A Dragon's New Generation Adventure

Chapters

Chapter 1: New Location, New Day, New Looks
Chapter 12: Taking the Weekend Off: Friday Night Food Fight
Prologue
Chapter 2: The 200 Year Detour
Chapter 3: Aaron vs. Sprout
Chapter 4: Day at the Boardtrot
Chapter 5: Haven and Alphabittle
Chapter 6: To the Dragon Lands
Chapter 7: Journey Through the Everfree Forest
Chapter 8: Nyx, Daughter of Twilight Sparkle
Chapter 9: A Freezing Investigation
Chapter 10: Taking the Weekend Off: Beach Day
Chapter 11: Taking the Weekend Off: Spa Day
Chapter 13: Destiny Awaits
Chapter 14: A Sparkling Awakening
Chapter 15: Alterro
Chapter 16: Time to Head Home
Chapter 17: Princess Cadance and Shining Armor
Chapter 18: The Young 6 VS Crunch
Chapter 19: The Wild Cards
Chapter 20: Hero's Ceremony
Chapter 21: Back to the Future
Epilogue

Chapter 1: New Location, New Day, New Looks

The next morning, Aaron was waking up in the tent he was sharing with Smolder. Unaware to the changes that happened to him or Smolder, he had gotten out to prepare breakfast. He still hadn't noticed the changes he went through.

Aaron was setting up breakfast. He brought out a skillet and some pre-made pancake batter. He then started up the barbecue and started cooking the pancakes. The skillet could only cook three pancakes at a time. Just then, the sound of a tent opening came in.

"Need some help?" Ocellus's voice came.

"Sure, Ocellus," Aaron said, not seeing her. Aaron then turned his head to look at her. "I need you to..." He then got surprised and yelped, causing Ocellus to yelp as well.

"Aaron!" Ocellus shouted. "You changed!"

"What?!" Aaron asked. "Me, too?!"

"What?!" Ocellus asked. Aaron then brought out his phone and a stylus. He then turned on the camera on his phone and put it in selfie mode, seeing his new look.

"Oh, my God!" Aaron said. Ocellus then looked into the phone and saw her new appearance as well.

"Why is my horn red?!" Ocellus asked.

"Wait," Aaron said. "If we changed..." He and Ocellus then looked at the other tents.

Aaron and Ocellus then looked towards each other and in unison, they said, "Uh oh."

"Okay, we need to wake them up and explain to them..." Aaron said before Ocellus made the sound of an air horn. Just then, Smolder came out of the tent she shared with Aaron.

"What the heck is going...?!" Smolder asked. But then she saw the new appearances of Aaron and Ocellus. "What the heck?!"

"Whoa!" came Gallus's voice from the tent. Silverstream yelped inside the tent she was sharing with him as well. "Silverstream! You're...!"

"You, too!" Silverstream said inside the tent.

Aaron ran over towards the tent and said, "You're not the only ones!" He then headed for the tent that Sandbar and Yona share just as Gallus opened up the tent. They were surprised by the appearances of their friends. Aaron opened up the tent that Sandbar and Yona share. Sandbar was awake, but Yona was still snoozing. Sandbar saw Aaron's appearance and was surprised at it.

"We're all different?!" Sandbar asked.

"Yeah," Aaron said. "I didn't even notice until Ocellus and I saw each other." He then saw that Yona was still asleep. "Sheesh. She can sleep through the sound of an air horn?"

"When did we get an air horn?" Sandbar asked.

"That was Ocellus," Aaron said. "Vocal manipulation is a part of her shapeshifting abilities."

"Right," Sandbar said.

Aaron then put his dragon claws to wake up Yona like Gallus pranked her before the Tree of Harmony tested the Young 6 to face their fears. Yona then started squirming, making her shout out.

"Gah! Stop it, Spindle!" Yona shouted before waking up. She then saw Aaron and Sandbar's new appearances. "Friends try new look?"

"No!" Aaron said. "We've all changed over night!"

"What?!" Yona asked before looking at herself. "Yona not liking this!" Then Aaron, Sandbar and Yona came out of the tent. Everycreature was looking at each other.

"How could this have happened?!" Gallus asked.

"This is really freaky!" Ocellus said.

"Yona scared!" Yona said. "Yona wanna go home!"

"Me, too!" Sandbar said. "How could this have happened?"

"I don't know," Aaron said. "This is getting freaky. Where are we?" Just then, the sound of a muffled voice came in.

"Who's out there?! Release me at once!"

The group looked at each other in confusion. Silverstream then asked, "Who's voice was that?"

"I know you can hear me! Get me out of here!"

The group looked towards where the voice was coming from. They saw it was coming from the tree. "The voice is coming from the tree." Then they all ran towards the tree. Aaron, Smolder and Sandbar leaned the sides of their heads onto the tree.

"Hello?" Aaron asked. "Is someone in there?"

"Get me out of here, or I'll burn you all alive!"

"Really?" Aaron asked. "Is that the best you can think of?" He then got a realization. "Wait a minute. I know that voice. Opaline?!"

"That's right you fool!" Opaline's voice came from the tree. "Release me at once!"

"You know what, we're not gonna do that," Aaron said. "Although, I am wondering something. How did you get stuck in a tree?"

""Those blasted ponies used my Unity Trees against me!" Opaline said, furiously. But the tree was muffling Opaline's fury. All the magic of Equestria is rightfully mine! But then those ponies thought that using their unity on the trees against me will be what they need to take back what's mine for their own personal things!"

"You've been wanting to take all the magic of Equestria for yourself for... who knows how long!" Aaron said. "You've dug up your grave, so lie down in it!" Aaron then walked away from the tree. Smolder and Sandbar following. Aaron then grabbed Sandbar's hoof and looked at it.

"Let me out of here! Let me out! Curse you ponies! I shall get my revenge on you first! Then move onto Sunny Starscout!"

Aaron looked at the bottom of Sandbar's hoof, seeing a heart in the center of it. He then said, "Now I know where we are. We're in Equestria, but not in the time we know."

"We're in the next generation," Smolder said. "Which... actually makes sense." She then pointed at her new horns and ears. "My horns and ears kinda look like Sparky's."

"Who's Sparky?" Gallus asked.

"He's the new dragon character that made his first appearance in Make Your Mark," Aaron said. "He's just a hatchling, so he probably won't understand us."

"So, what happened?" Ocellus asked.

"Heck if I know," Aaron said. "The latest we got of Make Your Mark was the episode where Misty got her Cutie Mark, and that was the end of Chapter 4 of the Make Your Mark series. If Opaline is trapped, that means we're way past that."

"So, what friends do?" Yona asked.

Aaron then sighed and said, "We have to find Sunny Starscout."

"Okay," Gallus said. "How do we do that?"

Aaron and Smolder then looked around for something. Smolder then smiled, pointed at what she found and said, "We follow that!" The group looked towards where Smolder was pointing and saw a rainbow beam heading straight up.

"The Prisbeam!" Aaron said. "That will lead us to the Brighthouse in Maretime Bay. There, we'll find Sunny Starscout. Perhaps she can find some answers."

"Then what are we waiting for?" Ocellus asked. "Let's pack up and head there, ASAP." Just then, the sound of a stomach growling came in. "Right after breakfast." Everyone there nodded.

In the town of Maretime Bay, at the Crystal Brighthouse, Zipp Storm was waking up from her bed in the room she shared with her sister, Pipp Petals, and her friends, Sunny Starscout, Izzy Moonbow and Misty Brightdawn. And she was flying around the room waking them all up.

"Morning, everypony!" Zipp said. "A new day has arrived!"

Sunny woke up and, as usual, she had a serious case of bedhead. She didn't care because she was smiling. She then got out of bed, fixed up her mane, and went downstairs to make breakfast.

Zipp then bounced on Misty's bed, saying, "C'mon, Misty!"

"Whoa!" Misty shouted, bouncing out from under her covers, the two of them starting to jump on the bed together, which was causing Misty to laugh.

"A new day has arrived!" Zipp said. She then flew off the bed towards Pipp's bed.

"Okay, Zipp!" Misty said, still laughing a little.

Pipp was still in bed, trying to drown out Zipp's sudden awakening. Zipp then said, "C'mon, sis. You can't still be tired already."

"Five more minutes, Zipp," Pipp said, her voice being muffled under the pillow.

"I thought you had something planned with Ruby Jubilee today," Zipp said. That got Pipp up and out of bed.

"Oh my hoofness!" Pipp said. "I completely forgot it was today! Gotta get ready! Fast!" She then flew out of the room towards the bathroom to get herself cleaned up.

Zipp then saw Izzy was still in bed. She then flew over towards Izzy's bed and said, "We can't forget about you, Izzy. Not after what happened with the whole 'Blockywockys' phase." She then uncovered Izzy's covers, only to find that Izzy wasn't there, but her dummy, Señor Butterscotch. "What the...? Señor Butterscotch?" Zipp then looked around in confusion. "Izzy?"

What Zipp didn't know was that Izzy was already downstairs, preparing herself breakfast. Sunny came down with a smile, trotting to the kitchen area.

"Izzy!" Sunny said. "You're up early."

