With twilight and all the others.

Twilight, is pacing back and forth as Fluttershy, Applejack, Rarity, Rainbow Dash and Sunset Shimmer try to calm her down. Shining Armor with Big Mac, Discord, Cadance, Starlight Glimmer, Wallflower Blush, Trixie, Gabby, Ember, and Thorax are all talking about what to do. Scootaloo, Apple Bloom, Sweetie Bell, Diamond Tiara, Silver Spoon, Pipsqueak, Featherweight and Babs Seed all are talking back and forth about what could have Pinkie Pie have known. Zephyr Breeze, Sunburst, Flash Sentry, Blueblood, Gilda, Coloratura, Soarin, Skystar, and Garble making plans on how to deal with whoever gave the stone and to make sure this never happens again. Gallus, Silverstream, Smolder, Yona, Sandbar, Ocellus, Coco Pommel, Cheese Sandwich, Tree Hugger, Quibble Pants, Autumn Blaze, and Pharynx are asking about who go the gift. What was the point? Who knew about this party that could have given it away to an enemy? While Sonata Dusk seems to be panicking. Looking around for something. The Pie family talking about how to handle things at home and what to do about the problem.

Discord had already explained it was an evil dragon calling himself Lord Drago. This dragon even Discord doesn't know what evil version of friend or ally the dragon is. He just knows that Lord Drago unlike other enemies wants to drain the blood of one of each type of dragon, pony, etc. To gain the power of all the people within this universe for themselves. Discord unlike with most of the threats. Can't tell the group what this dragon looks like.

Discord sees this and speaks to her and everyone, "OK everyone we all in a sort of worry with what happened to Spike and Pinkie Pie, even I didn't suspected someone from other worlds knew about Mirror stones. I thought that was a thing only in handful of the universes of the multiverse. So the info on the threat can be found out quickly. Most of the invaders from other worlds like ours have only been ones without the existence of Mirror stones. So that means it's a new one and I can already cut out 531,213 out of the 532,500 universes that have them. Then carry the 4 along with all the boring math trash. We would only 20 possible different universes that are mostly overrun by evil and darkness. To be the ones to have done this. Now Sonata. You seem to know something. Care to share?"

Sonata gives a worried smile as everyone gives her well mix looks. Some try to be understanding like Applejack and Fluttershy. While others are giving her a look of did she betray them like Rainbow Dash and Gallus. Sonata speaks, "Well I saw Spike pick it up from the ground by Twilights car. It wasn't causing that pain before. So someone must have triggered it."

Limestone speaks with her voice fading, "That adds up... While the stone is powered by fire of a dragon. The dragon can only use it with a key word they choose is said by them. That they can trigger from within about 150ft. So they must had been close. oh.. sorry.. sorry."

"To finish what Limestone started. Just like how Pinkie Pie when she went to the Mirror Pond and found the magic mirror wand to use on herself which required a key word. To use any mirror pond item requires key words. Along with any other requirements depending on the items origin." Marble Pie finished for her sister.

Twilight then nods begins to try to think up a plan. Everyone being thinking about what they know. The Mirror pond is known as a magic place that creates Magic items with a price... Often those who go to it can ask for an old item already made in the past like the Mirror wand would require no price. The Mirror Stones from what can be gathered on information wise seem to have been made by magic to be able to come into existence naturally within rocks.

"Wait so couldn't we just use the Mirror Pond to make an item that opens a portal between the pond realm and our world?" Rainbow Dash asks.

Twilight signs before Autumn Blaze speaks, "I think we would all liked it that way, but it's not going be that easy is it?"

"yep" Big Mac speaks making it clear that that there is no way it would be that easy before Sunburst speaks, "Well it can be, and it can't be. It's a strange thing the Mirror Pond and it's rules and functions with are world which are just a mess of it's own. The idea of simply asking for an magic item to be made alone is insane sense the time and balance of nature and magical forces..." Sunburst looks around seeing everyone waiting for him to end his ranting and to get the point. Other than Twilight. Sunburst clears his throat, "Right the main point is... With how little we understand other than myths and stories of the Mirror Pond. The price for making a full new magic item could be the something your treasure that cannot be replace. Like a love one or an import memory. The risk of that is too high."

"Well dear what should be done then?" Rarity asks. Then Shining speaks up, "For now we go on the hunt for this Lord Drago in big groups. This dragon manage to slip pass both Luna and Celestia without being detected by either of them. That is not an easy feat to do. We have three tasks at hand. Find out who and where this Lord Drago is from."

