he was soon within the castle.

I wonder how long it’ll take for them to get here, he thought to himself.

“It’s rude to leave ponies behind like that,” Celestia said from behind him.

“Wait, how did you get here so fast?” he asked with shock facing her.

"I could ask you the same question, your speed, I have never seen anything like it, well, unless you count ‘The Dash’, a pony who has the same powers as you.

But to answer your question, I got here by a magical teleportation spell.”

“Of course, magic,” Barry sad, “Well that explains everything then, doesn’t it?”

“Not all, just because I can raise the sun with it and my sister raises the moon with it, well that doesn’t mean that it can’t be explained, yet. And besides, I think that what happened to you, it was a combination of magic and science.”

“You would be right,” he said, “I got struck with a lightning bolt that gave me these strange new mysterious powers, but it was a man that gave them to me, one who would later become my enemy after when he posed as my friend, it’s a long story, don’t ask about it, I can tell you about it later if you want me to, and my powers can be explained by science as well too. But hold on, you said that a pony here has the same powers as me, how’s that even possible?”

“I don’t know, she never told me or any pony else, she still remains a mystery even to me, but don’t ponder or ask questions that won’t help you get home>”

“You’re right,” he said, “I should be focused on getting home, but I’m just so curious about this world, this isn’t my first time in an alternate earth you know, and my natural scientific curiosity is just taking over me.”

“Well that’s a good trait to have I guess, but come now, let us not waste time, come with me, the way that I have in mind lies within a different room here.”

“Of course it does,” he said following the regal princess to another room.

In this room, there was just a simple horseshoed shaped mirror in it.

“This is a gateway or portal to another world, one that I think may be yours for quite some long time ago my student Twilight Sparkle traveled through this very mirror and described the inhabitants not as ponies, but as humans instead. Luckily enough for you this portal or gateway is open due to the time, efforts, and energy of my student. Normally this would be open only once every thirty moons, but now it always remains open, but it is hidden away for most ponies would not be able to handle what they saw or would be too curious instead, and it would also disrupt the natural order and events of that world.

But I believe that this can do no harm if it turns out that this is not your world, but if it is your world, please feel free to come back anytime to talk again.”

“Well thank you for the offer,” he said, “I’ll keep it in mind when I’m there.”

And with that said he stepped though the mirror to the world on the other side.

Meanwhile Back on Earth…

Cisco was trying his best to figure out what had happened to Barry, but he had no luck, but then he had a brilliant idea, what if instead of focusing on what had happened and a way to bring him back, well what if he focused on bringing him back by what had happened to him? In other words, replicate the event.

With that in his mind he started working on a way to open another rift breach, but this time it would be a new one, one that would lead them to Barry.

"Caitlin,” he said pulling out his phone and calling her, “Get up here, I have an idea, and I need your help to do it, oh, and call Oliver too, we’ll need him.”

“Shouldn’t we not worry Oliver about this? I’m sure he has enough on his mind already being the hero of his city and protecting it, and the last thing that he needs to hear right now is that his best friend is in another world that we can’t even reach out to or get to, don’t you think that he deserves a break?

Don’t you think that he doesn’t need to be informed about any of this?”

“Look, just do it, okay? He’s the only person that can help Barry if my idea works out, and trust me, it will work out, eventually, with your help that is.”

"Alright then,” she said, “I’ll call him, but only after I hear or see your idea.”

"Fine then” he said, “Okay, so I had this brilliant genius idea, what if instead of focusing on what happened to Barry and then bringing him back, we instead focus on bringing him back by focusing on what happened to him instead.”

“Okay, you’re not making any sense right now, what do you mean exactly?”

“What I mean is that we need to focus on bringing Barry back by replicating the event that took him, we need to create another rift breach, a new one.”

Caitlin was silent on the other end, and then after what seemed like a very long moment of silence, she finally spoke up once more again, “I guess that I’ll call Oliver then,” and with that she hung up and Cisco went back to work again.

Meeting Sunset and The Sirens

Meanwhile Back in the Human World of Equestria…

Barry came through the portal mirror on the other side and he was surprised to find that the gateway back was carefully and very smartly and cleverly hidden away in a statue of a horse, how fitting, he thought, and whether it was by chance, luck, fate, or destiny, he did not know, but it was still ironic.

What he was even more surprised abut was about the rapid greeting that he got and received from a girl who was conveniently sitting beside it (almost as if she was waiting for him, or even expecting him). “Well hello there, stranger,” she said offering a hand to him, “Welcome to this new world, I’m sure that you’re confused but your questions will have to wait until later, right now all you need to know is that my name’s Sunset Shimmer, what’s yours?”

“Barry Allen,” he said, “And were you waiting for me, or even expecting me?”

“Yes actually, I was, Princess Celestia sent me a message through this book that I have, she warned me that you might be coming, and that I should be prepared just in case you came, and now you’re here so that’s good, I guess.”

“Well it’s not good for me, this still isn’t my home, and now I’ll have to go back.”

“Wait, please don’t go, not yet, there’s still a small slight chance that this could be your real home, I mean you haven’t even explored the place yet, so how could you know that this isn’t your home? There’s still a chance.

Why don’t you try sticking up for something once in your life rather than running away from it? Face your fears, be brave, and conquer the past.”

“Look, unless you have a Central City, or New York City or something like that, then I don’t think this is it either, this place, this world, this land, it still feels cartoonish to me, and that is the best word to describe it, so I’m sorry.”

“Wait,” she said, “Celestia said that I should try to help you get home, and I will, and while I don’t believe that there is any city called Central City, I do believe that there may be another way to get you home, but it won’t be easy.”

“Of course it won’t be, why would it ever be? But what’s this way to get me home that you speak of? I mean not to be offensive but you don’t look like the kind of person to know many people that are scientists that could help me get home, but I could be wrong, after all, looks aren’t everything, am I right?”

“You’re right, but you see, the way I have in mind, it doesn’t involve science as much as magic, though I do have another good friend who deals in both.”

“Who is this friend of yours that deals both in the art of science and magic?”

“Why that would be Twilight Sparkle of course, the smartest girl I ever knew.”

“You mean the Princess, or do you mean a human here on this world?”

“Both actually, both know science and magic, though I do have to admit at times they sometimes seem to know more about one subject than I do.”

“Well that’s convenient, I can’t wait to meet the human version of her.”

“Well we’re not actually going to see her, we’re going to see someone else instead, and they won’t be friendly, in fact they’re more of an enemy rather.”

“Great, just what I like, dealing with the villains, who are we seeing anyways?”

“Let’s just say that they’re a group of teenage girls that are more than they seem, at least by the appearance anyways, and let’s also say that if you listened to their voices or song, you would probably fall under their spell.”

And with that said they went on their way to meet their enemy (and you should probably already know who it is after my clues/hints, but in case you don’t), and there they stood, The Dazzlings, or at least that’s what they were used to being called, at least when they were in the ‘Battle of the Bands’, but who knew if they still used that name anymore or what they were called anymore at all, you would have to ask them for that, but who would want to anymore.

The three of them stood in line at a taco stand shop, or rather it was Sonata who stood in line with anticipation and expectation while the other two stood beside her with annoyed looks on their faces, and as they got closer Barry could start to hear that they were all arguing about something different.

“Sonata, I have told you a million times, you must stop this crazy obsession over tacos, honestly it was cute when you first started, but now it’s annoying.”

“Adagio, I can’t help it,” Sonata said, “I just love the smell of them, the taste of them, the feel of them, I just love everything about them, don’t you get that?”

“Not really,” Adagio said, “Me personally, I would rather TRY TO FIGURE OUT A WAY HOME RATHER THAN WASTE MY TIME EATING TACOS INSTEAD!”

The last part was shouted in anger as her voice and tone got louder.

“You don’t need to shout Adagio, I want to go home too, but you know that we can’t, that wizard made sure that we can never reopen that portal gateway, and you also know that the only way home is guarded by our enemies sadly and unfortunately enough, if there was any other way than we would already be there, and speaking of enemies I think that one is standing behind you.”

And with that said the three girls turned around to face them and they all now stood in the direction Sonata faced, and then Adagio was the first one to speak up, “Well look what we have here, if it isn’t Sunset Shimmer and a stranger.