"Oh, yeah!" Izzy said. "Well, for some reason, I woke up at 5:30 in the morning, and I just couldn't go back to sleep. So, in my spare time, I decided to make everypony breakfast!" She then used her magic to hover five plates of pancakes. Pipp, Zipp and Misty came down. Then they all started enjoying their breakfast.

"Let me make some fresh orange juice," Sunny said, walking over towards her juicer. She grabbed a bunch of oranges from a small crate and started juicing them. The juice from the oranges were being dispersed into glasses so she could hand them over to her friends.

Eventually, everypony there was finished with their breakfast and they all headed for the door.

"So, what's on everypony's agenda?" Zipp asked.

"Comet and I are working the smoothie stand at the Boardtrot," Sunny said.

"I got a lot of creative things to make there as well," Izzy said.

"I was thinking of going to the beach," Misty said.

"Okay, so Pipp's working on a project with Ruby Jubilee, Sunny and Izzy are working at the Boardtrot, and Misty's enjoying a beach day," Zipp said. She then sighed. "Oh, well. I guess I can see what Hitch is up to."

"You do that, Zipp," Sunny said.

"See ya girls later," Zipp said. Then she flew out the door towards. She then headed out the door.

Zipp flew towards town to meet up with Hitch at the Sheriff's station. She went inside.

"Hey, Hitch!" Zipp said. "What are you up to..." She then saw that Hitch was still asleep in his bed. Sparky was snuggled up to him. "Aw. That's cute." She then headed back out the station. She stood outside and said, "Maybe... maybe I should take a break from being a detective today." She then checked around to see that barely anypony was in town. She then said, "Perhaps a day at the beach would do me some good. Misty probably needs some company." She then trotted towards the beach.

Unbeknownst to her, coming in from in front of Canterlove Studios, Aaron and the Young 6 were checking out Maretime Bay from a distance.

"Huh," Aaron said. "That's weird. Not a lot of ponies are out, today."

"Did something terrible happen?" Ocellus asked.

"I'm not sure," Aaron said. "But for now, we can't take chances. Not everypony here has seen creatures that aren't ponies. Except for Sparky."

"So, we better stay out of sight," Sandbar said.

"Well, not you or Ocellus," Aaron said. "In her pony form."

"Good idea," Ocellus said. She then shapeshifted into her pony form. It also changed form to fit in with the current time. She then looked at herself. "Huh. That's weird."

"You might want to cover up the Cutie Mark on the left side," Aaron said.

"What do you mean?" Sandbar asked.

"The ponies of G5 have Cutie Marks only on their right flanks," Aaron said.

Sandbar and Ocellus looked at their flanks. Ocellus then changed again, making her Cutie Mark on her left flank vanish on that side. She then checked her right flank, seeing the mark on that was still there.

"Okay, I'm gonna have to hide that if somepony comes," Sandbar said. Then the seven of them started walking down the road towards the Brighthouse. Just then, the sound of a tram came in.

"Down this alley!" Aaron said. They all ran down to the alley behind of the Sheriff's Station before the local tram came up the road. As soon as it went past the alley, Aaron and the Young 6 came out with the stuff they packed. "That was close."

"Well, Aaron, should we keep going?" Gallus asked.

"Yona really worried Yona and friends get caught," Yona said.

"That's why we need to get to Sunny Starscout," Aaron said. "There's a high probability chance that... she's heard of us."

"Why would you think that?" Silverstream asked.

"He means if she has heard of Twilight and her friends, there's a good chance she'll know about us," Smolder said. "Let's get going." Then they all walked out of the alley and headed towards the front of the Sheriff's Station.

Aaron pointed down the road across the bay, saying, "If we take this road, we'll get a straight shot towards the Brighthouse."

"Well, let's get going," Smolder said. Then the seven of them started walking down the road towards the Brighthouse. Unbeknownst to them, about 15 seconds after they left, the doors to the Sheriff's Station opened up, and Sparky walked out, rubbing his right eye with his right hand, also holding his blanket in his left hand.

Sparky gurgled tiredly. He then yawned. And when he opened his eyes, he spotted Aaron and the Young 6 walking down the road. He looked at them confusedly. Without them seeing him, he followed Aaron and the Young 6 down the road.

Eventually, Aaron and the Young 6 were passing the path that leads to the beach. Aaron and the Young 6 looked towards down the path to see the beach.

"The beach," Aaron said. "Haven't seen that much of that. Only in a few episodes of Tell Your Tale, and the first Make Your Mark special."

"Perhaps we can check it out sometime," Sandbar said. "Especially Silverstream here."

"I would love to go swimming!" Silverstream said.

"C'mon," Smolder said. "Let's get going to the Brighthouse already." Then they continued walking towards the Brighthouse. Without any of them seeing him, Sparky ran towards the folding wagon and climbed into it, making sure no one saw him. Sparky was trying to keep quiet until Aaron and the Young 6 could get to the Brighthouse.

Eventually, Aaron and the Young 6 arrived at the Brighthouse. Ocellus changed back to her normal form. Aaron then said, "Let's check if someone's home before entering. Sandbar, Yona, stay here and watch our stuff." Sandbar and Yona nodded as the group put their stuff down. Aaron, Smolder, Gallus, Silverstream and Ocellus started flying around the Crystal Brighthouse. They checked every window to see if anypony was home. Ocellus wasn't just trying to find anypony with her sight, but with her smell as well. Eventually, all of them landed back at the front door.

"No sign of anyone," Gallus said. "I checked the upstairs bedroom and the top floor." He then thought of something. "There were a lot of stain-glass windows in the bedroom there."

"Yeah, four of them," Aaron said. "Sunny's had a sun, Izzy's had a crescent moon, Zipp's had a lightning bolt coming out of a cloud, and Pipp's had a star."

"I counted five," Gallus said.

"Five?" Aaron asked.

"Yeah," Gallus said. "There were three pictures on it. One was a unicorn head, one a teapot, and the big one has a butterfly."

"Butterfly?" Aaron asked. He then snapped his finger. "Misty."

"She must've moved in with the others after betraying Opaline," Smolder said.

Yona was looking at something that was parked in front of the Brighthouse. She pointed her cloven forehoof at it and asked, "What that thing?"

The rest of them looked towards what Yona was pointing at. She was pointing at the Marestream. Aaron then said, "Oh, that's the Marestream. It's the personal vehicle of the Mane 5." He then chuckled. "Better make that Mane 6 now that Misty's on the team."

"Oh, right," Gallus said. "New generation, new Mane 6."

"Anyway, it's a flying Mobile home," Aaron said. "It has has a small living room area-slash-kitchen, exterior dining area, driving area. But as far as I know from Bridlewoodstock, it doesn't have a bathroom."

"Why?" Sandbar asked. "Aren't mobile homes supposed to have bathrooms so the sleepers can bathe themselves?"

"Sandbar's right," Ocellus said. "Mobile homes are required to have bathrooms."

"C'mon, let's get inside and wait for them," Aaron said.

"Uh, Aaron, isn't that breaking and entering?" Gallus asked.

"Yeah, we could go to jail for that," Sandbar said.

"Make Your Mark, Chapter 4 episode 3: The Jinxie Games," Aaron said. "Misty was sent over to the Crystal Brighthouse to get Sparky, but Sunny, Hitch, Izzy, Pipp, Zipp and Sparky were all out of town that day. And they forgot to do one thing with the Crystal Brighthouse."

"What was that?" Silverstream asked.

Aaron then opened the Crystal Brighthouse doors and walked in. He then said, "They forgot to lock the door." The Young 6 looked at each other and followed Aaron inside, carrying the stuff they brought in. The Young 6 looked around at what was inside. To the left, they saw Izzy's Crafting Corner and a door to the basement. In the middle, they saw a living room area undernead a couple ramps that head to the upstairs bedroom. And to the right, there was the kitchen.

"Wow," Sandbar said. "This place is just as nice as your house, Aaron."

"So, where should we put our stuff?" Smolder asked.

"Into the basement," Aaron said. "Let's go."

Sparky, who was still hiding in the folding cart, was listening in on them. Sparky was getting a strange sensation with Aaron and Smolder. Almost... as if he knew who they were because of their voices.

Aaron opened the basement door and they all headed in. Aaron and Smolder went in front of the cart to keep the wagon from going down the ramp too fast.

"Whoa, Mama!" Smolder said. "This thing is heavy."

"Just keep it steady, Smolder," Aaron said. "We just gotta put it down here until Sunny and her friends come back here." They eventually got it down to the flat part of the basement and left the wagon out in the middle of the basement. "Alright, let's get back upstairs."

Smolder nodded. Then she and Aaron started walking back towards the bottom of the ramp. But something grabbed the end of Smolder's tail. She then asked, "Huh?" She looked back at her tails and saw that something was inside the wagon, pulling on her tail. "Uh, Aaron, I think we got a stowaway."

Aaron looked at the wagon. He then reached into the cart and pulled what was grabbing Smolder's tail. He couldn't believe what he grabbed. Or rather, who.

Sparky laughed at the two dragons in the room. Aaron then said, "Sparky?!"