"Two find out how to get Spike and Pinkie Pie out of the Mirror Pond." Twilight enters in then Sunset Shimmer speaks last, "Finally we need to make decoy Spike and Pinkie Pie so no one knows what happen or worries arise. No matter how much any of wish we could solve this in a day. That is not going to be possible and we have classes. If people see that both of them are missing and catch wind that something has happen. It could cause some unneeded attention to us all."

Everyone nodded their heads and split up. Twilight, Shining, Big Mac, Rarity, Limestone and the rest of the pie family will help cover for Spike and Pinkie with the fake copies allowing the others to figure out what to do. Applejack, Applebloom, Rainbow Dash, Fluttershy, Discord, Sonata, Autumn Blaze, Ocellus, Coco Pommel, Cheese Sandwich, Tree Hugger, Quibble Pants, Gallus, Silverstream, Smolder, Yona, Sandbar and Pharynx are planning to hunt down and/or find out what they can about this Lord Drago. While Cadance, Starlight Glimmer, Wallflower Blush, Trixie, Gabby, Ember, Thorax, Zephyr Breeze, Sunburst, Flash Sentry, Blueblood, Gilda, Coloratura, Soarin, Skystar, and Garble are going to find out how to get Spike and Pinkie Pie out.

While some of these people are not good at doing searching or researching depending on what they have other means of finding out info. While those like Scootaloo, Sweetie Bell, Diamond Tiara, Silver Spoon, Pipsqueak, Featherweight and Babs Seed have an idea that they want to do to aid outside the groups.

"What are you guys up to?" Rainbow asks the youngest of the group outside of Apple bloom on what they are planning.

Bab seed speaks for the group, "Well with what we have gathered from all the talking it almost feels to prefect the timing. We think that someone outside the group knew where we were going for this party. One sure could have been a different universe copycat of us or whatever. But that doesn't explain how they knew the exact location of said party. Sense if they only have gotten into our world recently? How did they know what they know? We think someone is a spy within the college or someone betrayed our world outside our group. Sense we all know before we are allowed to join or aid in these dangers of other worlds. That Twilight and the others test us with magic spells that make us reveal the truth of our intent. We don't think their is a traitor. We think their is a spy although from our world."

"you are grated to investigate into this matter. Babs and the others bring up a point. Twilight can you?" Shining asks as Twilight nods her head as she checks for any of the cloths of all their allies being bugged with mics or trackers. Skystar's dress lights up a bit at the bottom revealing some type of device.

Skystar goes down on her nee and messes around with that part of the dress to reveal some type of clip that seems to have some type of transmitter and Scootaloo quickly takes it from Skystar and breaks it. Applejack cries out, "Scot what in tarnation where you thinking?!"

"Yes we could have investigated the device to find out where it was going to. Why did you break it." Twilight raised her voice.

Scootaloo looks at everyone, "Because I already know who made it. I will go and question 'him' with the others. I will get him to talk. For now you guys worry about your parts. Let's just say an old friend is going to have problems with all of us now."

The rest of the people headed out as well. Everyone knowing what they need to do. Although most where not all friends with Spike and some were just acquaintances. Many understood that Spike was respected for a reason and if their friends were worried about him. So were they. The main ones that were the most worried or had the hardest time with this was the five of the main six, the core three cutie mark crusaders, Discord, Big Mac, Shining Armor, Cadance, Sonata, Thorax, Ember, Smolder, Gabby, Sunset Shimmer, Wallflower Blush, Starlight Glimmer and Sunburst. While Pinkie had just as many even more worried for she was a core member of the team to deal with outside invaders. Five of the main six, the core three cutie mark crusaders, Discord, Big Mac, Shining Armor, Cadance, Sunset Shimmer, Wallflower Blush, Starlight Glimmer, Sunburst, the Pie Family, SkyStar, and Cheese Sandwich where also just as greatly worried for mainly Pinkie Pie.

Twilight during the night although seemed the most calm and ready to deal with this problem. In the dream world where Luna the Vise Principle of the school has came into her dreams to aid her. Right now She is having one of her biggest mental break downs in years. Twilight in her Nightmare saw death after death of ways Spike could die with all the unknowns about the realm of the Mirror Pond. She saw him melting into the pond becoming one with it and never being seen again. She saw him being fused together with Pinkie Pie becoming a Frankenstein like monster. She saw Pinkie being hunted and killed by creatures of the Mirror as she screams out, "NO! NO! I CAN FIX THIS! I CAN FIX THIS! FIX THIS!! FIX THIS MESS!!!"

"TWILIGHT!" Luna's voice boomed like a sonic wave making the nightmares vanish from Twilight's sight. Luna sat down by her side as Twilight was laying on the ground trying to hold herself together. Luna then speaks as she gently raises her head to look at her. Luna also had some small tears in her eyes. She understood Twilight's pain. "Twilight, my deer friend. I know this must be hard on you. Don't blame yourself on this. You did what you could in the past and you are doing what you can now in the present. If you need to blame anyone, blame me and Celestia for failing to sense and stop the invader from causing all this. As this should have been a time of rest and joy for you, your friends and specially your brother Spike."