What are you here for? Have you come to taunt us, gloat? Well guess what, we don’t care, it doesn’t matter what you say, words have no power over us, but our words do have power over you, or at least they used to, and you of all people should know that the most, so I must ask, what are you doing here?”

“We have come to ask for your help in something,” Sunset Shimmer said.

“Wait, let me get this straight, after defeating us, humiliating us, you come back here and now to us, to ask us for help? You must be stupid or crazy.”

“Or perhaps maybe it is a little bit of both instead,” she said, “Just please listen, if you don’t want to help us then I can understand why you would.”

“We don’t want to help you at all, not ever after what you did to us, but we are curious about the stranger, who is he, where does he come from, why is here?”

“Well he’s actually from another world, not this one, and not Equestria either, a new one instead, completely different and new, one with humans like this one.”

“Oh, really?” Adagio asked with a devious smile on her face, “Go on then.”

“Well we were wondering if you knew the spell that Star Swirl used on you.”

“Oh Sunset, what makes you think that even if we did want to help you, which we don’t by the way, what makes you think that we would ever tell you that?

Assuming of course that we even did know it and assuming that we could also remember it after all these years being in banishment and exile?”

“Okay,” she said, “Look, just tell me what you want and then I’ll do my best to get it for you and then you can tell us what we want to know, is that a deal?”

“Fine,” Adagio said, “What we want is to go back home to Equestria.”

“Not a chance in hell, that idea or suggestion shouldn’t even be on the table.”

“Well then, there’s no deal at all, after all, that’s the only thing that we want, right girls? To be free of this desolate land without any kind of real magic?”

“Right,” the other girl said, but Sonata on the other hand remained silent.

“Sonata, you haven’t said anything, why won’t you answer my question?”

“Well Adagio, freedom isn’t the only thing that I want or need, this land, I may not love it, but I don’t hate it as much as I used to either, in fact I think that I’m actually starting to like it, it has good things, like tacos for example.”

“Again, enough with the taco obsession, its becoming cliché now, but how can you say that? Don’t you want to go home more than anything else that’s here?”

“Well, yes, but what if we can never get home Adagio? We can’t live forever, especially not in these forms or shapes, and if we can’t ever get home again, well I just don’t want all my years of trying to get back there to be a waste, I would rather have some time having fun and enjoying myself rather than being miserable and pursuing a pointless quest that will eventually fail in the end.”

“I can’t believe that I’m actually hearing this right now, I mean how could you even say this? You’re actually starting to sound like… like one of them!”

“Well it’s true! I do think that having friends and having fun and being happy is important, after all, if you can’t have fun and enjoy life, then why live it at all? You just want to focus on something that may never come true at all! You pursue this dream of yours, which is good, but you also have to know which dreams to let live, and also which ones that you should eventually kill too.

And besides, the only way that we can ever possibly go home is if we reform to their ways, their laws, their customs, their traditions, their thoughts, their ideas, their dreams, there is no other way, at least not one by force anyways.”

Adagio growled in frustration and shook her hands in anger at this statement, “Well if that’s the way that you really feel, then we’re not friends anymore! In fact I don’t think that we were ever friends to start with at all! I think that we were more of partners or acquaintances instead, don’t you agree?”

“I do,” Sonata said, “I really do, and that’s really the saddest thing of all too.”

And with that said Adagio started to leave them, “Come Aria, we’re leaving them behind, they don’t need us anymore, now with her to help them.”

But Aria, the only other girl left, the only one who hadn’t spoke, hesitated.

“Come on Aria, we’ve got to go,” Adagio said, and then she noticed her stance, “Please don’t tell me that you have the same views that she does, please don’t.”

“Well I don’t know,” she said, “I mean I do want to go home as much as you do, but I’m also not so sure that we’re doing it in the right way, not anymore.”

“Well if you want to stay with these losers than be my guest, but if you ever want a chance to go back home, and do it my way, then you’ll come with me.”

But Aria stood still, “I’m sorry, I just don’t have enough faith in you anymore.”

“Fine then, be that way, I don’t need you anymore anyway, I never needed you.”

And with that said Adagio went off away all on her own, and only four of them remained behind, two of the so called enemy, and Barry and Sunset too.

“Well then, it looks like that we have people that can actually be reasoned with,” Sunset Shimmer said looking at the two of them “Want to talk?”

“Yes,” Sonata said, “But only if you’re willing to listen to me, unlike what Adagio does, she never listens, not really anyways, she always ignores us.”

“Yeah,” Aria said, “And after a while, it kind of gets lonely being ignored, especially all the time, and now, well it’s just not worth being hated anymore.”

“Well it looks like you seemed like you have learned a lesson of friendship well.

But tell me this, do you remember or know the spell that he used on you?”

“Yes, we do, but we want still want something in return for it,” Sonata said.

“And don’t worry, it’s a small simple request, and doesn’t friendship and trust work both ways? You need to trust that I will tell you the truth, and I need to trust you that I can make some new friends and not be hated by them either.”

“You’re right, friendship and trust does work both ways, what do you want?”

“Well I was thinking about tacos, so how about free tacos, for a whole entire year, does that seem fair to you? Remember, this is my best deal yet so far.”

Sunset had a look on her face of consideration, and then after some time she finally sighed and said, “You drive a hard bargain, but I guess it is a deal.”

“Good then,” Sonata said shaking hands with her, “The words that he used was this: Go to that which and where no pony can ever be reached, yet somewhere within sight and mind, and never shall the safety of it be breached, and with this do I bind. Never shall you return to this land, cursed is your blood and fate, should you ever return friendships will not stand, and so this do I must state.

A land without magic, a land without that which you know, a new and different land, one that has fates most tragic, and so you must go, for this land must stand. And even if in the end, your band is broken, I this land will defend, and so this do I say, for all that is done and that will be done must be spoken.

May you remember this well, and learn from my words today, for if you do not, then never can nor shall you return, this I can tell, you cannot stay, but soon you will learn that all may have their time and second chances in their own turn.

And that’s all he said, or at least I think so, I’m not exactly sure about that.”

“I’m pretty sure that you got it right,” Aria said, “That’s how I remember it.”

“Thanks Aria,” Sonata said, “Now then, how about that first free taco?”

“Well then, thanks, but are you sure that this was all that was said then?”

“Like we said, I am positive, and if I am wrong, well ask the wizard instead, now come on, there’s a free taco ticket card ride that I’m going to use.”

And with that said Sonata hustled Sunset into the line and got a free taco.

“Mmm… this is good,” Sonata said between bites of the taco, “Thanks very mmm… very much,” and with that the four of them went on their way.

“Thank you for all the help too,” Sunset said, “And I couldn’t be more proud of you two, and I also can’t wait to tell the princess of this new development.”

“Well don’t embarrass us too much, we have had enough of that or our lives.”

“Don’t worry, I won’t embarrass you guys, I’ll just tell her the whole entire truth as it is, nothing more, nothing less, other than my thoughts and ideas too.”

“Well then, nice talking with you, but how about we go see your friends now?”

“Alright then,” Sunset said, “We’ll go, but don’t expect an open greeting.”

“I would be very surprised if there were any, and by the way, what’s with the suit? You never told me or us the name of this stranger and why he’s dressed this way, I mean is he going to some kind of party or something or what?”

“Yes, he’s going to a party,” Sunset said not sure how to lie about this exactly.

“Okay then, if you say so,” and with that said the four of them went on their own ways, and it took them quite some time for them to get to her other friends, but at least they were easy to locate and very convenient in the band room, and there they stood, all six girls, each one unique, different, and special, each one having something (other than looks) to stand apart from the rest of the crowd, (and of course everyone does at the very end of the day).

“Well hello there Sunset, we were just working on our music,” Applejack said, “And I see that you have… guests… that… you… brought… over… here.

But… what… are… they… doing… here… exactly?” she asked emphasizing the word ‘they’, as if it was a bad thing, and Barry could tell there was tension there in the air, the whole entire room felt like it could erupt at any moment.

“They are here because they want to be here, they’re ready to repent from their past mistakes, if you’ll just give them a chance they can show you how ready they are, I mean we are the group of second chances, right girls, right?”