"Oh, no," Smolder said. "That's not good." She then ran up the ramp, Aaron following her, taking Sparky with him. "Guys, we got a problem!" Sandbar, Gallus, Ocellus, Silverstream and Yona looked towards the two dragons, seeing they had Sparky.

"Who is that?!" Sandbar asked.

"Guys, this is Sparky," Aaron said. "He's... well, he's basically the Spike of the new Mane 6. And... well, legally, he's Hitch's adopted son."

"Uh oh," the Young 6 all said in unison.

Back at the Sheriff's Station, Hitch was finally waking up. He yawned while stretching his forelegs. He then rubbed his right eye with a foreleg.

"Morning, Sparky," Hitch said. "Time to..." He then looked down to see where Sparky was sleeping with him the previous night, but he was not there. Then he looked at the cabinet where Sparky's bed was. He wasn't there either. "Sparky? Sparky?!" He was starting to panic. He then put a hoof to his chest and started breathing nice and slow. "You know what, it's fine. It's not like... he could've been... taken to Allura or something. He's fine. Totally fine. Perhaps I should... text the others to see if they seen him." He then went over to his desk, grabbed his cell phone, and started texting his friends.

Where the others were, their phones and Izzy's tablet were receiving the group text from Hitch. They all went over to check the message to see what it said. All of them gasped. Then they all headed away from where they were, Sunny leaving Comet at the Smoothie Stand at the Boardtrot, and Pipp leaving Ruby Jubilee with Rocky and Jazz at Mane Melody.

Eventually, all of them arrived at the Sheriff's Station with panicked looks. Sunny then said, "We checked all over town for Sparky. There was no sign of him anywhere."

"I even checked the cave where Allura is living," Zipp said. "It's still sealed up."

"Sparky could still be captured inside," Hitch said. "Allura has those mind control powers of hers."

"No, no," Zipp said. "I checked." She then brought out her phone. It was showing footage of the drone going inside of the cave through a hole over the cave. It was the same cave that Misty had trapped Pipp and Zipp in after they were getting to curious about Opaline. The footage of the drone looked around the cave, but there was no sign of Sparky. But it did catch Twitch. But then, the footage caught Allura coming into view of the drone camera. Then ice started filling the sides of the camera view. Then it lost connection.

"Yikes," Hitch said. "Is it me, or is Allura getting scarier every time?"

"I agree with you, Hitch," Misty said. "But right now, we need to focus on finding Sparky."

"Well, we looked everywhere in town except for the Brighthouse," Zipp said.

"Okay, yeah," Misty said. "When I was still working for Opaline, the first time I tried getting him, he ran away from me, and he ran straight for the Brighthouse."

"Why would he go to the Brighthouse?" Sunny asked.

"Maybe it's because he trusted you all before I became an official part of the group," Misty said.

"That's a good point," Hitch said. "Alright. Let's get to the Brighthouse." Then they all headed out the door and started running as fast as they could to the Crystal Brighthouse.

Aaron was trying to pull Sparky off of Smolder's tail. Sparky thought it was a game.

"Sparky. Sparky, let go of Smolder's tail," Aaron said. Sparky then let go, and both of them landed on the couch. Sparky laughed at that and snuggled up to him. "Uhhhh... Is there something we don't know?"

"Well, we don't know much about what happened between now and when Sparky was taken to Opaline's castle by Misty to now," Smolder said. "We're gonna need some answers. Soon."

"Guys!" came Ocellus's voice. The three dragons looked towards Ocellus, who was looking out the door. "I see ponies coming."

"How many?" Aaron asked.

"Six ponies," Ocellus said. "Five mares and a stallion."

"Is one of the mares orange with a purple mane?" Smolder asked.

"Yeah," Ocellus asked.

"It's them," Aaron said. "Alright, everyone upstairs." Then the Young 6 headed upstairs. Aaron then put Sparky down on the couch, leaving him there. Just then, the new Mane 6 came up to the Brighthouse, seeing the front door wide open.

"Okay, who forgot to lock the door?" Sunny asked.

"Sorry, that was my bad," Pipp said. "I was the last one out. I was in a rush to get to Mane Melody, and I forgot to lock the door."

"Sparky!" Hitch called out. Sparky then looked towards the door, happily. He then jumped off the couch and ran towards Hitch. He then tackled Hitch with a hug. "Whoa! Careful, buddy!" He then hugged Sparky. "Don't scare me like that ever again."

"Uh, guys," Zipp said, looking down at the ground. On the ground, there was a large, blue feather. Zipp picked it up and inspected it. "I think somepony was here. More likely a Pegasus."

The group looked at the feather. Sunny then said, "Do we even know any pegasi with this type of blue feather?"

"Um, I know all the pegasi with blue feathers, but none of them were this long," Pipp said. "Not even the members of Electric Blue."

Zipp then put on her Z-Goggles and scanned the feather. She was looking through every database about any possible match of who's feather it was. But, it came up zilch.

"Nothing," Zipp said. "I can't find a pegasus match of who's feather it could be." She then noticed something. "Wait a minute. This... this isn't a pegasus feather."

"It's not?" Hitch asked. "What kind of feather is it?" Sparky then jumped out of Hitch's hold and ran up the ramp to the upstairs area. "Sparky! Wait!" He was about to chase Sparky up the ramp, but then he gasped at what he saw upstairs. "What the heck?! Who or what are those guys?!" The five mares looked up and they gasped at who they saw. They saw Aaron and the Young 6 at the top of the ramp. Sparky had jumped up onto Smolder's torso.

"Sunny Starscout, Hitch Trailblazer, Zipp Storm, Pipp Petals, Izzy Moonbow and Misty Brightdawn," Aaron said. "A pleasure to meet you."

The new Mane 6 looked up there with shocked expressions. Sunny then got confused and inspected them. She then said, "You all... look... familiar."

"Then that probably means you might have heard of us," Aaron said. "My name is Aaron Blazer. These are my friends." The Young 6 nodded when their names were said. "Sandbar. Gallus. Smolder. Yona. Silverstream. And Ocellus. And we need your help."

Author's Note

Okay, Aaron and the Young 6 have officially met the new Mane 6. And it seems that Sparky has some kind of special connection with Aaron and Smolder. This is going to be very interesting, wouldn't you say?

Chapter 12: Taking the Weekend Off: Friday Night Food Fight

The Marestream was coming down to land in Bridlewood. It then landed in front of Izzy's old house, or as she calls it, La Villa Izzy. Aaron, the Young 6, Izzy and Misty got out of the Marestream and headed for the house.

"Welcome to La Villa Izzy!" Izzy said.

"I'm guessing we're all staying here tonight?" Aaron asked.

"That's right, Aaron," Izzy said. "Well, not all of us. Misty will be sleeping over at the Crystal Tea Room in her foalhood room."

"Right, since Alphabittle is her dad," Gallus said. He then walked past one of Izzy's art pieces. It was the musical device with bottles with the bottles being hit by kitchenware. Gallus turned the crank and it started playing the MLP Theme song.

Then Aaron, the Young 6, Izzy and Misty entered the cottage. Aaron and the Young 6 looked around.

"Whoa!" Ocellus said. "This place is just about as nice as Fluttershy's."

"It is," Sandbar said. "So, what are we doing here?"

"First, we'll drop off the stuff for sleeping over here," Izzy said. "Then, we get right into the fun things."

"What is it?" Smolder asked. "Whatever it is, I'm up for it."

Later, food was being flung through the air. Aaron and the Young 6 were avoiding the food as they were running down the path, trying to get out of the line of fire.

"I was not up for this!" Smolder cried out. Then the seven of them jumped down to the ground.

"A food fight?!" Aaron asked. "You have got to be kidding me!"

Then they all got up and continued running out of the line of fire. But then, they were ambushed by a bunch of unicorns with rotting food in their magic.

"Give it up, you seven," a green unicorn stallion wearing a yellow baseball cap said. "There's no escape."

"This ain't good," Gallus said. Then the unicorns threw their food towards the Young 6. Aaron, Smolder, Gallus, Sandbar, Silverstream and Ocellus jumped out of the way in time, but Yona got splattered with all the food.

"Gah!" Yona cried out. "Yak down! Yak down!" She then fell over.

"Yona!" Sandbar cried out. He then went back towards Yona. Yona was covered in rotten food. He then tried shielding her from the rotting food, but he got buried in rotten food himself. "Ugh, gross! My mane is gonna be smelling for weeks!"

"This is getting out of hand!" Aaron said.

Just then, Izzy came down from above, shouting, "Get down!" Then she landed on them and they all went down. Food kept splattering around the group as they were ducking behind them. Izzy then sighed and said, "Don't you just love Friday Night Food Fights?"

"Friday Night Food Fights?" Aaron asked. "You unicorns do this every Friday Night?!"

"Well, not every Friday Night," Izzy said. "Only when it doesn't rain. But still, it's the best Unicorn Tradition."

"This is a Unicorn Tradition?!" Aaron asked.

"Can't we just watch from a safer place?!" Ocellus asked.

