Second Chances

"So..." I start.

"What now?" Candy finishes.

We were sitting at my kitchen table, drinking two mugs of hot chocolate and glancing at the door every so often to make sure no one was listening in on our conversation. We had finished our little reunion and now the serious discussion was taking place.

"Well, we can put together what we do know for now until we get a chance to speak to my uncle," I suggest, "What we already know is that we come from a world where magic doesn't exist. So it can't be on the same planet"

"It might not even be the same universe, Everything seemed so dull. It looked like a nightmare," Candy leans her chin on the table and sticks her tongue out in a disgusted manner.

"But we can't deny the fact that it's familiar," I hold my head in confusion, "Even now, I'm getting all these images and memories of people and places I didn't know before. What are we anyway, reincarnations?"

"Probably. I mean, we were definitely born here. We look just like our parents, so we couldn't have just shown up"

"And..." I pause hesitantly, "What about the others?"

"The others?" Candy questions.

"The other people with us. Julia, Ash, Quinn, And Grant. They definitely came with us, but how will we know who they are. They might not even be in this town, or even Equestria"

"I don't...know" Candy sighs.

I swirl the remaining bit of chocolate at the bottom of my cup in thought. I really wish we can ask uncle Discord about this, but no one knows how to get to whatever realm he created.

"We have to find them and figure out why we're here" I state as I stand up with my empty cup to clean it.

"Where should we even start?" Candy asks handing me her own mug.

"Here in town of course. But, it might take a while, who knows how many people we have to look through"

Candy thinks for a moment before she has an idea.

"My mom! She knows everyone in town!" She exclaims.

"But that doesn't really help us. Even if she does know everyone we still won't know who-"

"My mom is the best party planner in town. I know she invited everyone to the festival tonight, and no one can pass up a Pinkie party!" She jumps up into the chair, "if we go to the festival and call out for our friends, I'm sure we can find someone!"

"Candy that's brilliant! Not only does that save us time but we could avoid revealing who we are!"

"Well what are we waiting for? Let's go" Candy leaps off if the chair a pulls me out the door.

The door slams shut behind us and Kal runs into it.

"Sorry Kal" I apologize opening the door to let him out.

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"Wow Candy, you were right. It looks like the whole town is here" I say impressed with the size of the crowd in front of us.

Lights were strung up on each tree and balloons we're attached to every bench and table. Different fall theme foods were on a table, and in the middle of everything was a stage with a familiar duo playing music.

"Mom really went all out for this one. She even got Vinyl and Octavia to show up from Manehatten"

I stare in awe before shaking my head and putting on a determined look.

"No time to sight see. We have to start looking around" I pull her away from the stage.

"But its Vitavi duo!"

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3rd person

The spirit of Chaos himself, Was sitting in his chaotic home, planning his next outlet of chaos when he suddenly got a chill down his spine.

"Right on schedule, Tyophon" He says to himself as he prepares to leave.

At the same time in Canterlot, Princess Celestial jumped out of her sleep, startled by something.

"Luna!"

"What is it sister?" The younger princess called.

"It's here! It Smallville!" The sun princess climbs out of her bed.

"Should we prepare the royal knights or call Twilight to protect the citizens" Luna asked quickly following her sister.

"There's no time we have to go now" Celestial charges up her magic and in a flash of bright light the sisters were gone.

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Autumn pulls her friend away from the stage. As she was walking she didn't notice the pair of red eyes watching her from the shadows.

It leaped out over her, and there stood the Guardian of Tartarus.

"Is that, Cerberus?"

"Yeah looks like the pup escaped again"

"Again? Isn't that dangerous?"

Autumn heard the story of how her mother had met the protector of tartarus and help bring him back. But she can't help but sweat nervously as the three headed dog stared her down.

"Uh, A-Autumn. Is it just me or does he look angry?" Candy whispers.

"It's n-not just you"

"Okay, but why does it look like he's looking at us?"

"I. Don't. Know" Autumn replies slowly as if a single breath sounded out of place the dog would attack.

"Cerberus!" A small voice calls out.

"Mom?" Autumn says confused turning her head.

The element of kindness hovers in front of the dog's face with a smile.

"Did you leave your spot again? You know what could happen if you do that" Shy says in the kindest voice she can muster. When the dog doesn't respond she lands on the ground in front of him with a look of concern.

"Cerberus? Are you okay?" She touches his front paw.

"Fluttershy!" Twilight calls out.

Autumn didn't even have time to blink before she saw a black paw swing down to strike her mother.

"Mom!"