Author's Note
Prinsess Twilight Sparkle's POV
Debriefing
Suit Up 1
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I am in the royal library, of the friendship castle in Ponyville; sorting books, for my weekly relaxation-time. All of a sudden, I feel my Cutie-mark buzzing, glowing frenetically.
“Wait; what is the adventure, I am called to this time?” I exclaim.
As unexpected as this may have been, I am always excited; to go on one of these friendship-missions. They may come at a bad time, when I am doing something important; but I still love to go, with whichever friend I am going.
Since I am at home in the castle, I reach the map first. Not even Spike or Starlight Glimmer is in the throne-room, as I burst in.
Pinkie Pie comes, only a few minutes later. It seems, her senses had been tingling. Starlight Glimmer and Spike come shortly thereafter.
Rainbow Dash spurts in, followed by Rarity. Applejack and Fluttershy close up the rear.
“I wonder, what this mission is about!” I point out, as everyone is gathered in the room.
“Where are our marks?” Pinkie Pie inquires.
“I do not know!” Rarity responds, as she is scanning the map.
“Is the mission for all of us?” Starlight Glimmer exclaims, in confusion.
“If you are summoned, Starlight? Then you need to go, just like me!” Pinkie Pie bubbles over.
“I was summoned, just like every-pony else!” Starlight responds, looking curiously at her pink friend.
“Do we really need to be this many?” Rarity inquires; “While I do love to go, on a new adventure; but I am still confused, as to exactly where we are supposed to go!” she adds.
“We use to be two, at the time; summoned to a place, where some Pony needs our help!” I point out; “While all of us have experienced at least one mission, but we have never been more than six at a time; that was when we visited my student; Starlight Glimmer!” I add.
“I hated you, for coming over, and disrupt what I had put so much effort, into building up; but now I understand that I had been striving, in the wrong direction!” Starlight points out, smiling.
“We all hate, to have our private little Ivory Tower toppled!” Rarity offers; "even if we later realize the mistakes, we had made when we built them!” she adds.
“At least; that is behind us, now!” Pinkie Pie points out, matter of fact; “Now you can help us build something even greater, right here!” she adds, giggling.
“Thank Celestia for that!” Rarity exclaims.
All of a sudden, the table with the map starts to flash a bright white light. The map vanishes, before the grid is turning on its head.
"Wait, what is that!” I exclaim.
“I do not know!” Rarity responds, with a slightly worried frown on her face.
The chairs start to move outwards. First slowly, inch by inch; then faster, foot by foot. A minute later, they slow down, before they are gathered in a line a few feet from the wall.
“Wait; what was that, I did not know your chairs could move!” Starlight exclaims, in chock and awe.
“Neither did I!” I respond, noting my friend nodding.
“The table grew once, but that is all the change we have seen!” Pinkie Pie points out.
“Oh, yeah; That!” Spike mumbles; “Aside from the first time in the castle, when the table appeared; right out of the floor!” he adds.
The chairs had been still, for a moment; then it starts to tilt towards us. We watch, in awe; as the table is tilting more and more, until it is standing upright, like a door.
“What is that?” I inquire; “It is facing us, like a door.
“Just like the mirror; that allowed you to go to Canterlot High, Twilight!” Pinkie points out.
“In that case, where does the gate lead to?” Rarity inquires.
“That is a strange image, Pinkie; but it certainly is not to our friends at Canterlot High, Rarity!” I point out.
While the map is gone, and the gate is still glowing; we can all see a change, as a Chevron appears at the top of the semi-circular gate before us. The Chevron is blinking: once, twice and thrice; before it is stabilizing into an even glow. A Lavender, purple glow.
“Strange; the glow is matching your coat-colour, Twilight!” Rarity observes.
“Yes; indeed it does, Rarity!” Starlight confirms.
“I have no idea!” I merely respond.
“But alas, what does that mean?” I inquire.
“Maybe it indicates, that whoever is coming; is not from Equestria, because that is not the Equestrian Alphabet!” Pinkie Pie points out.
“That is certainly not part of an Alphabet I have ever seen!” I confirm.
That is, exactly when the next Chevron appears at the One-O'clock position. It is blinking: once, twice and thrice; before it is stabilizing, into a steady glow. Just like the first Chevron.
“Is this a count-down, towards something; or is it a build-up, of some kind?” Pinkie Pie inquires.
“I have no idea!” I point out; “But if the Tree of Harmony has permitted it to occur, we should be safe!” I conclude.
Like clock-work, the Chevrons count down the moments; towards what is about to come forth, and who is about to step right into our Throne-room. Who ever she may be, she is undeniably about to enter before us.
The third Chevron blinks into existence, and stabilizes before our very eyes. Naturally, it appears on the Two-O'clock position; just after the second Chevron, on its One-O'clock position.
A moment later, just on time; the Fourth Chevron is blinking into existence, at the Three-O'clock position. Just as expected, even if I and we had not just figured this out, just yet.
Chevrons five and six, respectively blinks into existence. There is a ripping effect on the surface, just as it happens with the Mirror, leading to the Canterlot High.
Once the Chevrons had appeared, and the portal had been successfully established; nothing more happens, for several more minutes. The room is still and quiet, as we are expectantly awaiting what is to come next. Even if we do not know what is to come, or who is to come before us.
Finally, the ripples change; just as the first visitor breach the event-horizon, and steps right out onto the floor before us. Who should have been obvious, to all of us; naturally it is Twilight Sparkle. She is wearing a suit, resembling the one Rarity had made for her younger sister: Sweetie Belle.
