Trotting with the spirit Twilight, Sunny still had a million questions she wanted to ask. But she knew they didn't have the time.

"Hey.. Princess?" Sunny said, looking over at the glowing alicorn.

"Yeah?" Twilight said.

"You'll be able to come back right? I have a bunch of questions I wanna ask about ancient Equestria."

The Princess smiled, "of course I'll be able to. I might not know everything Twilight did, but I can answer some of your questions."

Sunny smiled and took out her phone, she was surprisingly getting one bar in the castle and she had received a text from Pipp.

Pipp:
"Hey you guys okay? You've been up there a while."

Sunny:
"Yeah, we're okay. We got a little surprise for you and the rest of the gang too. 😉"

Sunny put her phone away and trotted down the grand staircase to the foyer. Pipp, Zipp, and Izzy were all there, eagerly waiting for them to return. However when they saw the shimmering form of Princess Twilight, they gasped and all of them but Izzy took a step back. Smiling, Izzy squealed and hopped forward.

"Hi!! You must be Twilight! Sunny never shuts up about you but I thought you were dead? Ohhh, your sparkling!! That's so cool! Can you teach me to do that!? I wasn't expecting to see-"

Sunny shoved a hoof against Izzy's muzzle and chuckled.

"Calm down Izz, there will be time for questions later. I'll give you all the run down of what took place up in the throne room."

*Sometime later...*

"So, let me get this straight," said Zipp as the group trotted along the overgrown path.

"1,000 years ago, a pony named Akira attacked Canterlot, won, but Twilight used an artifact to wipe out all evil and took Equestria with it?"

The glowing alicorn nodded, "That's about the size of it. However I don't know the origin of the castle and magical table. I don't have knowledge before the day Princess Twilight activated me."

"But can you tell us what it's purpose is?" Asked Pipp.

"As far as I know, it was a map which displayed Twilights cutie mark, and her friends cutie marks at various locations where they were needed for a friendship problem. And I know that because of Luster Dawn's adventures before Akiras attack."

Izzy tilted her head in a very cute way and furrowed her brows questioningly.

"Who's Luster Dawn?" She asked.

Twilight smiled, having some of the memories from Twilights teachings implanted into her memory core.

"She was Twilights star pupil. Like Princess Celestia before her, Twilight took Luster under her wing personally to teach her about the magic of friendship."

Sunny looked at Twilight, "I can't even imagine how different things were back then.. I wish I could have met the mane 6."

"You still might be able to remember? IF, we can prove that they actually were teleported to another realm."

Sunny sighed, "And that's a BIG if."

The group continued trotting for another ten minutes, until Zipp noticed something strange.

"Hey guys, Is it just me, or did the ground become a lot more.. stonier?"

She was right however. Looking down, they could see that they were now on a very old, and very mossy cobblestone road. It was very hard to tell it was cobblestone due to the amount of vegetation growing over it, but it was. Looking around, Sunny attempted to see if there were any buildings standing. And, upon further investigation, she noticed walls and window frames covered in an insane amount of small green leafy vines.

"Hitch.. please tell me you also see a building when you look into those trees.." Sunny said quietly, in apparent shock.

Hitch squinted and his jaw dropped.

"Hitch?" Sunny said, turning and looking at him.

"Wha- bah hub huh..." He said, utterly speechless.

"I know this place." Said the shimmering Twilight, trotting towards the very dilapidated building and looking up to a rusted piece of metal sticking put of the wall. On it, unbelievably still hanging, was a wooden sign. However the words were obscured by the overgrowth of moss and vines. Lighting her horn, Izzy pulled away the vines and moss carefully as the words became visible.

"Dazzle Shines Quill and Stationary Shop"

On the sign below the words was a faded picture of an old fashioned writing quill, and a couch.

"This is where Twilight used to come to get her parchment and quills..." Twilight said, running a hoof along the doorframe. "So if that's here.. then it must be.." She turned and trotted a little back the way they came, turning to the left and pointing a hoof. "There."

