Everything is Not What It Seems
"I still can't believe we're married!" said Twilight, dusting the bookshelves.
"Three weeks since my life has become perfect" said Flash, pulling the duster away from her with his magic.
"You're getting better at magic too!" Twilight said.
"All thanks to a certain mare's lessons" Flash said.
Knock knock knock As Flash opened the door he was literally stampeded over by new media ponies.
"How did you become the Prince of Love?" "Are you still an item with Starlight Glimmer" "Do you plan on having children"
Flash blushed at the mention of the last question. "I'm sorry everypony, we're not answering questions today!"
The media screamed and shouted, pushing and shoving to get to the royals. Flash slammed the door shut.
"Phew! How about we go to Hay Cafe! It's been a while" Flash suggested.
"Good idea" said Twilight as she opened the door for them.
As they sat down to order their meal, a little filly trotted up to them. "You two are my most favourite ponies in all of Equestria!" she said, pulling out a quill and photo of them from their wedding.
"Oh, thank you!" said Twilight, signing the photo. In a few minutes, Applebloom, Sweetie Belle and Scootaloo walked over to the pair.
"Twilight, Flash, don't be mad, but we kind of told our class they could spend their day with you!" Sweetie Belle said, chuckling nervously.
"Sweetie, we discussed this- Fine, just one day!" Twilight sighed. Flash looked at her pleadingly. Twilight have him a 'Just one day!' look.
So the whole day they were stalked by excited little filles. When they finally were able to call it a night they were exhausted.
"I don't think fame is all that cracked up to be!" sighed Flash. As soon a he said that, a arrow came fying threw the window and landed on the bed head.
You don't belong here. You're nothing,you don't deserve to be royalty.
Step down before toou ruin your and Twilight's life
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"Not again!" groaned Flash.
"What happened?" asked Twilight, pulling the note from Flash. As soon as she read it she dropped the letter.
"What is with us and dangerous threats!" vented Twilight.
"Whatever, I'm the Prince of Love, you're the Princess of Friendship- No one can defeat us, we've literally saved Equestria like a dozen times!" Flash boasted. Twilight stared disbelievingly at him.
"Um, wrong Flash, we only Equestria twice- From your parents, and from Sunburst and the Pony of Shadows!" reminded Twilight,"Oh my gosh! I forgot about Starlight! She didn't even attend our wedding"
"Oops, maybe I should have apologised for basically crushing her twice!" Flash said, anxiously backing away from a furious Twilight. "Seems like your really busy so I'll go now!" Flash magically transported himself.
Twilight sighed. But it was time to find Starlight and apologise. She had been through so much, and they forgot about her in their adventures. Later, she met up with her friends to devise a solution.
"Whatever shall we do? Starlight has been missing for over a month!" cried Rarity.
"I feel just awful! Perhaps she's gone to her old village?" suggested Fluttershy.
"Great idea! Roadtrip everybody" said Twilight.
So Twilight, Rainbow Dash, Rarity, Applejack, Fluttershy and Pinkie Pie, along with their respective partners, Flash, Soarin, Thunderlane, Caramel, Discord and Cheese Sandwich.
When they arrived, they went straight to Double Diamond, Party Favour and Sugar Belle. "Have any of you seen Starlight?" asked Twilight.
The trio glanced nervously at each other. "Starlight isn't in Equestria!" said Party Favour.
"WHAT!" the others said in unison.
"It's true. Starlight came to us a month ago. She was a mess. We tried to help her, but she eventually ran away and ended up in a place called Canterlot High, I think" Sugar Belle explain.
Twilight stared in shock. "What's wrong Twi?" asked Flash.
"Remember how we had that fight in the Dragonlands, where I said I wanted to go out with another Flash Sentry?" Twilight said, "Well Starlight went to that world!"
Back at Twilight's castle...
Twilight frantically placed her journal with Sunset Shimmer onto the top of the mirror. The mirror buzzed and vibrated and Twilight got ready to step in. "So we still can't come, huh?" said Rainbow Dash.
"I'll be back before you know it!" Twilight replied. As soon as she stepped in, Flash nervously jumped in after her.
As soon as Twilight looked around she saw Flash was with her. "Flash, what are you doing?" Twilight asked.