"The Tea House!" Izzy said. "It's a safe zone! Get there fast!" She then spoke in a tough girl voice. "I'll cover you!" Aaron and the rest of the Young 6 all headed for the Crystal Tea Room.

They came to the front of the Crystal Tea Room. They were running towards it fast. The five of them ran into the Crystal Tea Room where Alphabittle was cleaning the counter. Aaron closed the door as all five of them entered.

"It's wild out there!" Gallus said.

Alphabittle chuckled and asked, "First time Friday Night Food Fight?"

"Hey, we've been here for almost a week!" Smolder said. "How are we supposed to know this?" She then got a realization. "Wait. Aaron, wouldn't your aunt get worried about you if she had called us and haven't you and I haven't answered?"

"We'll eventually make it back to when we originally went through the portal," Aaron said. "It'll be like... we never left."

"Well, I hope you all find a way back home," Alphabittle said. "Although, you all came to Bridlewood at a good time."

"I'm not sure it was," Gallus said.

"Who even started this tradition?" Silverstream asked.

"Oh, that credit goes to Misty," Alphabittle said.

"Misty?!" Aaron, Smolder, Gallus, Silverstream and Ocellus all asked shocked.

"Please tell me she was a baby when this happened?" Aaron asked with a deadpanned expression.

"Oh, yeah," Alphabittle said. He then looked outside. "Oh, looks like she's in the game." The others looked outside and saw Misty dodging rotting food and throwing food back at them. She was wearing a red headband and she had two marks on her cheeks from raspberry pie.

"Hasta La Vista, Ponies," Misty said, smugly. She then threw more rotting food.

"Whoa," Smolder said. "She's good."

"And she's gone Rambo with a hint of Terminator," Aaron said.

"She looks so determined to win," Ocellus said.

"Yeah, every unicorn loves this tradition," Alphabittle said. "Although, when she won Friday Night Food Fight for the first time, she had no interest in participating. That is until I got pummeled by a lot of rotting food."

"She went a total one-eighty on that after seeing you hit by all that food?" Aaron asked. He then chuckled. "I imagine Rarity doing that with just a little splat of food getting on her hooves."

"I can actually see that," Ocellus said. She then shapeshifted into Rarity. "Oh, no no no. A unicorn such as myself would never be caught dead participating in such an uncouth game that causes a huge mess." Gallus then reached over the counter for a tea ingredient. He grabbed a used tea leave and put it on Ocellus's left forehoof. Ocellus, still disguised as Rarity, then got angry. "Oh, it... is... on!"

Then Aaron, Smolder, Gallus and Silverstream laughed. Ocellus joined in after changing back to her normal form. At least in the form she's in now being in the G5 era.

"Wait, unicorns were sophisticated back then?" Alphabittle asked.

"Not all of them," Aaron said.

"There's this one unicorn, Lyra Heartstrings, and she has an unhealthy obsession with humans," Gallus said. "She's been trying to keep Aaron here in Equestria with her almost every time he comes."

"Guess you're lucky being stuck in the future," Alphabittle said.

"For now," Aaron said. "Eventually, we all have to get back to the past."

"Yeah, we all do," Gallus said. "Well, I don't have family, but the rest of us got family back in our time."

"Well, you might as well enjoy yourselves," Alphabittle said. "In fact..." He then looked towards the door. "Why don't you all go enjoy yourselves in this food fight? For fun."

"Seriously?" Aaron asked. "I'm not sure about..."

"What?" Smolder asked. "You only get in trouble for food fights in school. But if it's alright here..." Smolder then smirked. "Let's do this."

"Oh, boy," Aaron said, shaking his head. Smolder then grabbed Aaron's left arm and pulled him out of the Crystal Tea Room. "Whoa, hey!"

"Oh, boy," Gallus said. "This is gonna be interesting."

"Looks fun," Silverstream said.

"Five bits back home Aaron wins the food fight," Gallus said.

"I'm betting on Smolder," Ocellus said. "She's more competitive."

"Count me in on that, too," Silverstream said. "I bet neither of them win."

"Oh, it's on," Gallus said. Then the three of them pulled out their bits. "So, where are we gonna have these held?"

"I got it," Alphabittle said, taking the bits in his magic. "Are these gold coins the currency of your time?"

"Yeah," Ocellus said. "What do you ponies use now?" Alphabittle then pulled out some dollar bills. The center of the front of the dollar bills was a heart with a pony's head. "Dollar bills? Like Aaron's world uses."

"I guess so," Alphabittle said. "Alright, all bets are in."

Aaron and Smolder were both getting involved in the Food Fight. Aaron was dodging the food. Smolder was catching flung food and threw it back at the unicorns who threw it.

"Ha! Gotcha!" Smolder said. She then ducked out of the way of an incoming pie. "You gotta try better than that if you wanna hit me!"

Aaron on the other hand was dodging every piece of food being thrown at him. Aaron ducked, flew, and somersaulted to prevent himself from being hit. Aaron then stopped when a bunch of unicorns were surrounding him. One of them was Peach Fizz.

"You're surrounded, Aaron," Peach Fizz said. "You're done."

Aaron then looked around. He then got an idea. He then started creating a smokescreen, covering himself. The unicorns then launched food into the smoke, but they didn't make contact with him. They hit each other through the smoke.

"Ugh, gross!" Peach Fizz said. Just then, the smoke cleared and Aaron was on his stomach. "A smoke screen and ducking out of the way. Clever. But it won't be enough."

"Gotta go," Aaron said, running past the ponies.

For the next hour, everyone in the Food Fight were getting eliminated one by one. Eventually, there were three competitors left. Aaron, Smolder and Misty.

It then went to the front of the Crystal Tea Room. A lot of ponies were sitting on the sidelines watching who was left. Smolder and Misty were both standing in front of the Crystal Tea Room, both giving each other a competitive face.

"Not bad surviving this long," Misty said.

"That's the thing about us dragons," Smolder said. "We're highly competitive. But Aaron, he's more athletic. Which is how we both won on a game show."

"You two competed on a game show?" Misty asked. "And won?"

"Yeah," Smolder said. "We won the grand prize and spent an Earth Holiday on a tropical island known as Hawaii. We had Gallus tag along because he doesn't have a family."

"Aw, that's too bad," Misty said. "But... at least he has good friends. But sadly..." She then used her magic to levitate some spaghetti. "That won't give me the sympathy to take you down!" She then launched the spaghetti towards Smolder. Smolder then ran towards a tree and did parkour over the spaghetti.

"Not gonna get me," Smolder said, smirking. She then grabbed an old fruitcake and threw it towards Misty. Misty ducked, the fruitcake nearly hitting her horn.

"Whoa!" Misty said when she ducked.

"That was close," Silverstream said from inside. "I hope Misty wins!"

"No way," Ocellus said. "Smolder has the clear advantage."

"Wait... where's Aaron?" Gallus asked. Just then, a bunch of cake came in and buried Smolder and Misty. The two dug out of the cake. Then they looked around and saw a big slingshot with Aaron behind it.

"How... did you do that?" Misty asked.

"Learned that from Rainbow Dash and Pinkie Pie," Aaron said. "Back when I took a semester at the School of Friendship."

"That... was awesome..." Smolder said, pulling herself out of the cake.

"Yeah, it was," Izzy said, coming up to Aaron. "Friday Night Food Fight Champ!"

"Even I'm impressed," came Alphabittle's voice. He was coming out with Gallus, Ocellus, Silverstream, Sandbar, Yona and a four layer chocolate cake. "Congrats."

"But, who's gonna clean all this food?" Ocellus asked.

"Oh, don't worry about that, Ocellus," Izzy said. "The forest will have it for lunch."

"All the rotten food here was used for mulch," Misty said.

"So it keeps the forest healthy," Sandbar said. "Wait, is that why there's a food garbage can in your world, Aaron?"

"That's right," Aaron said. "Although, my aunt and I weren't able to do it back in Chicago. We lived in a condo."

"Well, how about you all get washed up?" Alphabittle said. "Somepony, get the hose."

Later that night, Aaron and the Young 6 were getting ready for bed in La Villa Izzy. Smolder was coming out of the bathroom with a towel wrapped around her.

"Okay, all of you," Izzy said. "Get a good night's sleep. Tomorrow, after breakfast, we'll head back to Maretime Bay."

"Hopefully Misty will make it here in time," Aaron said.

"Oh, she will," Izzy said. "Sometimes, she's an early riser."

"Probably because of Opaline," Smolder said.

"That's... probably why," Izzy said. "She did live with Opaline for a long time."

"At least we came to a time where we don't have to worry about Opaline," Gallus said.

"Yeah, we're lucky," Sandbar said. "Otherwise, she would've gone after Aaron and Smolder's fire."

"Oh, she would've gone for all of us," Ocellus said. "Spike said that she wanted all magic for herself."

"Well, we won't worry about that," Aaron said. "Let's get to sleep." Then they all went over to their sleeping areas up on the loft. Aaron and Smolder slept together. Sandbar and Yona did the same. Along with Gallus and Silverstream. Ocellus was asleep on the couch downstairs.

Back in Maretime Bay, at night, Nyx was sitting next to the gurney that Twilight was on. One of the nurses there came in and saw Nyx sitting next to the gurney.

