The Castle of the Two sisters, an ever-present trove of hidden ancient wonders.

And a certain bouncy pink pony was leaving it, holding in her hands a strange object that looked like a triple-sided mirror.

"Woot! I bet Twilight will love her new mirror, I'll wrap it up just nicely and after she blows out the candles I'll give it to her!" Pinkie cheered.

You guessed it, reader. It's Twilight's birthday.

"And the Princess of Friendship only deserves the best!" Pinkie said after you read that previous line.

Pinkie hopped all the way back to Ponyville.

As she made her way into Ponyville she bumped into a hooded figure going to other way.

"Oopsie! Sorry!" Pinkie called as she continued bouncing back into Ponyville.

All the party invites had been sent, the essential elements brought together in one place, and that was left was setup.

"Ok Spike, got the cake order from Mr and Mrs Cake?" Twilight asked.

"Done," Spike said with a thumbs up.

Twilight flapped her wings to get to higher ground and she grabbed a book on party games.

"We have to make sure things are prepped for when the other girls arrive." Twilight put a hand on her hip, remembering how she had given Starlight and Trixie a chance to go to the human world to give them a chance to learn more about their other selves. This way Twilight could have a smaller birthday and they could go have their own adventure.

"I hope Rarity likes the flowers I got for decorations," Spike wondered under his breath.

"Spike? Spike! Reality to Spike," Twilight snapped her fingers to get his attention.

"Huh? Oh sorry," Spike said sheepishly.

"We need to focus, Spike, otherwise things will end up disorganized," Twilight said.

"Right," Spike said.

The alicorn and the dragon continue to set up the party.

After all, Twilight had personally asked to set up her own party, saying she wanted to see if her party skills were up to snuff.

In truth, she was tired of Pinkie's surprise parties but she didn't have the heart to tell Pinkie to her face.

Twilight had managed to set up most of it by the time Pinkie bounced through the door wearing a blue striped shirt and short shorts.

"Hi Twilight! Hey Spike!" Pinkie cheered, setting the mysterious wrapped present on the table.

"Hello, Pinkie? So how am I doing?" Twilight asked.

Pinkie looked around at the… admittedly mediocre party set-up.

"Eh… it's a start," Pinkie said with a shrug.

"A start? I thought I did well," Twilight said.

"Who's the party pony here? Leave it to me" Pinkie zipped around and in ten seconds flat the party room looked better and brighter.

"Now THAT'S a party," Pinkie somehow hi fived herself.

"There are days when I wish I could understand you better," said Twilight. “And weeks when I’m glad I can’t.”

"Ah you'll get it one day," Pinkie reassured.

Night fell and soon the door opened revealing two ponies.

Applejack and Rainbow Dash.

Applejack wore her usual white shirt and blue overalls.

And Rainbow wore her usual sweaty sports outfit and blue skirt.

"Beat ya here," Applejack said.

"Not fair! Your leg muscles are stronger, If I flew you'd be eating my dust," Rainbow Dash snarked.

"Which is why we ran," Applejack said.

"Hey girls," Twilight said, walking up to them and hugging them.

"If it ain't the birthday girl!" Applejack scooped Twilight up in a reverse hug.

"Ah!" Twilight giggled as she was scooped up.

Not long after, Rarity and Fluttershy arrived.

"Darling, I do hope you'll let me know when you are available to go to the spa. I cannot wait to show you the new masseuse," Rarity said.

"U-uh sure, but I hope he's gentle on the wing joints," Fluttershy ducked her head lower and added in a whisper, “I wish I had your confidence.”

"We'll get to that later. For now, we should celebrate our dear friend Twilight," Rarity said.

“H-hi Rarity.” Spike shuffled closer and swallowed nervously. “Good to see you,”

"Hello darling," Rarity said.

"Hey girls! Glad you're all here!" Pinkie cheered.

"Yeah, let the mania begin!" RD cheered, raising a toast.

"Calm down a little," Applejack chuckled.

The party went on as expected. The girls played games, listened to music, and traded stories, then played more games!

"Pin the tail on the donkey!" Pinkie cheered.

Twilight was blindfolded and she crept forward with the needle in hand searching for where she can pin the tail when she reached the wall Twilight used her fantastic memory and logistics to aim the needle and then poked it into the wall Twilight then removed her blindfold… and saw that she had pinned it right on the nose of the picture….

"Darn it!" Twilight cursed.

"Ok, girls. Time for cake and presents!" Pinkie cheered.

Pinkie brought out a large multi-layered cake and Twilight blew out the candles easily. Twilight then began unwrapping presents she got a quilt from Rarity, a book from Spike, a bird feeder from Fluttershy, flight goggles from Rainbow Dash… again, and a book on various kinds of apples from Applejack.

Finally, it was Pinkie's turn.

Suddenly a ding went off and Twilight turned to the kitchen.