"Well, I was worried..." stared Flash. Twilight sighed. This would be a long trip. All of a sudden Flash screamed.
"WHAT ARE THESE!" he shouted, trying to wave off his hands.
"SSHH! Keep it low, and I know it's weird at first!" Twilight reassured. Flash got up and followed Twilight, nervously tripped on the stairs. Flash kept pointing his head towards the door. "Where's my horn!" he quietly shrieked.
"We don't have horns or wings here!" sighed Twilight. Flash looked behind and saw no wings, and mouthed screaming.
Twilight dragged Flash and found Sunset and the girls. "Twilight!" they cried, hugging her. The other Twilight just stood and stared. "Flash, what are you doing here?" asked Applejack.
"Flash followed me in through the portal. By the way, we're married!" announced Twilight.
"MARRIED!" screamed Rarity. Flash and Twilight blushed. All of a sudden, human Flash came walking around the corner.
"Sunset, there you are, I told Mom we're dating and-" Hu- Flash stopped mid sentence.
"Twilight! Hey welcome back! And who the heck are you?" screeched Hu- Flash, pointing and Po- Flash.
Yeah, this was going to get confusing.
Three hours later...
When they straightened everything out, Twilight and Flash headed over to the library. "Where are you two going?" asked Pinkie Pie.
"Well, we were going to stay in the library, since Flash is a guy, and you can't have him over to your place.
"You two could come to my house!" suggested Sunset, "I live alone, so no prob"
"I have one question- Where did you get money for your own house?" asked Flash.
"I brought money from Equestria, and I'm 18, so it's legal" explained Sunset.
"Wait- That means we were married when we were 18, but we're like 27 back home!" Flash said.
"Great work genius" Twilight said sarcastically.
Later Sunset told them what happened to Starlight. "Yes Starlight did come here, but unfortunately, she's joint forces with dark forces"
"Who?" asked Flash.
"The Dazzlings"
Author's Note
After a long time, sequel is here! Took some time because of some technical difficulties. Please leave feedback below!
Everything is Not What It Seems
"Starlight joined the Dazzlings! shrieked Twilight.
"Yes, but fortunately, the portal is closed so she can't take them back to Equestria. But she's helping them rejoin their gems" explained Sunset Shimmer.
"But why isn't someone like Principal Celestia stopping her?" asked Twilight.
"That's just it. There's no solid proof she's planning anything! She confessed to our friends and I, and we didn't record any evidence" Sunset said.
"So, basically we're doomed" Flash said.
"Maybe we could talk to Starlight and reason with her?" suggested Twilight.
3 hours later...
"I'm starting to think this is a lost cause. We've searched all over town" said Flash, looking at the map of town.
"Perhaps she's right there!" said Sunset, pointing at the cafe in front of them.
Inside the cafe, was none other than Adagio Dazzle, Aria Blaze, Sonata Dusk and Starlight Glimmer! "The portal will open up in three days time, and we can restore power to the gems when we get back to Equestria" said Starlight Glimmer.
"Did you get all of them?" asked Adagio.
"I've got the purple, yellow and blue" said Aria, placing them onto the table.
"I've got red, pink and white" Sonata said, munching on her packet of chips.
"What about the orange one!" shrieked Adagio. Sunset placed her hand onto neck, and sighed as she felt her geode around her neck.
Sonata giggled nervously. "I may have overslept instead of going into her home"
"I went over to her place, but Flash Sentry and Twilight Sparkle were there- from Equestria" said Aria.
Adagio and Starlight exchanged a look of confusion.
"Twilight and Flash are here?" Starlight said, and for a moment her eyes lit up.
Twilight, Flash and Sunset looked at each other nervously. "Let me handle this" Twilight said.
"Starlight" called Twilight, walking to their table.
"Twilight?" said Starlight, hurt washing over her face.
"Starlight, please, come back to Equestria" pleaded Twilight.
"Really? After how you went off to your perfect life with Flash, and forgot about me? Like I didn't matter?" Starlight fumed.
"I'm sorry Starlight, between 'X' and the threat against me, and the disappearance of our friends, I was really busy" Twilight said.
"Yeah, I'll come back to Equestria, to rule over it! When I get all the magic, no one will stop me" yelled Starlight.