“Right,” they said in unison, “Except that we just don’t know if we’re ready for them, I mean the band has enough members already, and our group too.”

“Look, if you don’t give them a chance, then they’ll never learn or grow.”

“I guess you’re right, well then, welcome to the group girls, hope that you like us and that we like you and that you won’t cause any trouble either, and be polite and nice and have some manners too, and wash your hands too, if you can do all that without complaining or whining, we’ll get along just fine.”

“You seem very demanding to me,” Sonata said, “I don’t like demanding people, I’ve had enough of it from Adagio, and I don’t want it anymore, okay?”

“Okay then,” Applejack said, “Then consider it a request rather than a demand, one that would be very favorable in your condition to do and not ignore instead, but if you have any problems at all, talk to Sunset first, and then the group.”

“Alright then, calm down, I’m not planning on causing any trouble, but I do plan on eating some tacos while I am here, I just love tacos, I love everything about them, their taste, their smell, their feel, just everything about them.”

“Okay we get it, you love tacos, now can you please shut up now?”

“Sorry,” Sonata said very shyly as she backed up and away into a corner.

“Now then, has anybody seen Twilight? Any by the way where is Rainbow?”

“Twilight went to study in her new room and Rainbow Dash went out for some pizza, she should be back here in a flash, Applejack said to her in response.

“Fine then, I’ll go get Twilight myself, and when Rainbow gets back tell her that I need to talk to her about something very important, in private, all alone.”

“Well, okay then,” Applejack said knowing that it could only be a serious matter of great importance if she wanted to talk to Rainbow Dash all alone.

“Well then, that’s good, we’ll be going now, but Sonata and Aria will be staying behind, is that fine with you or will I need to just make other arrangements instead?” she asked with a posture of demanding authority as if she was challenging the room to speak back or talk to her, but no one spoke up.

“Alright then,” she said, “Make yourselves comfortable girls, you’ll be staying here for a very long time, oh, and don’t touch anything that’s not yours.”

And with that said Barry and Sunset left the room together heading down the school hallway in a rushed pace of great importance and hurry as well too.

Meeting Twilight Sparkle

“Do you think that they’ll be fine together?” Barry asked as they walked.

“I honestly don’t know if they will, I hope so, I would hate for anything to happen while I was gone or away, but that’s not what is most important right now, getting you home is what’s most important right now, so stick with me.”

And with that said they walked down the hallway with no more spoken words.

It was silent between the two of them until they reached their final destination.

Sunset knocked on the door to this simple room and promptly received a reply.

“Sunset, is that you?” Twilight said with some confusion, “What are you doing here? Shouldn’t you be with the girls and the band helping them out?”

“That is exactly the same question I could ask you, why aren’t you with them?”

“Well I guess that I’m still getting used to having friends and being part of the group, it is after all hard to recover from turning into a raging she demon.”

(Raging she demon? Flash thought, I’ll have to ask about that sometime later.)

“Yeah, well I feel your pain and understand it, but right now we need your help,” Sunset said (I wonder how she understands her pain, Flash thought).

“Well okay, what do you need my help with? Science, technology, history, or perhaps maybe magic instead?” she asked with eager anticipation.

“I think that it will be a bit of both science and magic, Barry here, the person besides me, well he’s from a different world, and he needs to get back there.”

“Well I may not be an expert in inter dimensional travel,” she said, “But I will do all that I can and give it my best to help you out, where do we start?”

“Well I was actually kind of hoping that you could tell me that,” she said.

“Well no, I can’t, not unless I know how he got here in the first place.”

“He came through the mirror,” Sunset said plainly, “But he’s not from Equestria, he says that he comes from another new different world called Earth, but he also says that is isn’t this world, that good enough for you?”

“Plenty,” she said, “I think that Barry here will need to elaborate on the details, you say that you come from another new different world, is that correct?”

“That is indeed correct,” Barry said, “Why do you ask me that?”

“Oh, no reason at all, I was just curious as to how you got to Equestria in the first place, that’s all, I mean it’s not every day you land in a new different world, am I right or what?” she asked clearly not wanting an answer or reply.

“Right,” Barry said, “Anyways I don’t know how I got there, all that I know is that there was something wrong and different when I did find myself there.

But tell me this, have you ever heard of something called Tachyons?” he asked.

“I have, but what do they have to do with any of this?” Twilight asked him.

“It was tachyon usage that was noticed by my team before I got there.

And I don’t know how or if it may be connected, but it’s all I have right now.”

“Well thanks for the information,” Twilight said, “I’m sure that it will help me.”

“Hey Twilight,” Sunset said, “Before we go I actually have one more question to ask for you, is that okay?”

“Sure,” Twilight said, “Ask away, I’m not afraid, I’m just here to help out.”

“Have you seen Rainbow Dash recently any time soon? She always seems to be vanishing and leaving us, especially in times of great danger or peril…”

“I honestly can’t say that I have, have you asked the other girls yet?”

“I have, and they know nothing too either, anyhow thanks for the help.”

“Anytime,” Twilight said as they left, “I’m here anytime that you need me!”

Meeting The Dash

“They all seem like enthusiastic girls,” Barry said on their way back.

“You have no idea,” Sunset said thinking of the fun filled party Pinkie Pie.

And with that said they walked the rest of the way back in complete silence.

Eventually they got back to the band room to see that everything was fine.

“Well I see that you managed not to completely destroy this room while I was gone,” Sunset said, “So after all of this is over and done with I might actually tell you what’s going on here.”

“Yeah, what is going on here exactly?” Applejack asked, “First you bring us the sirens and expect us to get along just fine and be friends and all that. And then secondly this here stranger shows up without saying a word and we don’t get to hear an explanation from either of you, I think we deserve some answers now.”

“Perhaps maybe right now isn’t the best time for that because it’s a really long story, and we don’t have time for it right now, so you’ll just have to wait a bit.”

“Alright then, fine, we’ll wait, but we still do want answers from you.”

“Fine then, that’s understood,” Sunset said, and with that they left them.

“Where are we going now exactly?” Barry asked.

“Now where, but who, I’m going to call Rainbow Dash to come over here.”

And with that said Sunset pulled out her cell phone and dialed Rainbow Dash.

Soon enough Rainbow Dash came over to them after she hung up.

“Hey guys,” she said jogging over, to them “I was just running around doing my stuff and things when you called me, which was a surprise, but what’s up with you now anyways? And by the way, what’s up with the costume?”

Barry sighed at this repeated question, “Please don’t ask, just don’t, okay?”

“Well, okay then,” Rainbow Dash said, “Your business is your own to deal with, it doesn’t matter to me if you’re some kind of superhero or something.”

“Rainbow Dash,” Sunset said, “I need to talk to you about something very important, and one of the things may involve Barry over here, okay?”

“Well okay then,” Rainbow Dash said nervously, “What do you want to talk about? Sports, news, sports again?” she asked.

“No, you said some long time ago that you knew the Dash personally, right?”

“Well yes, I did, what are you thinking about, a favor from him or her?”

“Yes, we need to meet up with him or her, tonight, on top of the high school.”

“Well I’ll see what I can do,” Rainbow Dash said, “But I make no promises.”

“Fine then, I can accept that, but if the Dash won’t show up for me, then tell him to show up for my friend’s sake, because you see, he’s not from this world or Equestria, he’s from another different world that is also called earth as well.”

“Interesting,” Rainbow Dash said, “But how did he ever get here if I might ask?”

“Through the mirror, and as how he got to Equestria, we don’t know that, yet.”

“Again, very interesting,” Rainbow Dash said, “Well then, I better be off and going now, I have stuff to do and things to finish, and I also wouldn’t want to keep Lightning Dust waiting, she doesn’t like it when I’m late.”

“You’re always late,” Sunset said.

“I know,” Rainbow Dash said, “And I really should get a watch one of these days, or perhaps maybe you can buy me one as a Christmas or birthday gift.”

“Yeah, I’ll keep that in mind,” Sunset said with a laugh, “And if you must go, go then, we don’t mind, we’ve already sent the message that we need to.”

And with that said Rainbow Dash slowly trotted off into the distance.