"Hey, Spike! I'm about to unwrap this last one, so could you go check on the vegetarian quiches? I don't want them burning,"

"On it," Spike said while running to the kitchen.

"Come on! Don't leave us in suspense, darling," Rarity said.

"Yeah! Open it! Open it!" Pinkie cheered.

"All right, all right," Twilight chuckled.

She unwrapped it to find a multi-sided mirror.

"Oooh, where did you find this Pinkie? It's pretty," Twilight asked.

Pinkie hugged Twilight.

"From that castle in the forest! It was kinda scary to go in there but if it meant getting a present for one of my bestest friends in the world I'd go in there a hundred times!" Pinkie cheered.

The mirror flashed on Twilight and Pinkie, but nopony noticed.

"Are you sure you should be rooting around that place? Who knows if the mirror is cursed or somethin," Applejack said.

"Ah, whatever. I bet you're just scared," RD snickered.

"No ah ain't!" Applejack said.

The two were reflected in the mirror and it flashed again.

"Dearie you have cake in your mane. Here, let me get that for you." Rarity began picking cake out of Flutters mane.

"Th-thank you Rarity," Fluttershy said.

The mirror flashed on them as well.

"Well, I suppose that concludes this party," Twilight said.

"Aw, and I'm not even buzzed yet!" Rainbow Dash said.

"Ya'll can git it tomorrow," Applejack said.

"I do have a busy day tomorrow so I suppose I shall be heading home then," Rarity said.

"Are you sure you don't want any quiches?" Twilight asked.

"Hmm… I suppose one couldn't hurt." Rarity said sitting down.

"If there's any leftover can I take some home? My animal friends love your quiches," Fluttershy said.

"Of course," Twilight glanced at the kitchen and wondered what was taking Spike so long.

"Well, what matters is that we had fun tonight. I wish we could be together forever to do stuff like this," Twilight said with a chuckle… before hearing a strange vibrating sound.

"Huh?" Twilight's ears perked forward "Does anypony else hear that?" Twilight asked.

The others looked around wondering where that strange noise was coming from when suddenly Fluttershy noticed something.

"Girls, something's happening to the mirror," Fluttershy said nervously.

"Huh?" Everyone said as they saw the mirror beginning to shake and glow.

"Uh, is it supposed to do that Pinkie?" Twilight said getting nervous.

"I dunno," Pinkie shrugged.

Suddenly the mirror lifted itself off the table and everyone got up and backed away.

"Uh, Twi? Can you tell me what the hell is going on?" RD said.

"I don't know. We should probably run!" Twilight suggested as the mirror split into three pieces and began orbiting a glowing green sphere

"Good idea!" Fluttershy said she tried to make a break for the stairs but suddenly a green magical tendril shot out of the sphere and grabbed her.

"AAAAH" Fluttershy cried as it lifted her into the air.

"Shy!" Rainbow exclaimed before a tendril tried to snag her and she dodged.

"I'll help you!" Rarity tried to fire a magic blast at the sphere, but the magical blast dissipated before a green tendril snatched Rarity as well.

"Ah!" Rarity cried out.

Applejack grabbed at the tendril but her hands went through it and she was grabbed too and raised next to Rainbow who had been caught

"Lemmie go!" RD yelled.

"Ah can't break its grip!" Applejack shouted.

Pinkie tried to run but she was grabbed by the tendrils too.

"AAAAAAAH!" Pinkie shouted

"Let my friends go!" Twilight fired her magic into the sphere but It only grew bigger. When it sent tendrils to snag Twilight as well she formed a barrier, but the tendrils just bored through it and grabbed her.

"NOOO!" Twilight exclaimed.

Now that it had all of the mares, it began pulling them inside it.

"HELP ME!" Fluttershy cried as she was absorbed into the sphere.

"Shy no!" Rainbow shouted.

Then it pulled Rarity in.

"NONONOOO" Rarity cried as she was pulled in.

"Rarity!" Twilight called.

Then it pulled Applejack and Rainbow in.

"NO YOU'RE NOT TAKING ME!" Rainbow beat her wings but ultimately she was pulled in.

"Not like this! NO!" Applejack yelled as she was sucked in.

Pinkie grabbed onto a desk but it was dragged with her and she ultimately lost her grip.

"I'm sorry Twilight! I'm soooorryyyyyy!" Pinkie cried as she was sucked in.

"GIRLS! NOOO!" Twilight cried.

"What's all the screaming about- Twilight?!" Spike cried seeing her clutching onto a wall as the sphere was trying to pull her in.

"SPIIIIIIIIKE!" Twilight cried before she was sucked into the sphere as well.

"TWILIGHT!" Spike tried to intervene but a pulse of magic sent him flying.

"AAAAH!" Spike cried.

Everything was still for a few moments… then the images of new ponies flashed on the mirrors before they slammed together and a magical pulse filled the castle.

Morning came and Spike slowly picked himself off of the floor.

"Ugh… what hit me?" Spike said before noticing the destruction before him.