"Wait-If you stayed at Sunset's place with Flash and I, and we convinced you, will you stop?" Twilight suggested.
"Hmm, that would be fun, espeecially when I won't be convinced and destroy Equestria!" said Starlight.
Twilight smiled, leading Starlight towards the house.
When they arrived, there was a awkward silence. Flash decided to break the ice. "So, how's it going Starlight?"
Starlight just glared at him. "You hungry Starlight?" Sunset asked.
"Actually yes, evil plotting makes me hungry!" said Starlight, stuffing herself with nachos.
Sunset and Twilight giggled nervously.
"How about a board game? It's been a while since I smashed you in Scrabble" challeged Flash.
"Oh, it's on!" agreed Starlight, setting up the board.
The four of them laughed and enjoyed the night, as if nothing had ever come between them. They all wished each other goodnight and headed off into their rooms.
As Twilight cosied up near Flash she smiled. "How did you think of Scrabble?"
"Starlight and I played all the time. It always cheered her up" explained Flash.
"So, do you like our new form?" she asked.
"Not too much, but as long as I'm with you, I know everything wil be fine" Flash said.
The next morning, Starlight was vold again. "Is it wierd seeing Flash, you know since you date his version here" Twilight mumbled in between her pancakes.
"Not that wierd, because I saw him last night, when you were asleep. Plus he plays the guitar" Sunset said.
"And he doesn't look as good as me" added Flash. Everyone just stared.
"Seems like you all got your match. I'm destined to be alone" Starlight grumbled, stabbing into her pancakes furiously.
Sunset smirked mischieviouly. "Seems like now I finally can play Cupid!"
She and Twilight shared a look. "Speed dating!" said Twilight, dragging Starlight.
Ten minutes later, a long list of boys had formed outside Sunset's house, eager to impress Starlight.
"Too skinny, too creepy, too tall, too stalkerish, too sappy" Starlight dismissed one boy after another.
Only one boy came who she liked. "Ash!" sreeched Flash, seeing a grey boy with jet black hair walk in.
"Who's Ash?" askd Twilight.
"My little brother- Two years younger" Flash said.
"So, maybe you and I should go out sometime. I have VIP tickets for the Great and Powerful Trixie's show?" Ash said, blushing.
"Oh, I'd like that a lot!" said Starlight, blushing in return. Ash extended his arm and Starlight took it.
The two walked out the door smiling. Flash just gaped, as Sunset and Twilight laughed at his expression. Twilight mischieviously shut his mouth and went inside.
That night...
A grinning Starlight burst open the door. "Ash so funny and cute" giggled Starlight.
"Of all the boys, you liked my freaky little brother?" Flash said.
"He's really nice..." said Starlight dreamily. Flash just rolled his eyes.
"Well, I'm glad you finally found your special someone" said Sunset.
"Does this mean you're coming to Equestria?" asked Twilight.
"Uh- Let me think about it?" Starlight said, "Goodnight"
That night, Starlight grabbed Sunset's geode from her bedside, got her stuff and got ready to leave. When the others woke up, they saw Sunset's geode was gone! And so was Starlight.
"We have to get to the portal" said Twilight. But when they got there, they saw that Starlight was walking into Equestria with the Dazzlings.
"Let's go" said Flash, pushing them into the portal. When they got back in Equestria, they saw all the geodes were placed on Twilight's map. As they glowed, rainbows connected them, and the Dazzling's gems floated and joined together.
"Twilight, I hate to say this, but maybe you need to use your powers to there full potential" Flash said.
"What do you mean?" Twilight was confused.
"Remember how Princess Luna said you have a powerful dark side- Well maybe you need to use it, for the good of Equestria" Flash reminded.
"What! But how will I control her?" Twilight asked.
"We're here Twilight, we won't let her overpower you" Sunset reassured.
So Twilight filled her mind of the most rotten thoughts she could think of. After all her pleading, Starlight still betrayed them? No, she had to stop her, and get revenge!
All of a sudden a dark light engulfed Twilight. Red streaks flew around her as she turned into- Shadow Meteor!
Author's Note
I finally brought in Luna saying Twilight has a 'dark side' Because I realised that chapter was a waste, so I tried to make it not a waste! Please leave feedback.
Edited by: Sky Knight78
