A Spell Gone Wrong, But Ment to Be.

Chapter III

All three of them trotted up the stairs into the room where rarity once made glorious fashion designs for the elite of Equestria.

"So are you really... Twilight Sparkle?" The golden pony whispered.

"I am, and here to stop this unjust timeline from happening." Twilight confidently said and Raven looked upon Twilight as if she were a whole new different pony from the one she met only a few days ago.

"My word, but you'll excuse me if I do not entirely believe you... it is just so hard to find hope these days." the gloomy tune of her voice was interrupted by her own voice again, but in a much happier tone. "Oh, were are my manners though, My name is Sunset Topaz, but my friends call me Sunset. It is a pleasure to meet you."

"Please to meet you miss Sunset Topaz, My name is Twilight Sparkle, but you already knew that. Mind if I ask you a question?" Twilight held a curious face. But before Sunset could answer a voice budded into the conversation. "Yes, she IS the descendent of Rarity, she's also a member of the Guardians." with that Raven had stepped forward between the two and continued. "She's responsible for giving any unicorn a new look before we send them off in hiding from the Iron Hoof." Twilight this time sat back eagerly and awaiting the new information.

"The Guardians are protectors of the old ways and the secrets that the Iron Hoof would like to destroy. We also help those in trouble start new lives as far away from Iron Hoof's control." Raven's face lit up with passion and nobility as she spoke the words.

Sunsets voice sang in "Well... Now that we have the boasting out of the way." Raven's face traded the nobility and passion with annoyance while sunset continued "why exactly did you bring her here Raven? Shouldn't you have called a meeting at your house or a safe house and we could all have discussed this all together?" Twilight sat still, but study the question and then Raven's face for the answer. "Well, she's already been her 3 days in my house, hidden away. But I know that rat of a Tavern owner Evening Cloud will probably tell the Iron Hoof guards he had a runner come through his Tavern and that I took her away. Which leaves us, with oh about half a day or less till they get here and that means I didn't want to risk the others."

"So you wish for me to change her look and hide her while you take the beating again for being a traitor?" Sunset said with a worried face. Before any of them could continue on with there secret meeting there was a pounding on the door below.

Shock and horror crossed their faces, "Quick, you might have been follow, into the closet!" Sunset hissed.

Twilight and raven hid in the closet but could hear Sunset Topaz walk down the stairs and announce "I'm terribly sorry but we are closed for cleaning." "Oh cut the silly scripted lines and let me in! It's me Pinkie!" A voice yelled from the other side of the door.

Raven let out a sigh of relief and open the closet "It's alright, it's our lookout." With that they went downstairs to meet this lookout.

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From the other side of a door stood a nervous and twitchy pink pony with a large curly pink mane. "Hurry up! hurry up sunset! I don't want anypony to see me." she whined.

Sunset opened the door and the pink pony darted in with such speed it would make Rainbow dash jealous. She glanced around the store and noting Raven and Twilight walking down the stairs. Upon looking at twilight she gasped and at the same time Twilight looked at her and gasp. "PINKY PIE!" "THEE TWILIGHT SPARKLE!" the two ponies yelled at each other in excitement.

"Wait... how do you know my name? oh wait, that's right, My great great great grandmother was Pinkamena Diane Pie, the First! and I'm Pinkamena Diane Pie the third! Man, you'd think the writer of this story could have come up with a better name than that. unless...." Pinkie rambled on. Twilight stood there, processing what Pinkie Pie had said, then noticed that she may look and act like the Pinkie pie she knew, But sadly she wasn't, the hint was a her cutie mark, a Rainbow Pie.

"Yes it is a rainbow pie instead of balloons, I like parties but baking is so much more fun! And I just love making the pies all different colours!"

"PINKIE! you came here for something I assume?" Raven interrupted.

"Oh ya, sorry, umm, you need to get Twilight out of here ASAP! The Iron Hoof is sending a whole legion over as we speak, they heard somepony was going around saying she was Twilight Sparkle and they're going to be here within the hour!" She finished her sentence with a large sarcastic goofy smile, as if to lighten the mood.

"This is very bad, Sunset can you change Twilight's look that quickly? And Pinkie, get word to Orchard we got a VIP that needs to be rushed out on the railroad now!" Pinkie pie saluted and dashed out the door while a worried look crossed Sunsets, "An hour isn't much time, this won't look pretty"

"Just do it! and Fast! We've waiting to long for this!"

Twilight politely interrupted "I could use my magic to help the process, I've been learning about some illusion spells that might help."

"Not a good idea Twilight, the Iron Hoof would sniff you out in an instant, they have devices that can detect magic in use." Raven said in protest while stomping her hoof down.

"Well then, how about I teleport myself outside Ponyville and give myself a headstart" inquired Twilight as she flashed a magic aura around her horn.

Raven looked on intrigued "If you can do that. It would by us more time, but I don't think you can."

"It's easy" with that twilight concentrated on the spell and she poofed as if it worked, but then she reappeared in the exact same spot. Twilight looked over the room and notice she hadn't move and try the spell again but again remerged on the same point.

