Two Years Later in Manhattan
Author's Note
Only seasons 1-7 and the movie are canon in this story. Given that this is a chapter of a story I dug up from several years ago, it will be a while before the next chapter is posted. Enjoy 👍
Two Years Later in Manhattan
Phoebe sat in Joey's apartment alone while her best friend was on set for a movie. She was babysitting Chick Jr. and Duck Jr. while the TV was playing some soap opera.
She moved into Joey's apartment after the divorce with Mike was finalized months ago. And unlike Rachel, she didn't have to worry about kids when she got divorced with Mike. Meanwhile, Ross and Rachel went through their second and hopefully last divorce a year ago. And now Rachel was Merchandising Manager of Louis Vuitton in Paris, taking care of her baby most of the time.
It felt like she only had Joey now after the chaotic divorces went down, especially since Ross shut out most of the world after his fourth divorce. Sometimes, Ross would emerge from his lonely cave to hang out with them, but he hasn't done that since three months ago. And even though he never smiled and hardly spoke whenever she'd see him, she reminisced on the days when the six of them were all together.
Chandler and Monica were still going strong in their careers, relationship, and family. The restaurant that Monica was still head chef of, Javu, recently got a great review from a popular magazine. Now, Monica was even more busy making sure that her restaurant exceeded the expectations of her customers. And she and Joey hadn't hung out with them in months either.
Phoebe stared at the little chick and duck resting next to her on the couch, scratched their fuzzy heads, and gave a small sigh.
Rachel was laying down on the couch, letting a drunk stranger run his hands under her shirt and unhook her bra as they made out. She was also drunk after celebrating a new line of Louis Vuitton handbags that she and another colleague worked on. And now, she was taking what she wanted.
Then, from upstairs, both of them could hear Emma start crying.
"I should be g-going," The man spoke in slurred words. Rachel put her hand on the stranger's shoulder.
"I'll only tend to her for a quick minute..." Rachel tried to reason, but the drunk man's eyes narrowed at her.
"I have to go home to my wife anyway," That sentence felt like a kick in the head for Rachel. She didn't care if he was lying or not, she was still being cheated out of an experience she hadn't properly enjoyed in months.
The drunk man stumbled out of her house, and she slammed the door shut before locking it. She walked up the stairs. Even though Ross had robbed her of so many years of dating, hanging out with friends, and even pursuing her dreams, he had still gifted her with the child that he wasn't equipped to take care of. And even without men to get her rocks off, she still found a reason to make it through each day. Rachel promised herself that her life would get better, she could feel it.
Princess Celestia warily walked in the hospital in Canterlot, with Rarity and Fluttershy leading her down the hallway. Celestia was fidgeting and frowning as she stared at the ground, causing Rarity to look up at her.
"I know you're worried, but Twilight's a strong alicorn. Some vicious attack isn't going to bring her down that easy," Rarity reassured her. "Oh look, there's her room right there-"
Celestia ran past Rarity and Fluttershy and into the hospital room that Rarity pointed at. When she ran in, Applejack, Pinkie, and Rainbow Dash were standing over Twilight's unconscious body in the hospital bed.
"This is all Capper's fault." Applejack growled, before looking at Rarity who was at the door. "You should've never allowed him into Ponyville. Now there's a whole Clan of cats who he's in debt to trying to kill or enslave us!"
"And who could forget all the rebel minions of the Storm King that have been killing ponies left and right! Twilight needs to tell Tempest to take care of those big lumps of fur!" Rainbow Dash added.
"And Thorax lied about all the changelings being reformed, there's still an army of changelings that pledged their loyalty to Chrysalis!" Pinkie added, her eyes wide. "Princess Celestia, nopony feels safe anymore. And now that Twilight was attacked, all of Equestria has been hiding in fear. No one even comes to my parties anymore!"
"I do not regret being Capper's friend!" Rarity glared at Applejack. "We've defeated some of the greatest threats in Equestria, and these rebellious creatures are no different. We can take down the cats, the minions, and the changelings! Right Celestia?"
Princess Celestia stared wide-eyed at the Mane 6, feeling the weight of Equestria on her shoulders. She used a magic spell to teleport out of the hospital, wincing as she heard their voices shrieking and drowning each other out.
Twilight Sparkle was her marefriend of several years, the mare that she wanted to marry and spend the rest of her immortal days with. But she even though they were both immortal, they were not invincible. And it was possible that Twilight could die from an attack with no magic spell able to revive her.
Several days ago, right after the attack, Princess Celestia had sent her sister to look for a group of six to be trained by the Elements of Harmony in case something happened. Starswirl and the others would be useless since most of them were too old to fight. Either that or they've settled down in peaceful lives free of fighting. No, Celestia needed youthful fighters with quick wit. But Luna's searches came up short, finding no groups of six that were strong in their friendships.
But as Celestia woefully stared at the sky outside of Canterlot's hospital, she saw her dear sister fly down from the sky grinning from ear to ear. Princess Luna landed on the ground and approached her sister.
Could it be, maybe we no longer have to fear of these beasts taking over Equestria?
"I've found a group of six people that were once very close friends! Forgive me dear sister, for I had to use a time spell to find that out," Luna explained. "The only problem is that they're of the species that we despise so much."
"Humans," Celestia spat. "Do we have no other choice?"
"No, and like I said, they were once very close friends. Currently, four of them live in pairs, one lives in Paris, and one lives alone near two of them." Luna explained. "We must be responsible for reuniting them here if this can work."
"Very well, lead the way sister," Celestia sighed, picturing Twilight still on the hospital bed.
Just go with it, you two are doing this all for everypony's safety. You're doing this for her safety.
Princess Luna opened up a portal to Paris, and the two sisters leaped in and disappeared.