"Miss Alicorn, visiting hours are over," the nurse said. "You need to leave."

"This mare is my mother," Nyx said. "I'll be out in a few minutes." The nurse then left the room. Nyx was looking at Twilight with a sad expression. "Mom... it's me again. I wish... I wish I could see your eyes... and hear your voice. Just as I remembered you when I was a filly." She then closed her eyes and the tip of her horn touched the tip of Twilight's horn. "Please... wake up soon... Mom..." The two horns then stopped touching. Nyx then headed for the door. She took one last look at Twilight before leaving the room.

But what she didn't notice was that Twilight's face cringed a little, meaning she would wake up soon.

Author's Note

Would you believe that? Twilight is close to coming out of her coma. Hopefully, she'll wake up soon. Perhaps she'll help with Aaron and the Young 6 get back to their time. See you all next time.

Prologue

A Dragon's New Generation Adventure

Prologue

Somewhere in a dark cave in Equestria, who knows where, there was a creature chained up to a wall with very thick chains. The room was so dark, you could barely make out its shape or color. It was trying to break out of the chains for a very long time.

"How long..." a creepy male voice came from the creature. "How long has it been since my master put me in exile here? How long has it been since I've been placed in here by my master for not obeying his specific instruction?" The creature then opened its glowing eyes, revealing them to be black dagger shaped pupils, white irises and blue scleras. "I wish to redeem myself to Grogar, and complete my mission that he had assigned to me."

Somewhere in a park in Orlando, Florida, Aaron Blazer was playing basketball with his two classmates, Paul and Kyle, with some other students from their basketball team. Aaron was in his human form of course.

"Alright, Aaron," Paul said. "Keep it up."

"Gotta keep in shape for Freshmen Basketball in High School," Kyle said.

"You know it," Aaron said. He then shot the ball into the hoop. He then looked around and asked, "Hey, has anyone seen Smolder around?"

"She said something about trying skateboarding," Paul responded.

Aaron's Apple Watch then beeped. He checked it and saw he got a text from his Aunt Marissa. It read: "You and Smolder come on home. Liam and I need to talk to you two about something."

Aaron then looked over at his friends and said, "I gotta get going." Aaron then transformed into his dragon form, grabbed his bag and flew off towards the skate park area of the park just as the song was about to reach the chorus.

Smolder was skateboarding in a skate park with a bunch of kids watching her. She was in her dragon form. She was also wearing a purple bike helmet, and black shoulder and knee pads. She was a natural skateboarder. She came up to an edge of the bowl she was in and did a perfect backside 180 in front of the kids that were watching her. She then went down to the center of the bowl and did a kickflip.

Aaron came flying in seeing how good she was on the skateboard she was on. He then said, "Wow. She's good." He then came down and landed on the ramp. "Hey, Smolder!" That caught Smolder's attention.

"What is it?" Smolder asked.

"We gotta get home," Aaron said. "My aunt wants to talk to us."

"On it," Smolder said. She then went back towards where the kids were watching and got out of the bowl. She then removed the helmet, shoulder and knee pads, and she gave those and the skateboard back to a girl that she borrowed them from. "Thanks for letting me borrow these. Safety first." She then started flying off and she and Aaron started heading back to their home.

"Why were you wearing a helmet and pads?" Aaron asked. "Your scales are like armor."

"Meh, I was setting a good example to those kids watching," Smolder said. "No need to give crap to me."

Aaron looked towards Smolder and asked, "When did you start swearing?"

"Hey, we're not in Equestria currently," Smolder said. "It's only when we're there that true swear words aren't said."

"Okay, that actually makes sense," Aaron said.

Aaron and Smolder continued flying over the neighborhood of there they were living. Eventually, they came to the house that they were living. In the driveway of Aaron's part of the house was Marissa's Ford Expedition and a 2018 Dodge Ram 1500. Aaron and Smolder then landed in front of the front door area just as the song was starting to fade. Aaron and Smolder then walked into the house.

"Aunt Marissa! We're home!" Aaron called out.

Marissa and Liam came downstairs. Marissa smiled at that, saying, "Hey, kids. Glad you could make it home."

"What is it you wanted to talk to us about?" Aaron asked.

"Yeah, Aaron and I were having some summer fun in the park with some of our friends from school," Smolder said.

"I know, but we've got some news," Liam said. "My parents in Salt Lake City are wanting to meet Marissa, and they got us a hotel reserved for us. But, the only problem is that that hotel has a no minor residency."

"No minor residency?" Smolder asked. "What is that?"

"It means that no one under the age of 18 is allowed into the hotel," Aaron said.

"Yeah, I've been trying to tell them to find another hotel, but no other hotels in the have no vacancy within 50 miles," Liam said.

"Which means you two are gonna have to choose to either spend the week either in DC with your grandparents, or in New York," Marissa said.

"Being in big cities where crimes happen a lot," Aaron added. "Although, if we go to DC, we could have protection from the President's secret service."

"Or, we could have a third option," Smolder said.

"Oh, yeah?" Marissa asked. "What's that?"

"We could go spend the week in Equestria," Smolder said. "Besides, there are a lot of places there that Aaron hasn't been yet."

Marissa and Liam looked at each other in realization. Marissa then said, "Actually, since there's no villains around in Equestria, I guess that can work."

"Of course, they would have to have some place to sleep," Liam added. He then thought of something. "Like camping in tents."

"Camping," Smolder said. "Not a bad idea. Although, maybe we can get our friends in on this."

"Get in on what?" came another voice, along with the sound of a door opening. Aaron, Smolder, Marissa and Liam looked towards the door and saw Gallus, Sandbar, Yona, Silverstream and Ocellus coming in. Gallus then asked, "Missed us, guys?"

"Hey, Gallus," Aaron said, him and Gallus doing a handshake together. "How've you been doing?"

"Good," Gallus said. "So, you're wanting to see the rest of Equestria?"

"Better to see it in person than on a screen," Aaron said.

"If you're gonna camp in Equestria, you're gonna need some camping gear," Marissa said. "For all of you." She then looked at Gallus, Sandbar, Ocellus, Yona and Silverstream. "You're all gonna need to get your medallions, because we're going shopping for camping supplies."

"We'll take both our vehicles," Liam said. "Boys with me, girls with you." Marissa nodded.

Later, they all went to a Bass Pro Shop to pick up some camping supplies. They gathered up four tents, sleeping bags, a huge cooler, special mats to lay under the sleeping bags, a small barbecue, six pack of propane tanks for the small barbecue, and a solar generator. Aaron and the Young 6 were all in human form.

"Wow, this is a lot of stuff," Gallus said.

"I know," Marissa said. "Next, we'll go to a Smart&Final to get food for all of you. Although, if it's food that not all of you can eat, you're gonna have to get it yourselves back in Equestria."

"Good to know, Miss Blazer," Ocellus said.

"What's a Smart&Final?" Silverstream asked.

"A grocery store that sells a lot of food," Aaron said. "Sometimes, on mass products."

"Which might be useful for camping," Sandbar said. "Let's get going."

The next day, Marissa and Liam were getting ready to leave. Aaron and the Young 6 were ready to go to Equestria, their camping gear and Aaron's tech packed up. It was 4:30 in the afternoon. Aaron was the only one in human form.

"Alright, kids," Marissa said. "We're on our way out. Remember, I'm only a phone call away."

"Okay, Aunt Marissa," Aaron said.

Marissa then kissed Aaron on the right side of his head and said, "I'm gonna miss you. Stay safe." Then Marissa and Liam started heading for the door. "Remember, I'm only a phone call away." Then she and Liam went out the door. Marissa then locked the door.

"Alright, guys," Aaron said. "Let's put the stuff into the carts, then we'll head on over to Equestria."

Then they all put the camping supplies into a folding cart. They started with the tents, then the sleeping mats, then sleeping bags. Aaron then started pulling the cart towards Smolder's part of the house, but he was struggling.

"It might be better if you were in your other form, jade dragon," Smolder said, smirking. Aaron smiled embarrassingly, then he transformed back into his dragon form.

"Alright, let's do a final check," Ocellus said, looking at a checklist. "Tents."

"Check," Sandbar said.

"Sleeping bags and mats," Ocellus said after checking a box.

"Check," Yona said.

"Food."

"Check," Silverstream said.

"Blankets and pillows."

"Check," Gallus said.

"And last but not least, tech."

"Got it," Aaron said, putting his computer bag into its satchel mode.

"Okay, let's go," Ocellus said. Then the seven of them headed towards the portal. What they didn't realize was that the portal was acting strange. The portal to Equestria usually glows with a magenta swirl when they go through. But this time, the swirl was ice blue.

Aaron and the Young 6 then went into the portal, taking the stuff they were bringing with them. Aaron was pulling the cart and carrying his tech. Gallus was carrying the generator to power Aaron's tech. Silverstream was carrying the icebox full of cold food. And Smolder was carrying bags full of non-refrigerated food. Sandbar, Yona and Ocellus weren't carrying anything when they were all going through the portal.