"Luna, I can't blame you or Celestia. you both have entrusted me and -" Before Twilight can finish Luna put her hand on Twilight's head, "Twilight, we gave that responsibly to you for we had no say in the matter. We wanted you and all your friends and family to have a normal lves drom childhood to adulthood, but dangers and the gifts you were given forced my sister's hand. Then even mine hand after I was freed from the evil that had captured my body and used me to do harm."

Luna looks down ashamed at herself and into the dream waters below. She touches the waters as they show the dreams as everyone tries to sleep after a long day of event after event. The apples seem to be unable to sleep and work in the fields of the apple farm blaming themselves for not being strong or fast enough. Rainbow Dash, Ember, Smolder, Flash Sentrey and even Fluttershy all flying around in high speeds or screaming out their rage in their homes. Sunset Shimmer, Wallflower Blush, Starlight Glimmer, Sunburst and Cadance reading through every book as they lose themselves in them thinking about how they missed such important info or ways to detect threats. Trixie duing over the top and dangerous magic show stunt training. Thorax in a mental break down stat and slowly losing himself as he calls himself a failure of a friend. Scootaloo being careless as she rides her scooter around until she stops at a house. Along with everyone else being upset at these events.

"Wait is Scoots going in alone to investigate the person they believe to have betrayed our world?! what is she-!" Luna calmly speaks, "She will not fine him their. He has left town. I will sent info tomorrow on where he went hiding to for her and the others. Twilight, these events are not the full main cause of the problems or emotional stat of you and all your friends. It's the over time stress of fighting over and over every night different threats and having to split up and the scars and pains that all of you have faced. You and your friends have not been given proper rest or therapy for what has happened."

"But I always told everyone to-" Luna smiles as she gives her a hug, "Twilight, you have heard the hardship of others so often. That you have forgotten that even someone who helps with therapy also often go to therapy themselves every now and then so they can rest and deal with the problems they face every day. You need someone to talk to as well. They have been avoiding it because your friends can all tell that stress and regret are overwhelming you. Spike is worried for you for a reason. The main reason I am here although not only to help you as much as I can. But to also say that I am sorry that I can't do much more. So please let it all out."

Twilight breaks down as years of dealing with monsters, insane evil versions of herself and her friends, curses and so many other things that a anyone her age or younger, when she started should have never had to deal with. She cried for hours as she has been forced along with many of her friends to grow up faster then they should have. Forced to fight wars to stop evil from taking over the land. Forced to hide and have secrets from many she cared about. Forced into the life of a hero with friends, but even friends sometimes are not enough to help with the pain and suffering that you feel when you deal with beings of pure evil. She was most scared from the many evil versions of herself. She hopes she will never become one of them. Luna within her mind is mad at herself and her sister for letting Twilight and the others suffer so much. Shining Armor and Cadance although are adults they have been thrown into this at a young age as well. It was a miracle that they turned out as they have. She remembers the many friends and allies she had before during her darkest hours and how they fell into the darkness of hate, pain and suffering.

Luna then as Twilight stopped crying within the land of dreams then said this, "I am sorry Twilight, but I must go now to hopefully help the others with their pain and what has happened. Please do note not say a word about this to Celestia or anyone within the college board. If they heard that are called you my friend I would be fired for sure."

Twilight let out a giggle as she nodes her head. Luna then smiles and leaves to help out the others who were in need of her. Luna's night was going to be busy. Twilight then started to use the dream state she was in to make a plan and look over her memories and everything she knew about the mirror pond.

Far off into the darkness a figure stood in the shadows as a young man looked at the figure, "look I did what you needed me to do. Now you said you would make it worth my while and change my gift? That was our deal."

"AHAHAH of course of course. I have no need for your help, but if their is one thing about a dragon code. It is that I am a man of my word." The dark figure throws over a stone that is black and have some strange holes in it.

The person look at him in confusion before the dark figure spoke, "That is a changling stone allows the owner once a year to change their gift and even their entire identity."

The traitor who steps into the light more reveals himself to be Davenport a quill shop owner. He then shacks the stone as he tries to use it then the stone glows has he lets out a yell of shock. Then looks down at his new form and starts laughing like a mad man. As The dark figure dragon he worked for leaves saying, "As I said. A Dragon always keeps his word. Always."

Author's Note

Yes! I got another one DONE! Somehow. Please do point out grammar, sentence structure or wording problems and have a wonderful day. I can't wait to hear theories or thoughts about this chapter.