"It's as Trixie feared. That spell was tampered with and can only be undone by the one who sent you here." Raven stared at the floorboards, hopes dashed. "So the same Spell that sent me here, keeps me from teleporting? That complicates matters." Twilight looked over at Sunset who had the same look as Raven when she first viewed Twilight using her magic. "Well darling, now if we can't use real magic, I'll just have to work my magic in disguises then." With that Sunset began grabbing dyes and hair products.

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Forty-five minutes had gone by, and Sunset had never worked faster in her life, she had temporally dyed Twilights coat a dark blue, and redone her hair in a messy long ponytail. She made Twilight look like a nobody unicorn that had it's dreams stomped on by the Iron Hoof. She had also made Twilight a cloak and giving her some old saddle bags to complete the disguise.

"It's not prefect, but it'll get us passed any guards we might run into." Raven said eyeing Twilight's new look. "The dyes will fade in three or more days if you don't wash them out, and now that you look the part, you must acted it, 3 rules apply. Keep your Head low, Stay in the shadows if possible, and NEVER show any magic ability. The Guards will try to do things to trick any unicorns in using magic." The Proud and regal face of Sunset Topaz looked down on Twilight through old glasses and her eyes gave a comforting glimmer of Hope.

"We should go, now. Thanks again Sunset." Raven rushed to the back door.

"Were are we going to exactly?" Twilight asked and Raven replied "Ya know Sweet Apple Acres? Apple Orchard is now in charge, he's the last of the Apple Family here and still runs the farm. From there he'll give use the current and safest route out to our main base of operations in the Galloping Gorge. Now lets hurry, no more time to..."

The old Carousel Boutique began to shutter as if a herd of stampeding buffalo was running just out side. "Oh no, OUT NOW!" Raven hissed at Twilight and the two darted out the back and along the trees. They soon stopped on the Road into town. From there Twilight could make out what look like to giant metal boxes rolling toward Ponyville, and the were big, they shook the ground at Twilight's hooves.

"Keep low and act like we're coming back from the market, don't make eye contact with any of the soldiers, and if the push you out of the way, comply!" whispered Raven under her breath and the two walk into town center to take the road to Sweet Apple Acres. But Twilight was to intrigue in these giant metal boxes. she peered from the corner of her eye, studying them as they approached.

Large, with four metal wheels, and a smaller box on top with what appeared to be weapons of some sort, a pair of them. Twilight knew this was a machine of terror as it rolled along, and behind it followed about seven more.

"Rumblers, great." Raven muttered. "Damn those Griffins for sharing their tech with Iron Hoof. You don't want to get in the way of those, they'll either run you over or blast you away with their black powder cannons."

The two hurried along the road but by the time they reached the old town square the rumblers had passed and arrived in the center. They parked in the town square and doors fell open from the rear, with ponies marching into the streets.

"Iron Hoof is here to stop the Terrorist that hide among you! We received word that there is a great threat hiding in Ponyville, and the sooner we find them, the sooner we will be on our way." Boasted what seemed to be the Officer in charge. "YA!? And who'll stop you young whipper snappers from terrorising us?" shouted an old gentlecolt clearly fed up with their words. But those words caused a few guards to swoop down upon the old colt like birds of prey and batter the old colt to the ground with their batons. Twilight rushed forward to help but was stopped by a hoof holding her back. She looked over and saw Raven eye's convey the words "don't do it" without a sound escaping from her muzzle.

Frustrated Twilight looked away, and Raven pushed her along. As the two ventured out of the square a guard yelled "HAULT" but they acted as if they did not hear the word. "YOU TWO MARES! HAULT! By order of the Iron Hoof." Again Raven stopped Twilight and they stood there, still as could be.

Fear crept into Twilights mind, these were clearly soldiers who enjoyed unchecked power over others. And there was no telling what they'll do to Twilight if they found out. Her mind raced with possibilities and strategies of getting away when a calm voice broke her train of thought. "Stay calm, and let me do most of the talking, if you look nervous they'll push more questions."

With that a few of the guards walked up and forcefully removed there hoods while they trotted in front of their path. "Were are you two going?" Question one of them while another eyed Twilight.

"We don't mean to cause any trouble sir, we're just returning from the market and heading home." A weak a feeble voice spoke instead of that defiant voice Raven normally used.

The guard raised and eyebrow "Have you seen a strange Purple mare who entered this town about 3 days ago?" "Yes" replied Raven and the shock crossed both Twilight's and the guard's face "WHERE?!" "About 3 days ago she was hiding around the Tavern... that's all I know..." Raven acted almost like Fluttershy as she played herself as a weak nobody pony. "VERY WELL!" The Guard shouted with irritation and let them carry on then shouted to his comrades "Check that stupid Pegasus' Tavern!"

Twilight let out a sigh of relief as they walked off toward the farm. "That'll buy us only a little while longer." Raven cooed. "For now."