The Young 6 came out of the portal, but the other end of the portal wasn't in the Treehouse of Harmony. It was in front of a tree that had grown through castle ruins.

When they got out of the portal, they looked around in confusion.

"This isn't the clubhouse," Ocellus said. "Where are we?" Then five of the Young 6 looked towards Aaron and Smolder.

"Don't ask us," Smolder said.

"Yeah, we don't have a clue," Aaron said. He then turned around to face the portal that brought them there. He then saw that the portal vanished. "Shoot!"

"Oh, great," Smolder said. "The portal's gone. Let's call Marissa and..." Smolder then pulled her phone out of Aaron's computer bag and looked at it. She then noticed that her phone wasn't getting any reception. "Uh... Aaron. I'm not getting a signal."

Aaron then checked his phone and saw that he didn't have any reception either. He then said, "Mine either." He then sighed. "Great. That's just great. We're... gonna have to head to Canterlot to talk to Twilight about this."

"Maybe we should do it tomorrow," Sandbar said. "Look." Sandbar pointed at the sun. "It'll be at least 3 Hours for the sun to go down. Maybe we'll camp here for the night."

"Yona think that good idea," Yona said.

"Alright," Aaron said. "We'll camp here for the night. Tomorrow, we'll repack, and head to Canterlot right after breakfast. Got it?"

"Got it," the Young 6 responded.

Later that night, Aaron and the Young 6 were eating some dinner that they had packed for their first night. They were eating apples, carrot sticks and some baked potatoes. Aaron, Smolder and Gallus also had hamburger patties.

"Well, this might not have started how we were expecting, but this was an interesting start," Aaron said.

"You said it," Gallus said. "So, who gets which tent?"

"Well, we could either split into how we stayed in the dorms of the School of Friendship, me being in the fourth one, or..." Aaron said before being pulled back by Smolder. "Whoa!" Smolder pulled Aaron into one of the tents.

"Well, there's our answer," Gallus answered. "Sorry, Ocellus."

"Right, since I'm single," Ocellus said.

"Wait," Smolder said, looking back towards Ocellus. "You haven't found a boyfriend yet?"

"Or girlfriend, depending on her sexuality," Aaron said, making the others nod in agreement.

"No, not yet," Ocellus said. "With helping the new students studying through school, I haven't found the time to find somecreature." She then sighed. "Maybe I'm not allowed to find someone."

"Don't say that, O," Aaron said, coming up to Ocellus. "I'm sure that somecreature will be happy to be in a relationship with you. Although, I'm not sure what you changelings do for mating seasons."

"Yeah, we've immediately changed that after we reformed," Ocellus said. "Before that..." She then shuttered. "You do not wanna know."

"I'll take your word for it," Aaron said. "Anyway, see you all in the morning." He then headed back into the tent where Smolder was. Then they all headed into the other tents. Gallus and Silverstream got into one tent. Sandbar and Yona went into another. And Ocellus buzzed into the last tent. Then they all closed the tents and went into their sleeping bags.

They went to sleep. But during their slumber, their bodies went through a slight change. Apparently, they were in Equestria, but not of their time. Apparently, they were 200 years in the future. They entered... the next Generation.

Author's Note

That's right, everyone! Aaron Blazer and the Young 6 are back! And this time... they're going where they haven't gone before. The future. Which means their week in Equestria had taken a huge detour. And their only chance left of going home would have to be from six heroes of that current time. The new Mane 6:

Stay tuned for more of Aaron Blazer and the Young 6.

Also, yes, this story also has voting, which is limited to one vote per commenter. See you all next time.

Chapter 2: The 200 Year Detour

The new Mane 6 were all astonished by the appearance of Aaron and the Young 6 in the Brighthouse. Especially Sunny.

"Aaron Blazer?!" Sunny asked. "And... the six young creatures who are heroes to Equestria along with Twilight Sparkle?!"

"No way," Zipp said. Then the new Mane 6 got into a group huddle, talking with each other. "I heard the story of Aaron Blazer, the jade dragon. How he came from another dimension and vanquished an evil dragon who was bent on destroying pony life. I thought it was all just a myth."

"Dad used to tell us that story before he left us," Pipp said.

"I heard that legend, too," Misty said. "From Opaline. She said she wanted his magic along with the magic of his six friends. Since they share a similar magical signature as Twilight Sparkle and her friends. But they disappeared before she could get to them."

"So they are real," Hitch said. "But, there's one thing that has me wondering."

"What's that, Hitch?" Izzy asked. Then they all looked up at Aaron and the Young 6. Then they went back into their huddle.

"How did they stay so young after all this time?" Hitch asked.

"That's a good question," Zipp said. "I'll ask that." Then they all got out of their huddle and Zipp flew up to Aaron and the Young 6, bringing out her phone. "Okay, you all. I'm gonna have to ask all of you questions about how you are all here." She then pushed a button on her phone. "Name: Aaron Blazer. Age... uh..." Zipp was trying to think of Aaron's age.

"Fourteen," Aaron said.

"Okay, thanks," Zipp said. "Age: 14. Question 1: Where have you all been after all this time?"

"That's one answer you will not believe," Aaron said. "To put it simply, we accidentally ended up time traveling to this time from our time."

"Time travel?!" Zipp asked. "That's a thing?!"

"You've seen a lot of weirder things, I'm sure," Aaron said.

Zipp then gave a deadpanned expression, then responded with, "Okay, you got me there."

"Time traveling?" Hitch asked, walking up the ramp. "I didn't even think that was possible."

"Twilight Sparkle has done it before," Aaron said. "Many times."

"You knew Twilight Sparkle?!" Sunny asked. She then screamed in delight. "I can't believe this is happening! We're actually meeting more creatures from around the time of Twilight Sparkle!"

"Okay, moving on to question 2: How did you arrive at our time?" Zipp asked.

"You probably heard rumors that I'm from another dimension, right?" Aaron asked.

"Yeah, why?" Zipp asked.

"Well, it's true," Aaron said. "I was originally from another dimension. I was living with my aunt, and yesterday, she and her fiancé went out of town, and my friends and I were going to spend the week in Equestria. But when we went through the portal, we ended up in the future. We didn't even know where we were when we arrived here. That is until... the changes happened last night."

"Changes?" Zipp asked.

Aaron then brought out his phone and a stylus, and showed the picture of him and the Young 6 winning the talent show before he and Smolder went to his dimension when Ragnarok attacked.

"Whoa," Zipp said, looking at the picture. She then saw how different they all looked in the picture to how they look now. "Okay, that's interesting. Definitely changes to all of you that happened over night."

"So, you all changed over night?" Sunny asked. "That's really weird."

"Okay, you came in through a time portal that appeared in your portal to Equestria in your time," Zipp said. "But the portal on this side, where did it open up?"

"It opened up at a huge tree that grew out of some castle ruins," Gallus said. "We didn't know where we were."

"Until the next morning when we heard Opaline's voice coming from the tree," Smolder said.

The new Mane 6 gasped. Zipp then said, "Opaline! She must've hijacked your portal and brought you all here to steal your magic."

"Impossible," Sunny said. "The tree stole her Cutie Mark and left her magicless. She couldn't do anything even if she tried."

"Oh, she's still trapped in the tree," Aaron said. "And she's still mad."

"No doubt about that," Pipp said. "So, how far in the past did you all come from?"

"That depends," Aaron said. "In my dimension, it was 2023."

"Same here," Sandbar said. "How long has it been since then?"

The new Mane 6 looked at each other and huddled together. They were discussing with each other in panic. As soon as they were done, they all looked towards Aaron and the Young 6.

"Listen, all of you," Sunny said, trying to ease them into comfort. "I don't know how to put this, but..."

"You've all been sent into 200 years in the future!" Izzy shouted.

"That's not how I would've put it," Sunny said.

"200 years?!" Ocellus asked.

"Okay, so we're trapped 200 years in the future," Aaron said. "So, we're gonna have to find our way back to the past."

"Well, I could probably find something in this spell book I've been learning spells from," Misty said, her magic levitating a book. It was brown with a pink rounded rectangle on the front and back cover, and a pink heart inside the rounded rectangle. On the front cover, the heart had a red inside a gold horseshoe.

Ocellus smelt the book. She then said, "This... this magic. It smells similar to Twilight's magic."

"What?!" Aaron, the rest of the Young 6 and the new Mane 6 all asked.

"Twilight wrote that book?" Smolder asked.

"Or somepony close to her," Ocellus said. "Who's magically gifted and close to Twilight?"

"Okay, there are a lot of different possibilities," Aaron said. "Unicorns or Alicorns who are incredibly gifted like her. Starlight Glimmer, Sunset Shimmer, Cadance, Shining Armor, Star Swirl the Bearded, Celestia, Luna, Moondancer... and she would be old enough by now, Flurry Heart."

"Wait a minute," Smolder said. "Wasn't there one more unicorn who's gifted in the future?"

"Oh, right," Aaron said. "Almost forgot about Luster Dawn."

"Who's Luster Dawn?" Gallus asked.

"Eventually, she'll be Twilight's prized pupil in the future," Aaron said.

"Really?" Gallus asked. "Well, where is she in our time?"