“Why does she wear the suit I made for Sweetie Belle?” Rarity exclaims.
“Twilight Sparkle?” I exclaim, as I am recognizing my counterpart; even if she is by no means a Pony, or from Equestria by any means.
“Greetings; Twilight Sparkle, Rarity, Pinkie Pie, Rainbow Dash, Applejack, Fluttershy, Spike and Starlight Glimmer!” she responds, curtly.
“Welcome to Equestria, Ponyville; Twilight!” I offer, generously.
“Thank you, Twilight!” she responds.
“Are the rest of your friends coming over, too; Twilight?” Rarity inquires.
“No, Rarity; not this time, I am afraid!” Twilight responds; “As much, as they would have wanted to; but they stay back, in the hopes of not causing chaos here, or cause any undue confusion!” she then adds.
“Of course, how silly of me; I should have been expecting that, considering what I had been told when I was going somewhere!” I point out.
“Sunset Shimmer is still at Canterlot High, I take it; how is she doing, these days?” Twilight inquires.
“Yes, she chose to stay with my new friends over there; she seems to be doing quite well, for herself!” I respond.
“I am glad to hear that!” she responds, as her smile is widening a bit.
“You are doing well, I take it!” I inquire; “No problems on your end of the map?” I add.
“No, no problems, on my end!” Twilight responds; “I, and my friends are doing quite well!” she adds.
“I like the Equestria insignia on her shoulders, the Celestia and Luna are looking grand!” Rarity ponders, as she is observing the uniform the Human counterpart of Princess Twilight Sparkle.
Pinkie Pie is reaching over to Twilight with the tip of her mane, from where she is seated in her personal throne; poking the communicator, shaped like the symbol of the elements.
“Chirp, chirp!” is heard, as she had activated the device.
“Haah!” she mumbles, triumphantly.
“We had not expected any report from you, just yet, Twilight; You arrived safely, I take it!” Rarity inquires, through the communicator.
“Sorry about that, Rarity! Pinkie Pie activated it, for some reason! I have arrived, and quite safely, I might add; but they are all Ponies!” Twilight answers the communication.
“Of course I did!” Pinkie exclaims; “I wanted them to know; that you arrived, safely!” she adds, giggling.
“How, how, how did you know?” Twilight inquires.
“Simple! I am Pinkie Pie, and I know everything!” she points out; “You should know that, Twilly!” she then adds, giggling even more.
“This location is safe!” Twilight informs her team; at their home-base; “That is one friendly port, with potential allies!” she then adds.
“I note it in the log, under safe entries!” Rarity confirms.
“Thank you, Rarity; Over and out!” Twilight responds, whereupon the gate closes.
“You will be back, again; I take it, Twilight!” I offer.
“Yes, of course; since the location is secure, we could visit one-another at will!” Twilight responds.
“One small detail; I will have to throw a party, to welcome you to Ponyville!” Pinkie Pie points out.
“I should have known!” Twilight responds.
“Yes, you should have; and Pinkie probably told you so!” Pinkie points out, matter of fact.
“Wait, she actually did!” Twilight confirms.
“Is that, by any chance; why you chose this address first, Twilly?” Pinkie inquires.
“Now, since you mentioned it; I believe it was Pinkie!” Twilight responds.
“Oh, and invite the rest of your friends, too; Twilly!” Pinkie offers; but coming out more, as a demand, than an offer.
“I probably will have to, in order to form a more formal relation between us!” Twilight reluctantly agrees.
“I hope, they will not mind their own parties; welcoming them to Ponyville!” Pinkie points out.
“Probably not, but that counts for you too!” Twilight responds; “You will have to come over, so that Pinkie Pie can throw you parties, in order to properly welcome you over to Ponyville!” she then points out.
“I thought as much!” I respond, while Pinkie Pie is once more giggling hysterically.
“You will inform Celestia and Luna, of the success, I take it!” Rarity points out.
“Yes, she will be thrilled by the good news!” Twilight points out.
“Speaking of, I will have to send a message to Celestia and Luna too!” I put forth.
“Spike, take a note!” I exclaim; watching Spike producing the scroll and quill, ready to write down the message to Princess Celestia.
“Yes, Twilight; I am ready!” he responds; as he stands ready, with the quill.
“Dear Celestia!
We had a visitor; coming over, from the other side of the map.
Apparently; Twilight was wearing a uniform, reminiscent of the Filly Fetish Fashion Rarity created.
She will take the rest of her team over; in order to formalize ties with us, at some later date.
Yours Faithfully, Twilight Sparkle of Ponyville”
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“There, send the message; Spike!” I instruct Spike.
“Okay!” he responds, rolling up the scroll and breathing a flame onto the message.
The message readily travels over to Celestia, in the royal castle of Canterlot; where it reappears, before Princess Celestia herself.
“There, your message is away!” Spike responds.
“Thank you Spike!” I offer.
The map dials back, to the address Twilight had originate; then the gate opens up, once more.
“Time to return home; I will see you all soon!” Twilight offers.
“See you, when you return!” I exclaim.
“See you, when I return!” Twilight responds.
With that, she steps into the gate, returning hope to the world she had come from. The gate closes.
Once the gate had closed, the map slowly moves back into its original position. As the map is back, our thrones slide back into place.
“That was odd!” Starlight exclaims.
“But so much fun!” Pinkie Pie points out; “Even if I will have to wait for her return, before I can through her the party!” she then adds.