“I can’t wait to meet this Dash that I keep hearing about,” he said, “But tell me this, is she a speedster too? She sounds like a speedster, and a hero too.”

“Some say that she is a hero, but others don’t, but yes, she is a ‘speedster’, that fact everyone can agree on, she’s the fastest human being alive that anyone has ever seen, and she protects this school and city from harm and danger, and you wouldn’t believe how much danger we’ve had recently.”

“I’m pretty sure that I could,” Barry said thinking about how many things that he had seen that would be called unbelievable or impossible by others.

And with that said they went up to the school roof and waited for the night and darkness to come and while they were up there Barry explained his story and his situation in detail, and by the time that he was done Sunset was in tears.

“That has got to be one of the saddest stories and things I have ever heard.”

“Yeah, I get that a lot,” he said, “But I don’t need your sympathy or friendship.”

“You might not need my friendship if you already have friends,” she said, “But shouldn’t sympathy and kindness and generosity always be accepted by others when they offer it to you freely? I mean to deny it would just be… well, stupid.”

“Thanks for your opinion,” he said, “And your insight as well too, it is most welcome to hear, but shouldn’t the Dash be here by now? It’s already dark.”

“Yes, the Dash should be here by now, but perhaps maybe she’s just late.”

“Or perhaps maybe,” a voice said behind them, “The Dash would like to take time and wait to see what two people do in their spare time. And perhaps maybe ‘she’ is busy, have you ever considered that option before this moment?”

With that said the two of them turned around to face the Dash who wore a suit similar to Barry’s, but he could tell from here that it wasn’t exactly the same, it didn’t have the white design around his logo like he did, and the person behind the mask had a skin color of blue, just like that of Rainbow Dash’s, he thought.

“Hey there,” Barry said, “Cool effect with changing your voice, I can do that too, but then again, I guess that every speedster can do that if they will learn.”

“Wait, are you saying that you’re also a speedster too?” The Dash asked him.

“Why yes, yes I am,” Barry said changing his voice to mask his identity.

“Well then, it seems like that we are more alike than I thought,” Dash said, “But tell me this, are there other speedsters? And also how fast can you run?”

“There are other speedsters, and I can probably run faster than you can.”

The Dash smiled, “You’re on, but perhaps maybe we should race later on instead, but for now how about I take you to STORM Labs instead? I’m sure that my mentor and teacher Lightning Dust will be most anxious to meet you and will be very curious about who you are and also where you come from, after all, she is a woman of science as the labs that she built.”

“Fine then,” Barry said, “Whatever you say, I’ll do it then if you say I should do so, but what about Sunset?

Can she come along or should she stay behind?”

“Leave her behind, she can’t come along with us, even she doesn’t know who I really am, not yet at least, but I have no fear of you finding out, so long as you promise to keep my identity a secret, after all, I wouldn’t want every person around this city following me, now would I? I think that would be even too much attention for someone as awesome as I am, but no matter, come along now, my other friends will be waiting for us with some questions to ask.”

And with that said Barry looked at Sunset with a shrug that suggested he was sad to leave her behind, and then he followed The Dash as she ran around.

Meeting Lightning Dust

He had to control himself as he ran so he didn’t outrun her, and it was very soon before they came across a huge science lab that looked like his back home, in fact it was all too similar, and something felt off and wrong too.

They ran inside the labs and went to the control room where they all met.

Soon enough everyone was there to greet him, but it was introduction time.

“Well hello there, Barry,” the first person said, “I am Lightning Dust.”

“Wait, how do you know my name exactly?” Barry asked her.

“I have a communications line on me, I should have told you, but we didn’t know if we could trust you yet, but now we can,” The Dash said to him.

“So wait, you were all listening to our conversation we had up there?”

“Yes,” Lightning said, “And we’re sorry for invading your privacy, we should have told you, but now that doesn’t matter, what matters is getting you home.

But I also think that you can now be trusted with The Dash’s true identity.”

And with that said The Dash took off her mask to reveal that it was none other than Rainbow Dash who was the so called hero of this town and city.

“Wait, you’re the Dash?” Barry asked with shock and surprise (but to be honest he should have seen it coming, along with everyone else that was around him).

“Yeah, I know, totally cool and awesome, right?” Rainbow said with a grin, “The only downside to this whole hero thing is that I can’t tell any of my friends the truth because I have to protect them from danger and peril, I wish I could though, and I’m sorry that I couldn’t tell you before, but as I said, we didn’t know if we could trust you, but now we do, so that’s over and done with now.”

“Well I can forgive you for lying,” he said, “But not for hiding the truth, friends don’t lie to each other, especially not in matters of science, okay?”

“Okay,” Rainbow Dash said, “I get it, there’s no need to be upset.”

“Yes, there is, there is every reason in the world to be upset with you.”

“Enough fighting you two, what has been done cannot be changed now, and as I said before, all that matters is getting Barry here home before he changes this world, the longer that he stays here the more he alters the timeline.”

“What do you mean by that exactly?” Rainbow Dash asked.

“Think about it this way, this world’s timeline is a straight line or ingredients of a cake or pie, but the more that you change or replace the ingredients, or the more lines that you add, you don’t get cake or pie or just a straight line.

You’ll eventually end up with something that’s completely new and different, perhaps maybe a picture of something or someone, but Barry here, he’s altering the natural timeline by changing the events of it and we have no idea what the possible consequences of him being here could result in so I would highly suggest and recommend that we get him back home as soon as we can very quickly before something bad happens to us, do you understand me Miss Dash and Mr. Allen?, or do I have to make myself more clear in another way?”

“I understand and agree,” both of them said very quickly to appease the angry Lightning Dust, “Good then,” she said, “Now let’s get to work then, shall we?”

And with that said the group went to work trying to figure a way to get him back home, and then he was introduced to Soarin and Spitfire and saw the similarity between them and Cisco and Caitlin back home, and that made him ponder this single question, I wonder what they’re doing right now, he thought.

Conversation

Meanwhile Back in the Human World of Equestria…

Barry was becoming very bored waiting for the team to figure a way out to get him back home, so was he really to blame when he happened to stumble across a conversation between Rainbow Dash and Lightning Dust accidentally?

“The world that Barry comes from sounds so interesting, I wish I could know more about it,” she said to her mentor.

“I told you not to ask him any questions about his world, it may be similar to ours, which might be even worse than if it wasn’t because if it is than that means if he tells you anything it could influence or change a choice that you will make that you would have made differently had he not ever come here.”

“But I’m just so curious, I mean come on, I can’t ask him anything?”

“That’s right, nothing, not where he comes from, who his friends are or what they’re like, if he has any pets, or what his town or city or world is like.

You cannot ask him anything and I cannot emphasize this enough.”

“But there’s so much that we could learn from him, for the sake of science,” Rainbow Dash said in almost a begging or pleading tone/ manner.

“I said no, and that is my final word in this matter, there will be no more debate about this, and I would also highly recommend and suggest that you forget Barry Allen, forget that he ever came here and that we ever helped him out to get back him home, and also forget whatever he may have said to you already, he may have caused too much change to this timeline enough already as it is, I can only hope and pray that it does not get any worse than it already is, and hopefully nothing bad will come out of his unexpected little trip.”

“Alright, fine then, if you don’t want me to ask questions, then I won’t, but don’t expect me to be happy about it or not complain, because I will,” she said.

“Miss Dash, I would be disappointed in you if you were anything less.”

And with that said the two of them started to walk out of the room and Barry tried to look casual as if he hadn’t heard anything at all from them.

“How’s the work on getting me back home going?” he asked casually.

“Not well,” Lightning said, “We already know that tachyons were used, but we don’t know how, and the best bet we have to get you home right now is by having the Dash use her speed and then catapult you to your world.”

“That sounds just like the process I used for time travel,” he said.

“Wait, you can time travel? That is way totally cool and awesome.”

“Miss Dash, please refrain from expressing your opinions and thoughts in the future, and Mr. Allen, I can assure you that I have no knowledge of how time travel would work, but now you have informed us that such a thing is indeed very possible, so I must thank you once again for changing our timeline.”

“That’s really nice, laying the sarcasm on a bit thick though, aren’t you?”

“Mr. Allen, I never overdo anything, I make sure that it is always just right and always perfectly timed and paced, I never rush into things,” Lightning said.