"Unknown," Aaron said. "Misty, let me see the book." Misty then levitated the book towards Aaron. He grabbed it, but it then started flying around the Brighthouse, pulling Aaron with it. "Whoa-oa-oa!" It then threw him off of it, and he landed on the couch downstairs. "Gah!" Everyone looked down at Aaron.

"Aaron, you okay?!" Silverstream asked.

"I'll be good!" Aaron said. "I'm just... gonna lay down here for a few!"

"So much for finding out the author of the book," Ocellus said.

Smolder then flew down to the couch where Aaron was laying on. She then asked, "You okay?"

"I'm gonna need a few ice packs," Aaron said. Just then, Sparky jumped down from the ramp and landed on Aaron's back, making Aaron cry out in pain. "That... didn't... help...!" Smolder picked up Sparky, who giggled happily being picked up by Smolder. Then Hitch came down to them.

"Sparky, don't do that again, you hear me?" Hitch asked. Sparky just giggled happily and hugged Hitch's face. "That's my baby dragon." Smolder then pulled on Sparky's left wing.

"This is weird, seeing Sparky here with wings," Smolder said.

"What do you mean?" Hitch asked. "Don't dragons usually have wings?"

"To our knowledge, Sparky is the first dragon to be hatched with wings," Aaron said.

"Wait, what?!" the new Mane 6 asked.

"It's true," Ocellus said. "When we met Spike, before Aaron came to our dimension, Spike didn't have wings yet."

"Usually a dragon gets their wings when they go through the molt," Smolder said.

"What's the Molt?" Sunny asked.

"To put it simply, dragon puberty," Aaron said, making Smolder nod.

"But with Sparky having wings before the proper time of molting, he might not have to go through the molt," Smolder said. Sparky turned around and reached out for Smolder. Smolder leaned away from Sparky, still confused by the dragon hatchling's action.

"He sure seems to like you," Pipp said, hovering down towards the three dragons and Hitch. She then grabbed Sparky away from Hitch and gave him to Smolder. Sparky then hugged and snuggled Smolder, giggling as he was doing so. "Aww. So cute!" She then brought out her phone. "Photo op!" She then took a picture of Sparky hugging Smolder, her still confused about why Sparky was hugging her.

"Please tell me you're not gonna post that," Smolder deadpanned towards Pipp.

"Oh, yeah, I probably shouldn't..." Pipp said before getting a realization. "Wait a minute. The ponies of this current time of Equestria probably don't know about you all yet."

"Yona and friends were being very sneaky when it came to sneaking through town," Yona said. The new Mane 6 looked up at Yona.

"Uh, is she alright?" Misty asked. "She doesn't seem to be talking in clear sentences."

"The yaks are all not used to speaking the same language as us," Aaron said. "Yona actually tried to speak our language better for a dance. But... she messed up a lot in the dancing."

"Yona embarrassed after what happened," Yona said. "Yona thought that she was worst pony partner ever."

"Pony partner?" Zipp asked.

"It was a school dance theme, and the five of us were the only ones in the school who weren't ponies," Gallus said. "Still before Aaron came to the school."

"School?" Zipp asked. "What school?"

"Twilight Sparkle's School of Friendship," Sandbar said. "She and her friends opened it to share the Magic of Friendship with everypony."

"And not just ponies," Ocellus said. "In fact, the five of us were the first non-pony students to be students in the school."

"That is until the head of the Equestrian Education Association found out that the school had non-pony students, and some of the teachers weren't really that qualified to teach," Aaron said. "But the reason why they weren't qualified under the directions of the EEA was because they were trying to do it by the EEA standards. And he was also racist. He thought that education should just be for ponies only, and other creatures outside of pony species were the enemies."

"What?!" Sunny asked. "So, how did you all become heroes of Equestria?"

"By sticking together," Silverstream said. "Eventually, Twilight figured out that running the school the EEA wanted was why it was failing. So, she had the faculty teach their classes their way. And it was a big success."

"I can see it happening," Hitch said. But then he got a realization. "Wait a minute." He then looked over at Aaron. "How did you know who we were? We haven't even met?"

"Aaron came from another dimension, where the adventures of Twilight Sparkle and her friends were part of a TV show," Smolder said. "That was Generation 4 for the series."

"Series?" Sunny asked. She then got a realization. "Wait. Does that mean we're in the show as well?!"

"Your adventure of gathering all the ponies and the Unity Crystals together was the start of Generation 5," Aaron said. "And it was a movie."

"A movie?!" Pipp asked. She then thought about it. "Actually, us coming together would make a good movie."

"I'd tell you all later, but, didn't you all have somewhere to be?" Aaron asked.

Sunny, Izzy and Pipp gasped.

"My smoothie cart!" Sunny shouted.

"My crafting stall!" Izzy shouted.

"My music video with Ruby Jubilee!" Pipp shouted. Then the three of them dashed out of there.

"Wow," Aaron said. "That was unexpected." He then tried sitting up, but his back gave off a cracking sound. "Gah! Okay, that really hurts."

"I got you, buddy," Hitch said. He then let his hoof glow green. "I'm the pony of the law. Coolest dragon dad you know. My cutie mark comes to life, and my kindness overflows!" Green vines came out of the ground and came up to Aaron. The vines grabbed Aaron's arms and legs and stretched him out. He yelled out in pain, but then he stopped yelling.

"Whoa!" Aaron said. "Hey, the pain's gone!" Then the vines put him down. He then thought of something. "Hey, what was that?"

"What was what?" Hitch asked.

"That entire speech," Aaron said. "The 'My Cutie Mark comes to life' speech thing?"

"Oh, that," Zipp asked. "That just happens when we need to live up to our Cutie Marks and help those in need. Kinda our key elements of our friendship. As you could see, Hitch's element is kindness. Mine, it's Bravery."

"And mine is Heart," Misty added.

"So what are Sunny's, Izzy's and Pipp's?" Ocellus asked.

"Izzy's is Creativity," Hitch said. "Pipp's is Confidence, and Sunny's is Hope."

"Makes sense," Aaron said. Just then, Sparky jumped on top of Aaron's head.

"Why is he so clingy to us?" Smolder asked.

"I don't know," Hitch said. "In fact, this is the most clingy Sparky has ever been with certain dragons then the others."

"Others?" Smolder asked.

"You have found other dragons?" Aaron asked.

"Yeah, we did," Zipp said. "We kinda had to if we were gonna stop Opaline."

"Which was almost a bad idea at the time since she had the Dragon Stone," Hitch said.

"Oh, yeah," Aaron said. "The Dragon Stone that could absorb Dragon Fire. Fire breathing dragons against a fire alicorn is a bad idea."

"Really bad," Zipp said. She then thought of something. "You said that there's a TV series based on this world. Are we a part of that series?"

"Actually, yeah," Aaron said. "This is currently Generation 5. The time we came from is Generation 4."

"Generations?" Zipp asked. "Interesting. When did this series officially start?"

"In my world, the series originally started in the 1980s," Aaron answered.

"Although, the looks of the previous generations looked kinda weird compared to how they do now," Smolder said. "I've seen them on the internet."

"So, you've been watching us for years, huh?" Misty asked, getting nervous.

"In my world, yes," Aaron said. "Time is kinda funny in this world."

"That would make sense," Hitch said. "That's probably why you all ended up in our time."

"Not really," Gallus said. "The day before we came here, we came from our time. And the next day, we ended up here, yesterday afternoon."

"Well, that's not good," Zipp said. "Perhaps there's a reason why you all were sent here."

"Like how Aaron was sent here when he first arrived," Sandbar said. "He wished for some friends in his world, and he got transformed into a dragon destined to defeat that evil dragon in the past."

"Ragnarok the Reaper," Zipp said. "I know about that story. My dad told me and Pipp about it before he left us."

"Still famous even after 200 years," Aaron said.

"Guess that song from Fall Out Boy kinda fits you," Smolder said.

"What song?" Ocellus asked.

"Centuries," Smolder said.

"I heard that song," Gallus said. "It actually works with Aaron's victory over Ragnarok." He then started singing. "Some legends are told... Some turn to dust or to gold... But you will remember me... Remember me for Centuries... And just one mistake... Is all it will take... We'll go down in history... Remember me for Centuries."

"Catchy," Hitch said. "I'll have to hear that song."

"Okay, if Sunny is okay with it, you should all stay here with us until we find a way to get you all back to your time," Zipp said. "This is a big mystery to solve about how you got here."

"I'm sure we'll find you all the way back home," Misty said. "I just have to find the right spell."

"In the meantime, I might as well get some information on you all for research purposes," Zipp said. "I'm sure that Sunny would want to do the same."

"What do you want to know?" Aaron asked.

"Everything," Zipp said.

Author's Note

VOTING TIME!!

Okay, Aaron and the Young 6 have officially met the New Mane 6. It's only a matter of time until everypony knows them. After that happens, the New Mane 6 takes Aaron and the Young 6 to the Boardtrot. All of them were amazed by it of course. But then, they get swept up towards a certain part of it. You get to vote on which part Aaron and the Young 6 get swept up into. Here are your options:

Option 1:

The Zippercoaster

Option 2:

The Funhouse

Option 3:

The Tinytrot

Remember, only one vote per commenter. See you all next time.

