"DIE YOU ZEBRA FUCKERS!" The alicorn shouted as he threw a bottle at the last ghoul causing it to melt.

Applejack lifted a hoof before Rainbow gently pushed it back down. "Face it AJ. Compared to our histories. Theirs must have been messed up. I mean look at this place." Rainbow sighed, motioning to their surroundings. "Everything's either falling apart, old or poisoned…" She paused and turned to one of the townsfolk. "No offense."

"None taken." He laughed. "And coming from the OG Dashite. It's a compliment."

"The what now?" Rainbow asked.

"It's just a title the pegasi gets labeled with that wants to help us ground ponies." The alicorn replied. "They call it a punishment. But most wear it as a badge of pride."

"You can tell me later." Rainbow sighed. "For now. Let's get going before-" just then the ground shook as a wave of light crossed the land.

"Now that was a big one." An oddly familiar voice laughed before a painted pony trotted over.

"Who are… what happened?" Spike gasped as he looked at the stallion.

"Oh this?" The stallion laughed. "I was just talking with… never mind. Not important." He laughed. "What is important is what just happened."

"And what did just happen?" Applejack asked.

"You are standing in the far future of what might be. So… it's possible that brought what was." The stallion replied. "Or it brought another is… or was it will be?... or might it be was?" He mumbled as he trotted away rambling on.

"Whatever it is." Spike sighed. "We have to check it out." With a nod from the girls and alicorn, the team took off.

Twilight, Pinkie, Applejack and Fluttershy arrived at Canterlot in record time to find empty streets. "I don't like this Twilight." Applejack warned. "Something about this place feels wrong."

"It's all wrong." Twilight agreed. "This should be a busy street this time of the day."

"I can't smell any happiness." Fluttershy whimpered. "It's like they're all scared of something."

Just then Applejack was grabbed by magic and pulled into one of the houses, with Twilight and Fluttershy chasing after her. "What the hay was that for?" She snapped.

"Sorry miss. But you shouldn't be outside right now." A voice in the shadows replied.

"And why not?" Twilight asked.

There was a momentary pause before the voice replied. "I thought you knew Dusk. It's that time of the year."

"My name's Twilight." She sighed. "Dusk is the me from another timeline. So please explain it to me."

After a moment a rainbow mained stallion stepped out next to a white unicorn mare. "You're definitely, egghead." The pegasus laughed.

"Rainbow?... and… Shining?" Twilight gasped.

"It's Blitz and Gleaming." The pegasus replied with a smirk. "And apparently the other you hasn't found a way to fix his mess yet."

"What mess?" Applejack asked.

"Turning our prince into a sex crazed princess… with a dick." Gleaming replied. "Normally I'd be right there at his… her side. But after seeing her go through half the guard? Yeah… no."

Twilight took a deep breath and started to pace. "It's nice to see that hasn't changed." Blitz laughed.

"Not the time Blitz." Twilight huffed. "If I knew the spell. I should be able to reverse it. But I'd need time and a way to get close…" She blinked and looked over at Gleaming nervously. "Please tell me your me figured out how to help his dragon with greed."

"Yes and no…" Gleaming replied with a nervous smile. "She isn't growing in size… exactly."

"The princess wasn't his first victim." Blitz pointed out bluntly.

Twilight took a deep breath as she put the pieces together in her head. "I'll figure this out. Just give me time."

"Is was may be? Will be is was?" The stallion stopped and blinked as he looked around. "Oh… did I go too far again?" He wondered out loud before spotting a mare sitting on a lone table. "She looks familiar… oh right. The trouble maker." He laughed as he made his way over to her. "So. How are you liking your world without the elements of harmony?"

"You can't prove they were the reason THIS doesn't happen." She spat.

"You don't get it… do you?" He sighed.

"Get what?"

"You messed with time without understanding it." He explained. "Sure there are time lines where they never met. Or only a few do. But specific events have to happen for it to work. And you stopping the race throws off that delicate balance."

"Impossible."

"Fine. Then walk the sands of time." He suggested. "Find your way to whatever home you want. But know this. Some fates… can never be avoided."

She huffed and looked away for a moment before turning back. "What is that supposed to… mean?" She asked before gasping at finding him gone. After a few moments she got up and looked off into the distance before starting her journey.

"Good girl." The stallion whispered from his unseen location. "Wait. I got it. Now it will be as it was!... was as it is to be?... DANG IT!"

Author's Note

Looks like things are getting ready to become intense. I wonder who'll lose it before the end. With all this time displacement going on. Someone is bound to crack.