“Okay then, if you say so,” Barry said not wanting to cause another fight.

“Good then, I wouldn’t want us to fight over anything that’s so small or little, especially when we, strangers, are helping you to get back to your home, now then, if you will please excuse me I must get back to work, I do have important things and stuff to do you know.” And with that said she went off and away.

“She seems a bit rude and harsh at times, does she have a problem with me or something or just strangers in general?” Barry said to Rainbow after she left.

“Lightning Dust may seem harsh and rude to you at first, but I can reassure you that deep below inside her she has a heart of gold, or perhaps maybe another element on the periodic table instead, I really wouldn’t know.”

“And why would you not know?” Barry asked her.

“Because I’m not as smart or as genius as these guys, and I’m good, but not really that good, in fact I can barely pass all my science classes that I take.”

“What a surprise,” Barry said thinking about how glad he was to find a normal speedster for once in his life, well, normal as one could be in this crazy world at least, “But I’m sure that you could pass with their help, right?”

“Yeah, I ask for their help, but they’ll only give me so much of it, can you actually believe that? And I’m their friend, friends help other friends out.”

“Oh, I can believe that,” Barry said knowing that at this point he could believe almost anything, even myth and legend he wouldn’t be surprised about.

“Yeah, well life is good for me I guess with my superpowers and all.”

“Yeah, I guess that it could always be worse for you,” Barry said.

“Yeah, I guess so, I’m just glad that I don’t have to deal with another threat of a meta human right now, those guys, well they’re so annoying, they’re always showing up at the worst times and always seem to interrupt awesome me time, but anyhow, what problems have you dealt with back home?”

“You wouldn’t believe how many,” he said, “And it is good to be grateful for what you have, or rather lack of bad things that you do not have with you.”

“Yeah, well that’s tough, but anyhow can I ask you one last question?”

“Sure, why not?” Barry said even though he heard their conversation.

“Alright, good, and although Lightning says that I shouldn’t ask you any questions about your world, I will, so tell me this, what are your friends like?”

“I suppose that they’re like any friend should be, loyal, kind, generous, honest, all the best of a person that you would want, sort of like your friends.”

“I guess so,” Rainbow Dash said, “But what do you suppose they’re doing right now? Do you think that they’re trying to find a way to bring you back home?”

“I’m sure of it,” he said, “And I may not know what they’re doing right now.

But I believe that they will do everything that they can, I am sure of it.”

And with that said Barry remained silent, no more words needed to be spoken, and Rainbow Dash knew that he was probably thinking deep thoughts of pain, or perhaps maybe remembrance and hope, and so she left him alone in his thoughts, and he wondered where his friends could be at this very moment.

Lightning Strikes

Meanwhile Back in the Human World of Equestria…

It was a different time and part of the city now, the bank to be exact.

And it was normal activity for the banks, people came in and out, some wore a normal dress, others did not, but despite the customers that they had they could not expect the next visitor that came in. A man with a hoodie jacket came in and pushed aside all the other people in line and went to the teller at the front, “Excuse me sir, you must wait in line like all the others,” she said.

“I’m not waiting for what I am owed, I want all the money you have, now.”

“Sir, I don’t understand what you’re saying exactly.”

“This is a robbery, give me all the money that you have.”

“Do you really think that this is a good idea?” she asked with a laugh.

“I don’t know, why don’t you tell me?” he said lifting his head to reveal golden yellow eyes and light blonde hair with a silver streak in his hair that made him different, distinct and unique and special and odd from all the others.

But was most different, unique, and special about him was what he did next.

Suddenly he lifted his arms and with his eyes full of anger, hate, and fury he raised them high above his head and then swung them down, and as he did lightning suddenly came out of his hands and fingers too as well.

“YOU THINK THAT YOU CAN LAUGH AT ME?” he asked shouting, “WELL LOOK WHO’S LAUGHING NOW! BOW DOWN BEFORE YOUR NEW GOD!”

And with that said everyone dropped to the floor in fear as the man laughed maniacally with the power that he held over the whole entire crowd.

Alert

Meanwhile Back at STORM Labs in the Human World of Equestria…

“Lightning, we have a problem at the bank,” Soarin said, “It might be meta.”

“Really,” she said, “Describe the report that was sent in by the app you developed if you please, I would like to know what we will face.”

“All I got is that there’s a man that can shoot lightning from his hands.”

“I’m on it,” Rainbow Dash said walking into the room and pulling on her mask.

“Should I help?” Barry asked walking into the room.

“No,” Lightning said, “Don’t help, leave it up to the Dash, she can handle this.”

“Yeah, sure I can, I’ve handled metas in the past before, I can handle this one.”

“Yeah,” Soarin said, “And all we need now is a good name for this guy.”

“Well I wouldn’t recommend anything with the name Lightning in it,” Barry said, “After all, we wouldn’t want to confuse him with Lightning Dust, now would we?” he asked trying to think of a cool and awesome nickname.

“Yeah, you’re right,” Soarin said, “I’ll think of something, eventually.”

And with that said Rainbow Dash rushed outside to the bank.

“Wait, looks like we got another problem,” Soarin said, “The gateway portal.”

“Is it active again?” Lightning Dust said, “Well we better contact Sunset, she should be expecting another guest, hopefully one that is friendly.”

“Wait,” Barry said, “Are you saying that the portal slash gateway home is still active and that someone or something has crossed over it to here?”

“Yeah, that’s exactly what we’re saying,” Soarin said.

“Hold on then, I’ll be right back,” and with that said he rushed over to find his good friend Oliver Queen (A.K.A. The Green Arrow) standing there.

Bank Battle/ Fight

Oliver’s POV

Oliver was quite surprised when Barry showed up, and when he asked for an explanation of how he knew he just laughed and said “It’s a very long story.”

And with that said Barry rushed him back to STAR Labs, but sadly enough they couldn’t talk due to an unfortunate emergency that suddenly came up.

Barry’s POV

“Guys,” Soarin said, “Rainbow Dash is not doing fine, she needs help like right away, and as much as I am afraid of what will happen if you do happen, I fear losing a friend even worse, so can you two please go out there and help?”

“Well, what do you say buddy, want to go help save some people?”

“For now, yes, but questions will be answered later, okay?”

“Okay man, calm down, you’ll get your answers eventually,” Barry said.

“I better, I don’t want to be left alone in the dark any more or any longer.”

And with that said Barry ran off with Oliver in tow and as he ran Barry couldn’t help but to think and wonder what had happened previously…

Rainbow Dash’s Past POV

Rainbow Dash ran over to the bank and found a man with a skin color of light blue and with blonde hair (with a distinct and different silver streak in it) and golden yellow eyes, and he also wore a hoodie and blue jeans as well too.

“Well look what we have here,” she said when she came in, “A villain stirring up trouble, but I don’t like trouble, not in this city while I’m still around to protect it, so I would highly recommend and advise that you leave now while you can.”

“Well look what we have here,” the man said to her, “The Flash, the city hero.

But you’re not a real hero just as much as I am not a real villain, we both know the person responsible that’s behind this, and I want them to suffer in pain and agony for what they did to me! Look at me now! I am a monster! They made me turn into this! They gave me these powers! And while I must thank them for my strength, the fate and curse of being a monster is too much to bear. Oh, and I’m also not leaving this bank without my money, sorry.”

“Well I’m sorry too, sorry that you’ll lose after I have to stop you.”

And with that said Rainbow started to run over to him but then was struck with lightning, and while she may have been fast, his instincts and reaction time was quick, in fact you could almost say that it was lightning quick.

Rainbow groaned internally at the accidental pun that she just made.

“His instincts are fast and quick,” she said on the communications line, “In fact you could say that they’re lightning quick.” (She wanted to share the pain and humor of this bad joke, and besides, Soarin would appreciate the attempt.)

“Good one,” Soarin said, “Well then you’ll just have to take him on in another way, if he moves too fast that you can’t get in close enough to punch him then try something else, anything else, but try to make it new and different too.”

“Alright Soarin, whatever you say,” Rainbow said, and with that she started to run around in circles around him but was quickly shot down again.

