“What?! It’s looking nothing like your old castle!” Starlight protested. She looked around the room, which looked like original map room, but map was completely destroyed by some sort of plant. The chairs, which were for every element of harmony also was in ruins. Everywhere were plants and trees? Twilight was also confused, but she had explanation, at least she thought she has.

“Maybe it’s some sort of natural disaster? Like earthquake?” She guessed.

“I don’t think so. Map was very strong, and very much indestructible. Maybe we teleported so much to the future, that the map weakened, and plants just destroyed it?” Starlight said. Looking for an exit, which wasn’t easy, since everywhere was plants and nothing more.

“Maybe we leave the map and see the outside? Maybe Ponyville is still intact?” Twilight asked, leaving the room, after finding the exit. After some walking they left the castle and saw the unthinkable. The entire Ponyville was destroyed in pieces by plants. “The everfree forest? That’s impossible!” Twilight commented, looking at the ruins of the city, where she lived, before she got crowned ruler of Equestria

“It doesn’t look like everfree forest expansion. I think normal forest just grew up.” Starlight said

“We need to find some sort of community here. Let’s hope that Canterlot isn’t destroyed, as Ponyville.” Twilight decided

“Yes let’s hope. But how we will get there? The train station is probably destroyed or unused for years! We can’t fly neither since I’m not at alicorn or Pegasus.” Starlight said.

“You can fly with spell, don’t remember?” Twilight said to her.

“I didn’t use it since, well some time. I don’t know if I remember it correctly.” Starlight answered. “Maybe we will teleport? I think it’s much better idea to do.”

“Hmm. Maybe? I think I can cast a spell to teleport us both” Twilight said and started casting a spell

“Twilight wait! We forgot about something!”

“What’s wrong Starlight?” She asked.

“Well, you are full grown alicorn, don’t forget that. You need some sort of disguise. We don’t know how much we went to the future, remember?” Starlight said. She was right. They didn’t know what happened, where they are, or even when they are.

“Maybe just make an illusion of you without your wings?” Starlight proposed

“Wings? Why not horn?” Twilight asked, rather confused.

“Hmm. Maybe there is some sort of segregation?” Starlight answered, not very confident about that one.

“There wasn’t, isn’t and won’t be any segregation in Equestria! Why you would think of that!?” Twilight literally yelled at Starlight. “But maybe you’re right. We are not sure what has happened. I’m gonna make a illusion of me being a unicorn again.” She said and in a matter of seconds she casted a spell of illusion, which made her look like an ordinary unicorn.

“Ok I think we are ready. I’m going to teleport us to the gates of Canterlot. Let’s hope that nothing wrong is going on there.” Twilight said. After a second there was a big flash of light and they appeared at the gates of the city, which didn’t look anything like Canterlot. There was a lot of flashing billboards, large buildings and a very different castle. When they appeared both ponies noticed also a lot of pegasi guard, which was unusual, even for Canterlot, if it’s still named that.

“Hey, where are you going Unicorn?!” Yelled one of the guard. Making everypony in the gate look at them, even the pedestrians and guards

“Oh, we were just v…” said Starlight, until she got cut out by the guard.

“You were just preparing an invasion to enslave all pegasi and claim Zephyr Heights for yourself!” Finished for Starlight another guard. “Everyone, get shields and attack them!”

“Wait no!” Both Twilight and Starlight screamed at the same time, but it didn’t do anything. They were both captured, and putted tennis balls on their horns.

“Ok, danger has been averted, everypony is safe now!” One guard announced to the pedestrians. Everyone got immediately happy and started cheering. Twilight was just looking at it with confusion and when she looked at starlight, she saw the same emotions on them. Ponies got segregated. Thing that Twilight believed to never happen, has been introduced very hard into ponies hearts, or at least for just pegasi. “Escort them to the Queen Haven. She will decide fate for them.” The same guard informed other two. The nooded in understanding.

“Wait what queen?” Twilight asked, but she was ignored by everyone. She looked at Starlight. “Well, this isn’t a thing that we were expecting.”

“Very weird behavior I need to confirm.” Starlight answered her. “I think they believe, that these tennis will protect them from us and our magic.”

“I think they don’t know that I can still cast spells but I’m gonna wait and see the Queen.” Said Twilight. Starlight had the same opinion as Twilight on this situation. They waited calmly, waiting to get escorted to the castle. Starlight spotted one guard coming from the castle.

“Queen Haven has approved the meeting with our prisoners.” He said. “Take them to the castle”

“Yes sir!” Three guards, that were around both unicorns said, taking them to the castle. They entered some room, which started mowing upwards. Twilight forgot, that the technology here could change. She, along Starlight was looking outside, to the very big city center, with a lot of screens and ads. As they reached the castle it was just getting more beautiful. ‘Rarity would love that look’ Twilight thought to herself. As they approached the castle she noticed very strange banners. They were green with some sort of crystal on it. Finally they entered the castle and soon enough they were entering the throne room. There were three thrones, for some reason. One bigger and two smaller ones. After a minute, the trumpet started playing

“Her majesty Queen Hvaen with her daughters, Princess Zepherina Storm and Princess Pipp Petals!” One guard said. Immediately after, 3 ponies started flying down and sat on the thrones

“They are Pegasi!?” Starlight said, looking at Twilight.

“It can’t be. Royal family is an alicorn family. Luckily, we can talk with them now” Twilight Answered.

Author's Note

And the first chapter (not counting prologue) is finished! What do you think?

All the comments, criticism and suggestions are appreciated!