An Odd New World

Trotting down the Canterlot Castle hallway, young unicorn Twilight Sparkle sighed. She had just suffered rejected from her friends, when she believed that her soon-to-be sister-in-law was a imposer. Sure, it was later to be revealed as true but did the young mare get a apology for the rejection? None. Not a single pony apologized for her actions, not even from Fluttershy. This was only made worst by the fact that her friends weren't the only ones, who had rejected her. But so had her brother and teacher, Princess Celestia. Sure, Twilight understood her brother's rejection, she had literally called his fiancee evil. But her mentor's rejection came to a crushing pain, Celestia was like a mother to her and to hear her 'mother' say those words hurt her to a fullest. But there came no apology, even after the Changelings had be removed from Canterlot.

She sighed again, trying to put her mind off the wedding and put her mind onto something a lot more happier. One finally came to her, being saving her sister-in-law was a happier thought and Cadance was one of the few ponies, who didn't just leave her after the wedding. The only reason that Cadance wasn't with her at the moment was because Twilight wanted some alone time away from the Reception. Her thoughts then switched back to her friends, the reason why she wanted alone time in the first place and the reason she was wandering a long hallway away from the outdoor reception spot.

Twilight's mind was now going on a endless loop that made her feel very sad. Tears dribbled down her lavender muzzle as she walked past a oddly placed door. Her horn seemed to pick up on a odd energy signal, it removed her sadness and built up on a curiosity to find out where the energy source was coming from. She cast a simple location spell and followed the energy trail into the room she had just past. Stood on the opposite side of the room was her energy origin, a large mirror with strange images of different animals engraved into the outer edge, but only a few looked like normal creatures.

''What the....'' She whispered to herself as she walked closer and put a hoof on the engravings. One stood out to her the most, it was a image of what looked similar to a dragon with tusks coming from it's mouth and a long horn-like structure on the back of it's head. It reminded her somewhat of her trusted assistant, Spike. ''These don't look like normal creatures...........'' Her eyes scanned over each engraved image, trying to see if any of them were recognizable. Finally her eyes landed on a owl-like creature, that reminded her of Owlowiscious, but with a clock-like structure on it's forehead.

''Where is this energy coming through?'' She asked, realizing the energy signals were back. ''They seem to be originating from the mirror, but how is that possible?....'' She moved closer to the center of the mirror, realizing that she didn't have a reflection like she should. Growing very suspicious, she gently pressed a hoof on the glass layer of the mirror. But instead of feeling a smooth, cold surface, her hoof went straight through the mirror. She pulled back instantly, gasping with shock. Checking her hoof was okay, she mouthed her confusion in a simple and short sentence of shock. ''What in Equestria..!?''

She looked at the door that she had entered. ''I should go ask the princess......but what if when we come back, the mirror is acting normal. I'll look stupid and get seen as paranoid.....'' Her paranoia was growing now, she tried to deny being paranoid but it was clear that the mirror was confusing her. ''I s-should go see what's on the o-other side. Maybe I can do some r-research and get some proof about what this mirror truly is. And it'll give me a chance to get away from the girls....''

It seemed like a terrible excuse to keep away from her friends, but she didn't want to see them until she knew an apology would come. And she didn't think that would ever happen. And she was curious on what this mirror contained. Taking one look at the door again, considering the options. ''I'll go....'' She whispered, and with a bound of unusual courage, she stepped through the mirror. It seemed to stretch and morph her physical shape, causing her to pass out from the all of the confusing and odd sensations.

Waking up was the hardest thing for Twilight as she pushed herself off the ground. Gently rubbing her face with her hoof, she took in a long breath and opened her purple eyes to look around. The place she was in looked rather normal, with all types of flora and fauna. But what confused her was the types of creatures that seemed to surround her. Some looked normal like a bird or a monkey. But others were very confusing, such as looking like a group of eggs or something.

She blinked, trying to figure out what was going on. She gently rubbed her eyes again but this time when she removed her hoof, she noticed something very odd. There were fingers on her hoof, fingers like those on a Minotaur, and not the mention her 'hoof' was a pale cream-like color unlike her usual lavender. Her hair was still purple though, but her tail was missing. And she seemed to be wearing a purple t-shirt and a skirt that had her cutie mark sketched onto it.

''What is...what is this?...'' She stumbled, trying to figure out an excuse for why she looked so odd. She felt like she was some sort of minotaur or a hairless ape. She blinked, as she tried to get up onto all fours. Only to scratch her 'hoof' on the ground. ''Ow...'' She mumbled. ''Do I have to stand like a minotaur?....''

She tried to, getting onto her back legs. It was a bit wobbly, but a lot more stable that on all fours. She could see sightly more clearly and could now tell that she was in some sort of field. She wasn't sure what to do, but looked around anyway. She then heard hoof steps and looked behind her to see another one of her new 'species' coming up towards her. It seemed like a masculine version though, as he was wearing a blue jacket with black trousers. On the 'stallion's' shoulder was what looked like a yellow rodent with elongated ears with black highlights. And a odd lightning-like tail. ''Hey, are you alright?'' The 'stallion' said as he got close enough, with the creature making a odd sound that sounded like 'pika?'.