“COME ON!” the man shouted, “IS THAT THE BEST THAT YOU GOT FOR ME? I THOUGHT THAT YOU WERE SUPPOSED TO BE THE PROTECTOR OF THIS CITY AND THE HERO, WELL, I GUESS YOU’RE DOING A POOR JOB OF IT.”

“Lightning, any advice for me on how to stop this guy?” she asked.

“Rainbow, he can conduct lightning from his hands, you either need to cut him off from his power source or you need to neutralize his power with an insulator like rubber or something, and that’s all that I have for you,” Lightning said.

“Well thanks for the help,” she said quickly running to outfit herself in rubber, “Okay, I think that I got this, you can do this Rainbow.”

“Rainbow, you’re talking to yourself again,” Soarin said.

“Sorry,” she said and with that she charged the man head on.

But it was no use, the rubber was instantly blasted off of her due to the heat that the lightning caused, and it was just too much for her to take in all at once, she needed help, “Soarin, call the others, I need some help over here.”

And with that said the man of thunder slowly walked over to her with a smile and lifted her off the ground and slowly started to choke the life out of her.

“Well, look how our heroes fall, looks like there’s no one here to save you now is there. You see that’s the thing with the hero business, you put all this time and energy and effort into saving people, but who will save you in the end when your time comes? No one, and that is the real irony and joke about all of this.”

“You’re wrong,” she said as suddenly at that moment Barry and Oliver arrived.

Second Person POV

“Hey there sir,” Barry said putting Oliver down, “You’re choking the life out of my new friend, and I don’t take too kindly to others that hurt my friends.”

“Who are they?” the man asked Rainbow “Friends of yours? It is really quite pathetic if I might say so, but no matter, I will deal with them shortly now.”

And with that said he struck Rainbow Dash with some more lightning and then tossed her aside as you might throw away an old toy or piece of junk that you have, but she didn’t move from her spot, she just lay there for some reason.

The man roared in anger, hate, and fury as he aimed at Barry first (probably because of the likeness between his suit and Rainbow Dash’s).

“YOU CAN’T DEFEAT ME!” the man shouted, “I AM A GOD! AND AS SUCH I DEMAND TO BE TREATED LIKE ONE! BOW DOWN BEFORE ME AND LIVE!”

“Yeah, I’m really not liking the whole bow down thing,” Rainbow Dash said getting up from her spot slowly, “It’s getting kind of annoying now.”

“Then why don’t you stop me?” the man asked with a taunting smile.

“Barry,” Oliver said, “Want to take him down together as a team?”

“You know it buddy, come on, let’s take this guy down.”

And with that said Barry ran around in circles around the guy while Oliver and Rainbow Dash remained inside it so that they could still fight the man.

“Do you want to know what comes after the storm?” the man asked them, “Well I’ll tell you, thunder comes after the lightning strike, and that’s who I am.

My name is Thunder Bolt, and you should fear the sound of what comes after, me,” and with that said he raised his arms once again to attack them.

“Look out!” Rainbow Dash said, but it was too late, he already struck Barry with it, “This guy can shoot lightning out of his hands?” he asked in wonder and slight awe at the sheer size and scale of the power that he held and used, “If I weren’t fighting him I would think that’s totally cool and amazing.”

“I totally agree,” Soarin said on the line to Rainbow Dash.

“Shut up unless you have a good idea on how to stop him,” she said.

“I actually do have an idea on how to stop him,” Barry said, “With my lightning, but I’ll need Oliver’s help with his arrows, think you can handle him?”

“Barry, I can handle him, even if he can shoot lightning out of his hands, go for it buddy, I’ve got your back, or rather perhaps maybe your front instead.”

And with that said Barry went around once more again and while he was running he couldn’t help throw in a quip, “How about you take some of your own medicine for a change?” And with that he threw a lightning bolt too.

The lightning bolt that was generated from Barry’s speed hit Thunder Bolt directly in the chest but didn’t seem to be affected by it at all.

“YOU THINK THAT YOUR LITTLE TRICKS WILL HURT ME?” he shouted with anger, fury, and hate, “I AM A GOD! YOU CANNOT DEFEAT ME SO GIVE UP AND SURRENDER NOW AND I WILL CONSIDER SAVING YOUR LIVES!”

“Oh, I wasn’t planning on this to work, I was counting on my friend.”

Thunder Bolt looked slightly confused just as the right moment came for Oliver to shoot and suddenly an arrow was lodged in his kneecap, which must have hurt a lot because he screamed out in pain and agony and pulled it out.

“NOW YOU HAVE MADE ME REALLY ANGRY!” he said, “AND NOW YOU WILL SUFFER FOR THIS INSULT OF INJURY, YOU SHALL DIE NOW!”

But before he could say another word he staggered around as he tried to find his balance, “What’s… What’s happening to me?” he stuttered with fear.

“Oh, this was something that I cooked up in my lab, it has the effects similar to a tranquilizing dart, it’s really quite effective in taking your enemies down.”

“Actually it’s really quite super effective” Soarin said over the line.

“Soarin, stop with your pop culture references, please,” Rainbow Dash said.

“I quite agree with Rainbow Dash,” Lightning Dust said, “Grow up already.”

“Enough guys, Barry caught the bad guy,” she said as Thunder Bolt collapsed to the ground now unconscious, “We won, we got another meta human down.”

“Yes, we may have won today,” Lightning Dust said, “But what did we lose?”

And with that question in her mind she could only watch as Barry and Oliver dragged Thunder Bolt over to her, “Here you go, one electric meta human.”

“See?” Soarin said over the line, “This guy knows how to make a good pop culture reference, and he’s not even from this world to top all of this off!”

Rainbow Dash sighed at Soarin, she was used to his references by now.

“Thanks for the help,” she said to them, “Couldn’t have done it without you.”

“No need to repay us,” Barry said, “We’re glad to help, and I’ll also just be glad that I can go home now that

Oliver is here, and speaking of which, how on earth did you get here in the first place?” Barry asked him with curiosity.

“It’s a long story and I’m sure that Cisco and Caitlin could do better to explain it, come on buddy, I think that it’s time that we should go, they’ll be fine on their own, won’t you?” he asked them just to confirm his own beliefs and ideas.

“Yeah, we’ll be fine,” Rainbow Dash said, “But it sure would be nice to learn that little trick that you used on him, I mean how did you use that energy of yours and channel it at him like it was a lightning bolt or something?”

“Simple,” Barry said, “Run in circles and then slow down enough and use the energy that’s built up behind you and then throw it at your enemy.”

“That’s brilliant, how did you ever learn that little trick?” she asked.

“Let’s just say that it came from… an old ‘friend’, one that’s gone now.”

“Oh, I’m so sorry, I shouldn’t have asked,” she said.

“Don’t be sorry, in the end he turned out to be my worst enemy, that’s how it has always been with me, my mentors turn out to be the villains instead of the hero that I build them up to be, it’s becoming an expectation at this point.”

“Oh,” Rainbow Dash said horrified to hear this new, “That’s terrible.”

“Yes, it was,” Barry said, “Anyhow I better leave now, it was nice meeting all of you, but I better go home now, my friends will be waiting for me there, besides, I have duties to do there, protect the city and all of that, you know, the regular old stuff and things, anyhow this rally has been a great experience for me.”

“Great,” Rainbow Dash said, “Well if you ever want to come back in your spare time when you’re free or what not then feel free to visit anytime and you will be most welcome, just try to make sure that you don’t come when we’re facing some kind of danger or peril because it would be nice just to talk for once.”

“I will keep that in mind,” Barry said following Oliver out of the bank, “Bye.”

And with that said Barry left leaving Rainbow Dash all alone with the meta human that had attacked the bank, and all was silent in that lonely room.

And then lifting Thunder Bolt up she carried him back to the labs and locked him in the cells specifically designed to neutralize any and all powers while you were inside it, he would be safe here, and others would be safe from him here.

When he finally woke back up again Rainbow Dash was there to greet him.

“Well, it looks like you have lost,” she said as he tried to use his powers in the room in vain and anger, “It’s no use, you might as well give up now” she said, “Your powers don’t work in there, but you’ll be safe there, and even more importantly others will be safe from you, I really hope that you can enjoy your time because you’ll be staying for a while, hope you don’t mind being alone.”