The group went over and looked at the thing the shimmering Twilight was pointing at. It was a very very very large pit. Partially filled in from mudslides and rain water from over the years.

"What is it? It looks like an ordinary pit to me." Said Sunny.

"That's because you're not a unicorn silly. As a mare who's spent her whole life living in a tree, I can tell you with confidence. That this is where a huge tree used to sit," Said Izzy.

"A tree?" Said Pipp, "how can you tell?"

"How can you not?" Asked Izzy, smiling and hopping to the edge of the crater. "See all the torn roots along the edges?" She asked, pointing a hoof and directing it along the edge of the hole. "I'd say the stump or entire tree was pulled from the ground. And judging from the size.. it's the same kind mine is!" She exclaimed.

"Izzy how do you know so much about trees?" Pipp asked.

"Well when you've spent your whole life living in a forest of mega trees.. kinda hard not to forget." Izzy said smiling.

"True.." said Pipp, taking pictures of the pit to post to her Muzzlebook account.

"But Twilight, why are you showing us this hole where a tree once stood?" Sunny asked.

The alicorn smiled and cleared away a part of the forest floor with her hoof, "This is why."

Sunny looked down and was shocked to see a marble memorial plaque set in the ground. Taking a step closer, she pulled out a flashlight and shined it at the plaque.

"In this spot, in Ponyville's secondary town square, stood the majestic Golden Oaks Library. On September 15th, 1013 AD, a fierce battle between Twilight Sparkle, a unicorn turned alicorn princess from Canterlot, and Tirek an evil centaurian creature from the Ether realm broke out on the outskirts of Ponyville. The library was ultimately destroyed in the ensuing fight. It was most famously known for being the home of Princess Twilight Sparkle, the Princess of Friendship and ruler of Equestria. The stump was removed by her friends and turned into a shining beacon of friendship, which now hangs from the ceiling of the royal throne room of the Crystal Castle. This plaque is dedicated to the memory of the library, and the amazing symbol of friendship it represented."

"Tirek.." Sunny said quietly. She was completely take aback by how much she was learning from this spirit Twilight. And she had a feeling she was going to learn even more.

As the group left the hole, they started to notice more and more buildings. Trees, vines, grass, and moss all growing around them, however nonetheless still visible. Entering a large clearing, they were shocked to see the most well preserved part of the town. It was large intersection with many stores and shops. Mossy, partially destroyed, wooden carts sat alongside some of the buildings and a large mossy fountain stood in the center. The most amazing looking building however, was the one on the far corner. Even though much of the paint was gone, you can tell that it was once a pink and white building. Hitch trotted over to it and looked up at a sign hanging above the door.

"Sugarcube Corner"

Twilight smiled and looked at it fondly.

"Ah yes.. the old sweets and bakery shop. Owned by Mr. And Mrs. Cake." She said peering in through the windowless window frames. Inside much of the furniture was gone apart from all the wooden chairs, tables, and counters which were still intact. Sunny trotted up to the shimmering Twilight.

"I... can imagine how hard it must be to see Ponyville like this Princess. Even if you are only a part of the real Princess Twilight. You still have feelings after all," She said.

Twilights ears folded down and she sighed a little, but started to smile and looked at Sunny, tears running down her glistening cheeks.

"It is hard, but In my heart are the memories. And there they will always be. No matter how much time passes."

Sunny gave her a hug as the rest of the gang followed suit. Piling around Sunny and Twilight in a big group hug.

"We should probably set up camp inside Sugarcube Corner," Zipp said, letting go of Twilight and looking at the sky. "It's gonna rain soon."

Sunny also looked up as the sky, "I agree, come on everypony, let's head inside."

Author's Note

Hey everyone! Hope you're liking the series so far. I'm doing my best not to reveal too much about Equestrias past too quickly to Sunny. And I'm hoping that you'll continue to read the chapters as they come out!