What was even more shocking was the three ponies laying on the ground around the destruction.

They were groaning… meant they were alive… that's good.

One was an alicorn with Twilight's mane but more pink than usual. And curls toward the back. Her coat was a mix of Twilight and Pinkies colors, heck their face looks like a close blend of the two, and so was their cutie mark.

Another was a muscular green pegasus with a rainbow-colored mane & tail outlined by blonde. Her cutie mark was a rainbow-colored apple.

And the last one…. Spike blushed.

She was gorgeous, along with a perfect figure she had a mane and tail that mixed pink and purple shades. Her coat was a pale yellow, She was a unicorn and her face had a softness yet regality to it. Her cutie mark was a diamond with butterfly wings.

Spike was floored he'd never seen ponies like them, and he was feeling flustered and embarrassed given their current state of dress…

They were clothed but in ripped outfits similar to the ones the girls were wearing before they were…

"Who…what's going on?!" Spike demanded

"Ugh… can y'all give me five more minutes of peace?" the green mare grumbled.

"Huh?" Spike noticed the ponies were waking up and he became guarded.

"Who are you guys?! Where's Twilight? Where's everyone?" Spike interrogated.

"Darling, please calm yourself, I am sure we can figure out what happened," the yellow pony said soothingly. For some reason, Spike's tension melted a little at the sound of her voice.

"Whew! My head feels all jangly and dizzy. It could be a slight concussion, or very minor TBI," the pinkish-purple alicorn popped to her hooves and rubbed her head.

"I asked who you all are, what happened to my friends?" Spike demanded.

"Ah said quiet! Ahm trying to nap!" The green pegasus snapped getting up.

Spike backed away a little as he saw her impressive muscles, even better than Applejack's, yeah, don't mess with her.

"Please, let us not get violent," the unicorn said.

"Hmmph, whatever, and who are ya? Where's mah other friends?" The pegasus demanded.

Maybe my friends are hiding! Oh oh let's play hide and seek!" The alicorn chirped in a very Pinkie-like way.

“Who the buck are you?” The pegasus questioned again, this time to the alicorn.

“I’m-... huh… can’t remember!” She shrugged.

“Ya can’t remember yer name?” The pegasus said.

“Nope!” The alicorn replied.

“Actually.., I struggle with my identity too,” The unicorn said, looking concerned.

“How can ya forget who ya…are…actually who am I now that I think of it…” The pegasus said.

“Teehee, talk about contradiction syndrome! Is that a thing? I’ll have to search my dictionaries.” The alicorn giggled.

Meanwhile Spike was carefully observing them, he could tell, he’s known his friends long enough to tell.

Their mannerisms, their way of speaking, their personalities… they were all so similar to his friends… but it was as if they… Oh no….

“Girls!” Spike said, getting their attention.

“Yes, Spikey dear?” The unicorn said.

“Do what do you remember about your friends?” Spike questioned.

“What do you mean?” the unicorn asked.

“Just answer, what do you remember about Rarity?” Spike questioned again.

“I’m Rarity… right?” The unicorn said looking confused.

“What about Fluttershy?” Spike asked.

“I…am…also her?” the unicorn said.

“What about you? Do you know anything about Applejack or Rainbow Dash?” Spike asked the pegasus.

“Course, ah am… oh…” The pegasus said sounding like it clicked what Spike was getting at.

“And… do you know about Pinkie or Twilight?” Spike hesitantly asked the alicorn.

“Yep and yep, their me! Whatever that means,” The alicorn shrugged.

“She runs on Pinkie logic, but she’s straightforward like Twilight… I think I know what happened,” Spike said looking nervous.

“Well? Spit it out,” The pegasus said.

“You girls merged into three ponies!” Spike exclaimed.

The alicorn gasped “Like some kind of polymorphic fusion that occurred from a magical artifact, reacting to our magic it fused us from six beings into three new beings! And now we are victims of another storywriters work!? Is that what you mean?!” The alicorn loudly exclaimed.

“Uh… yeah?” Spike said unsure how to reply to that.

“How did you piece that all from merged into three ponies?” The pegasus asked.

“Just a theory!” The alicorn shrugged.

“Girls… this is serious, we must find out what happened to us!” The unicorn said firmly.

“Right,” Spike approached the center of the crater and saw the mirror-like device.

“What is this thing? How did it do this?” Spike asked.

“We are unsure,” The unicorn knelt beside Spike.

“I gotta send a message to Celestia, she needs to know what happened here!” Spike ran off.

“What about us? We’re kind of poorly dressed at tha moment!” The pegasus shouted after Spike.

“Go raid Twilight’s closet,” Spike suggested before running off.

“...Does she have any sports bras?” The pegasus asked.

Author's Note

My first romance/adventure story. This will be intended to be a longer story, maybe medium length.

We meet our new pony friends, can this be undone? Or are Twilight and Co lost forever?

Find out in the next chapter!