But what happened next surprised her, he smiled as if he knew a secret.

“Oh, I won’t be in here for long, she will set me free, you’ll see that in the end.”

“Who is ‘she’?” Rainbow Dash asked him, but no response, only laughter.

“Oh, you will see, one day, eventually, but it’ll be too late by then.”

“You’re crazy,” she said as she left him alone laughing in the room.

“One day you’ll fall and fail, and then we’ll see who’s the real hero!” he said as she left, “You’ll see it one day, eventually! I can promise you this one thing!”

“Yeah right,” she said once she had left, “Get lost already.”

And with that she went back to work on her High School Homework.

Return

Barry’s POV

Meanwhile Barry took Oliver back to the statue and then explained to Celestia his adventure, then wished her well and then left to go back to Ponyville again.

On the way back he could have sworn that he saw yellow lightning in the air.

And he wondered if it could possibly be the Dash of this pony world.

But he didn’t stay or stick around to ask any more questions, he just had to get back home now, and so he crossed the blue portal and found himself home once more again. “Barry!” Caitlin said first rushing over to him in a hurry and then hugging him in a tight embrace she said, “We have been doing all that we can here to get you back here and I’m just so glad that you’re finally back.”

“Yeah, that’s great,” he said, “But can you loosen up a bit with the hug now? You’re kind of cutting off my breathing and blood flow.”

“Oh nonsense,” she said releasing him, “Your vitals read just fine.”

“Yeah man, we missed you, I’m just so glad that you’re back now,” Cisco said and he also hugged him too, but lightly, and then he fist bumped him and said, “Never do this to us again, do you hear me Barry? Never get taken away again.”

“Alright, I’ll try not to mess with the dimensional beings or powers that are,” he said almost jokingly since he knew there were things out there that science just couldn’t explain, or at least not exactly anyhow, “It’s sure nice to see you once more again, and you wouldn’t believe what I have seen and experienced.”

“I’m sure that you’ll tell us all about it when you can,” Cisco said with a laugh.

“Yeah,” Caitlin said, “For now you can rest and relax now that you’re home.”

“And as for me,” Oliver said, “I would like to stay, but I have my friends and city to get back to as well, but you can tell me all about it later, okay?”

“Alright,” Barry said, “I will.”

And with that said Oliver quickly hugged Barry and then left the room to go back home. And Barry, well he started and tried to explain his journey.

“I can’t believe that you actually believe that you met talking ponies,” Cisco said, “And I also can’t believe that you have met even more speedsters.”

“I told you that you wouldn’t believe me,” Barry said laughing, “But it’s all true, I swear it, I mean would I lie or even try to make something like this up?”

“Yeah, you’re right, you’re smart and clever but you’re not a jokester.”

“Yeah, well I think I have talked on long enough now, I just want to relax and rest now if you don’t mind, it was an enduring experience after all.”

“Alright, you go get your rest and relaxation, I think that the city will be fine without you for a few more hours even if you have been gone for three days.”

And with that said Barry went down to rest and his mind slowly drifted off to sleep, but Cisco and Caitlin did not rest or sleep easily that night, for they still had questions, and they couldn’t help ask them in the control room.

“I still don’t understand how or why Barry was taken away from us through that breach,” Cisco said, “I mean it just doesn’t make any sense, we closed all the portals and no one else could have the technology or knowledge or power to open one up, and Barry isn’t fast enough to open one up either too.”

“Well perhaps maybe we should consider that maybe the portal wasn’t opened on this side, but from the other side instead,” Caitlin said curiously.

“What do you mean by that exactly?” Cisco said afraid of the implication.

“What I am saying is that the portal was opened by something or perhaps maybe even worse, someone on the other side, someone with all the power, knowledge and technology that we do, someone that is also smart wise and clever too, someone like our old mentor Harrison Wells, someone devious.”

“But who,” Cisco asked, “Who could have access to all of that?”

“I really don’t know,” Caitlin said, “But in my experience with science there is rarely such a thing as coincidence, only the illusion of it, and this probably wasn’t just chance either, but I really hope that we don’t meet them in the future, we already have enough problems with meta humans as it is, we don’t need another bad guy as smart as our old mentor from another world.”

“Yeah,” Cisco said trying to think of a joke to lighten the mood, “That would be a problem indeed, but I don’t think it’s them we have to worry about.”

“Oh, really, then what do we have to worry about?” Caitlin said.

“You going to pony land and coming back with a talking pony and being all girly, and trust me, I do not want unicorns and rainbows decorating this room, so you just make sure to stay far away from the portal that we opened up.”

“Cisco!” Caitlin said going into the joke/ prank, “I would never!”

“Oh, really?” Cisco said, “We’ll see about that soon enough with time.”

Caitlin laughed and giggled as she chased him around the room in circles.

But while all was well in STAR Labs all was not well in another world.

Celestia herself was still also troubled over the visitors that had come.

She was concerned that if more humans from that other world discovered the way to her home they might destroy everything good about it and she had to trust the request that she gave to keep the land a secret from the others.

But little did she know that Barry and his friends would keep the secret,

But little did they all know that in the Human World of Equestria trouble was brewing right under the noses of all those around the person who brewed it.

Epilogue: Journal Entry/ Trouble Brewing

Epilogue: Journal Entry/ Trouble Brewing

Meanwhile Back in the Human World of Equestria…

Lightning Dust looked at Rainbow Dash with some kind of strange affection and then suddenly she asked her a very strange and unusual unexpected question that came from nowhere, “Rainbow Dash, do you trust me?”

“Why yes, of course I do,” she said very confused at this question, “Why do you ask? Do you doubt that I do trust you or are you just reflecting?”

“A little bit of both I think,” she said, “It is always good in science to reflect and review that which you know, and then to doubt it and question it too.”

“Well you have nothing to fear or doubt about me,” she said.

“I know,” Lightning Dust said, “I know.”

And with that said Lightning Dust left the room and went to her secret room where she kept all her digital records and journal entries too.

“Gabriel,” she said to the computer, “Open up a new journal entry.”

“Yes of course Lightning Dust,” the computerized voice said.

“Recent developments and changes have made me alter my original plan very slightly,” she said, “But have no fear, despite Barry Allen, a human from another new different world also called earth, well, he hasn’t affected anything at all, The Dash’s future still remains intact, but due to the information that I gained from him I have determined that his mentor failed in his plan.

This has made me reconsider my own since if you assume that many worlds are similar in some ways and different in others then that could possibly mean that I could fail in my plan. But perhaps maybe not, Rainbow Dash still trusts me as her friend and teacher, she still relies on me, I just hope that this does not change any time soon. But in other news the test of opening a gateway or portal to another world was a success, but I do fear what an open door will mean, but no matter, I will have to deal with one problem at a time.

Barry Allen currently poses no threat to my plan at this time, but if he does then I will have no choice but to eliminate him, my plan must continue and move on no matter what, all that matters is her future, and mine as well.”

And with that said she stared at the newspaper article from the future. “You have no idea how important you really are,” she said, “You really truly do not.”

Oliver Queen in Equestria

Meanwhile Back on Earth…

Cisco was just finishing the final details of the plan when Oliver came in.

“Oliver, my main man, the man in green, Mr. Arrow, nice to see you.”

“Nice to see you too Cisco,” Oliver said with a slight laugh at the nicknames, “But tell me, what’s all this about? Caitlin only said that Barry was missing on the phone, and you only said that you figured out a way to actually get him back here, back home to us, so tell me what’s your plan of attack exactly?”

“Well it’s not so much attack as it is simple recovery and finding,” he said.

“Right,” Oliver said, “But if he is in danger or peril, that means that I can rescue him and use the deadly force of my arrows to save him, right?”

“Well of course,” Cisco said, “But anyhow let me do explain the plan to you.

You see Barry is in another dimension, but luckily enough for you I found a way to open a new rift slash breach here in the city, all you have to do is go in there, find Barry, save him if and only if he is in any real or actual danger or peril, and then get him home back to us alive and safe, think you can do that?”

“Sure thing,” Oliver said, “But how will I find him there exactly? I mean it’s not like I’ll have google maps or the internet or anything like that, right?”

“Well you’re right, but also no, you can find Barry using this nifty little device that I cooked up and made in the lab, and I call it the Cisco Navigator Device.”

“Okay, and what does it do exactly? And please, say it in English that I can actually understand, I’m not exactly a nerd like you guys despite all the money I have made in the past and despite all the villains that I have also defeated.”

“Think of the CND, that’s the short hand name for this, think of this as a GPS, a Global Positioning System, but also think of it on an inter dimensional scale, and also think of it not to find your spot on a world, but Barry’s instead, okay?”

“Okay, I think I actually got that, an inter dimensional tracking device to locate and then find Barry so that I can save his ass from danger and peril, good.”

“Do you always assume that Barry is in some kind of danger or peril?” Cisco asked powering up the teleportation speed breach portal gateway for him.

“I assume nothing and everything Cisco, that’s what’s kept me alive for so long, and also never underestimating the strength or power of my enemy too.”

“Well then, good luck,” Cisco said handing him the device, “Make sure to keep this safe and always carry it on you, never let it out of your sight, remember, this is our only chance bringing him back home safely, if this is destroyed or perhaps maybe even lost, then there will be no chance in hell, got that?”

“Yeah, I got that,” Oliver said nervously, “So I just step through then?”

“Yeah, just step through, it’s as easy and as simple as that,” Cisco said.

“Well then,” Oliver said turning to them in his hero suit, “Wish me luck.”

And with that said he stepped through the portal to the world of Equestria.

“I hope that both of them will be safe,” Caitlin said watching him vanish.

“They will be Caitlin, or at least I hope so, I would hate to imagine if they weren’t, I mean can you imagine if Barry faced some kind of villain there?”

“Yeah, that wouldn’t be good at all,” Caitlin said staring at the pulsating blue mass of energy that was the breach rift and only gateway back home for them.

Meanwhile Back in Equestria…

Oliver stepped through the portal and took a deep breath in, it seemed like the air was breathable, that was good news, and that was also one less problem, he wouldn’t have to worry about finding the dead lifeless cold body of Barry.

But as he thought that he shuddered, he hated to imagine anything bad at all happening to his friend, it was all just too much for him to take in at once.

Then as he gazed around the landscape he saw that it was small simple rural houses that weren’t more than five stories tall, and he also thought that this looked… well, cartoonish, that was the best (and perhaps the only) word to describe the landscape that he saw all around him, and despite the beauty and simplicity of what he saw all around him, he knew that looks could be very deceiving indeed, after all, he was a billionaire hero that nobody suspected him of being, although he had actually framed himself (on purpose) once to make sure that any suspicion of this idea would immediately and instantly be turned away and dismissed, and it and worked out well enough for many years.

That’s when he noticed all the ponies trotting around, odd that there’s no humans in visible sight or even that he heard them, he thought, in fact there was no sign or trace at all that there ever was or were humans, no roads, no cars, there wasn’t any sound of traffic, only the sounds of nature instead.

But oddly enough when two of them got closer he noticed that they were actually talking to another, and apparently in English too as well somehow.

“Bon Bon I’m telling you that there was a human spotted here a few days ago, Mrs. Cake swears it upon her very life, and what reason can you actually think of or give as to why she would ever lie, especially to me or you?”

“Well I don’t know, Lyra, but there’s no such thing as a human, I’m sure that she just confused him with another creature or species, that’s all.”

“Oh really? Then how come I have heard rumors from the hospital that there was an unidentified creature of unknown origins and species, can you explain that to me?” the light blue pony apparently named Lyra asked the other.

“Well, no, but it was only unconfirmed rumors that you heard, that’s all.”

But that was when the two ponies stumbled across Oliver who stood in their way in the middle of the road, and he was considerably much taller than them.

“Excuse me, sir,” Lyra said, “But what and who are you exactly if I may ask?”

“My name is Oliver Queen, and I am a human from the world slash planet called earth, and I’m looking for a friend that may have come here recently, and from what I could and did gather from your conversation you might actually know something, so do you two girls mind helping me out finding my friend?”

Once this was said the two of them went into silent shock and after what seemed like a very moment to recover from their surprise, Lyra spoke up.

“HA!” she said, “I TOLD YOU THAT THEY WERE REAL! AND I TRIED TO TELL YOU, BUT OH NO, YOU NEVER LISTENED! AND IT TURNS OUT THAT I WAS RIGHT ALL ALONG ACTUALLY! THEY USED TO LAUGH AT ME, BUT LOOK WHO’S LAUGHING NOW. I WAS RIGHT ALL ALONG ACTUALLY! HAHAHA!”

“Alright then, okay,” Oliver said confused at this reaction, “Back to reality and the question at hand please, and also try to stay focused on this matter.”

“It’s no use trying to talk to her, she’s going to be in her rant mode for quite some long time now,” the other pony said, “But I can help you out, I guess.”

“Well then, that’s good, or so I guess,” he said, “Lead the way then.”

“To where do you want to go exactly?” the pony asked him.

“How about to that hospital that your friend here mentioned about?”

“Alright then,” the pony said, “To the hospital we go then.”

And with that said they trotted off with Oliver following closely behind her.

As he walked he tried to get used to the fact that there were talking ponies, and unicorns, and pegasi too, all creatures of myth and legend back at his home world of earth, but perhaps maybe in other worlds such things weren’t that way, perhaps maybe other worlds had living myths and legends as well too.

It took them a very short time to get to the hospital and after a few questions to the ponies (with threat of using his weapon), he found out that Barry had been checked out and visited the Princesses and the last they heard they were in Canterlot, which was very far away, and so Oliver took the first train ticket that he could to the city (again using the threat and fear of using the full force and power of his deadly weapon) and before it left the station he couldn’t help but to talk to himself, “Hold on Barry,” he said to reassure himself, “We’re coming for you, we all are, and we will find you, I will find you, I promise you that.”

And with that said the rain slowly pulled out of the station and slowly started heading towards the royal and regal grand city that was called Canterlot.

(The Green) Arrow and the Sun

Meanwhile Back in Equestria…

It took less time than Oliver expected to reach Canterlot, only a few hours.

In fact he got to the castle of Celestia, Princess of the Sun, before it was night time, granted it may have been around sunset or twilight when he arrived and came, but that didn’t matter, he could work in both the day and the night too.

He decided that upon entering the throne room not to shout or be angry, after all, one is not too kind to welcome visitors if they are angry or shouting at you.

And with that in his mind he casually walked up to the front of the room pushing aside all the other ponies who waited in line for the regal princess.

“PRINCESS CELESTIA!” he shouted, “WHERE IS MY FRIEND BARRY?”

“Please, there’s no need to shout,” she said calmly, “Firstly, if I am to help you out in finding your friend you must tell me your name in exchange first.”

“I am Oliver Queen, and I want to know where my friend is, he’s a human and his name is Barry Allen, and I heard that you recently have taken him here?”

“That is, or rather was correct, but he’s gone now, he’s in a different world now, but don’t worry, he is safe there, he will have friends there to look out for him.”

“I am his friend, but where is he exactly and also, what are you?”

“I am an Alicorn, a combination of all three races of Equestria, pony, unicorn, and Pegasus, and I can show you where your friend is if you want me to.”

“Of course I do, and I’m sorry if I was interrupting anything or seemed rude.”

“Don’t worry, matters of politics always bore me, and call me Celestia.”

“Alright then, Princess,” he said to annoy her, “Lead the way then.”

“Do you always try to annoy all your friends this way?” she asked walking.

“Not always, I always try to constantly find new ways for them,” he said.

“Well then, here we are,” Celestia said at the room, “He’s in the mirror.”

“Okay then, now you’re just messing around with me,” he said.

“No I’m not,” she said putting her hoof through it, “See?”

“Okay, now I’ve seen everything,” Oliver said, “Talking ponies and magic and now this, but I suppose that at this point I shouldn’t be surprised by anything.”

“Well go on then, you’re lucky that my student Twilight Sparkle found a way to keep this always open, and don’t ask, it’s a very long story really,” she said.

“I won’t,” Oliver said, “Thank you, princess, thank you for all your help.”

And with that said Oliver walked through the mirror to the other side.