Chapter 3: Aaron vs. Sprout

Sunny allowed Aaron and the Young 6 to stay in the Crystal Brighthouse until they can get back home. Aaron, Gallus and Sandbar were sleeping in the living room area while Smolder, Ocellus, Silverstream and Yona were sleeping in the bedroom area with Sunny, Izzy, Pipp, Zipp and Misty.

Sparky was wanting to stay with Aaron and Smolder, but Hitch kept him from leaving his side until they got back to the Sheriff's Station. That is until the next morning that Sparky had got out of the station through a window. Getting the attention of Sprout Cloverleaf.

"Huh," Sprout said. "Oh, that Sparky." He then sighed. "I might as well get him back to the Sheriff's Station before Hitch wakes up." He then grumbled. "How come everypony likes him more than me?" He then started chasing Sparky.

Sparky noticed this and started running towards the Brighthouse faster. Eventually, Sparky made it to the Brighthouse. He tried getting in through the front door, but it was locked. So, he looked around and saw that the window to the left was cracked open. He then started flying towards the window and flew in through it.

Sprout saw that and sighed. He then said, "Not today, Sparky." He then stomped his hoof, which was glowing green, and a vine came out of the ground and it went through the window. The vine then went over towards the door, unlocked it, and then Sprout went in through the door. "Okay, Sparky. Time to..." He then saw where Sparky went to. He saw that Sparky was getting onto the couch, where Aaron was sleeping. Also in the living room were Gallus and Sandbar, both of them sleeping in sleeping bags and on top of camping mats. Sprout then screamed, waking up the three sleeping boys in the living room. "Monsters!" He then ran towards the Brighthouse entrance.

Aaron, Gallus and Sandbar looked at the door and saw Sprout heading towards the door.

"Sprout?!" Aaron asked. "Oh, you have got to be kidding me."

Sprout then stopped and said, "Wait a minute! I got plant magic!" He then stomped his hoof as it was glowing green. Then vines came out of the ground and headed towards Aaron and Gallus, trapping the two.

"Whoa! Hey!" Gallus shouted.

"C#*%!" Aaron said. When he swore, a Hasbro logo came over his mouth and a sound effect of a car horn going off covered up the word. "Huh. So that's what happens when you actually swear in Equestria."

"Stay away from me, monsters!" Sprout said. "I won't let you attack Maretime Bay!"

"Whoa, whoa, whoa!" Gallus said, waving his talons around. "We're not here to attack!"

"You lie!" Sprout said. He then made the vine that was holding Gallus extend and head into the bedroom where the girls were staying. Which woke up all of them when he crashed into the elevator.

"Gallus?!" Sunny asked, her mane completely messy.

"Sunny, that red stallion just attacked us," Gallus said.

"Red stallion?" Sunny asked. She then gasped. "Sprout." Then she grabbed her mane brush and fixed up her mane and put on the rubber bands in her mane. She then headed for the vine that held Gallus back and used her Earth Pony magic to get the vine off of Gallus. Then all of them headed out the door. They say Sandbar trying to get Sprout to let Aaron go.

"C'mon, man," Sandbar said. "They didn't do anything wrong."

"Nothing wrong yet," Sprout said. He then slapped Sandbar, making the rest of the Young 6 gasp.

Yona got angry and shouted, "That Yona's coltfriend!" She then jumped down towards the ramp yelling and charged at Sprout, surprising him, and making him get rammed out of the Brighthouse.

"Gaaaah!" Sprout cried out. He then got up and ran towards town.

"Maybe... we should inform everypony about these guys immediately," Zipp said.

"Pipp, get your phone," Aaron said as he was coming down thanks to Sunny.

"Like you have to tell me," Pipp said, bringing her phone out from under her wing. She held it out in front of her and started live streaming.

Pipp started live streaming across Equestria, and already, she was getting so many comments, likes and hearts from all her fans. Along with Queen Haven, Alphabittle, the Pippsqueak Trio, and even Hitch who just woke up.

"Good morning, all my Pippsqueaks. Pipp Petals here with a special announcement. In fact, this a surprise for us as well. We have gotten some visitors who haven't been seen in Equestria for a long, long time. We got seven young heroes from the time of Twilight Sparkle."

She then showed Aaron and the Young 6. They nodded when each of their names was said.

"We got Gallus, the griffon. Silverstream, the hippogriff. Yona, the yak. Ocellus, the Changeling. Sandbar, the young Earth pony. Smolder, the orange dragon. And their group leader, Aaron Blazer, the jade dragon." Pipp then came into the screen. "They have all time-traveled from the past, still don't know how it happened exactly, and they need our help to get them back to their own time. They do not mean us any harm, so do not be scared. Unlike a certain red stallion we all know."

Then an image of Sprout came on the screen thanks to Zipp with her phone. She then said, "He already came in here and attacked them, calling them monsters. He is such a scaredy pony."

"If anypony in Maretime Bay sees Sprout, tell him that there's nothing to worry about. So, anyway, that's all I have to say this morning. TTYL, my Pippsqueaks. Pipp Pipp Hooray!" She then ended the live stream.

Pipp was looking at her phone seeing how many likes and comments her live stream was getting.

"Wow!" Pipp said. "So many likes and comments from that live stream. I guess everypony was watching." Just then, Hitch came into the Brighthouse.

"Sparky!" Hitch called out. "Sparky, are you here?!"

Just then, Smolder came up to him, holding Sparky. She then said, "You really need to keep an eye on him." She then handed Sparky to Hitch, but Sparky was holding onto Smolder tightly. "Hey! Let go, Sparky."

"I got this, Smolder," Hitch said. He then tickled Sparky's sides, making him giggle and let go of Smolder. Hitch then grabbed Sparky and put the baby dragon on his back. "You can't run away like that, Sparky. You got that, bud?"

Sparky looked towards Hitch with a little upset look. He then looked towards Aaron and Smolder. He then tried jumping off, but Hitch kept the baby dragon on his back.

"Okay, so if ponies can't stop Sprout from panicking, what are we gonna do?" Misty asked.

"I'm sure he won't overreact," Hitch said.

"The last time I seen him overreact, he turned all the Earth Ponies into an angry mob and started going into terrorism," Aaron said. "And that was the movie that debuted G5."

"Wait, that whole adventure the five of us went on was a part of a movie?" Hitch asked. He then put a hoof on his chin. "Actually, that would make a good start of a series." Sunny, Izzy, Pipp and Zipp nodded in agreement.

"Although, in the movie, they used different voice actors and actresses," Aaron said. "And, coincidentally, Smolder met one of them after the opening night of the school play."

"Oh, yeah, Sofia Carson," Smolder said. "She voiced Pipp in the movie."

"Really?" Pipp asked. "Huh. That must've been a huge surprise."

"Tell me about it," Smolder said. Just then, the place started shaking. "Hold on. What is going on?"

Aaron, the Young 6, the new Mane 6 and Sparky headed for the door and they saw a huge machine coming towards the Brighthouse.

"You have got to be kidding me," Aaron said.

"What is that?" Misty asked.

"That was the machine that Sprout was going to use on Unicorns and Pegasi even after we told him that there was currently no magic active," Sunny said. "He destroyed my home before we rebuilt it into the Brighthouse." Aaron then started walking forward towards the machine. "Aaron, what are you doing?"

Sprout was piloting his machine, Sprouticus Maximus, towards the Brighthouse, saying, "Time to end these monsters before they cause any harm!" He then saw Aaron coming right towards him. Sprout then smirked. "Oh, so you wanna be taken out first, huh? Alright. You're done first, dragon."

The Young 6, the new Mane 6 and Sparky watched Aaron walk towards the machine. The new Mane 6 were all getting worried. But the Young 6 knew what was coming.

Smolder then brought out a sleeping mask and put it over Sparky's eyes, saying, "You're not gonna want to see this."

"See what?" Hitch asked.

"Yo, Aaron," Gallus called out. "Now might be a good time for you to get greedy."

Aaron turned around, chuckled and said, "You read my mind, Gallus." He then turned back towards Sprouticus Maximus, and gave off a glare. "Aaron want." Then he started getting bigger. He had already gotten a little bigger than the machine that Sprout was driving.

"Huh?!" Sprout asked. Before Sprout could react, Aaron had slapped Sprouticus Maximus from his left side, making the machine fall on its left side, unable to get up. Sprout shouted in surprise as the machine fell over on its left side.

Aaron then shrunk back down to his normal size and landed on the ground. The Young 6, the new Mane 6 and Sparky ran over towards him. Sunny then asked, "How did you do that?!"

"All dragons can do that," Aaron said.

"Really?!" Hitch asked. He then looked back at Sparky. "Even Sparky?"

"He has to be a little older for the Greed Induced Bigness to start taking effect," Smolder said.

"Greed Induced Bigness?!" the new Mane 6 all asked in unison.

"Okay, we definitely have to prepare for that when Sparky gets older," Zipp said, the rest of the new Mane 6 nodding in agreement. Just then, Sprout bucked the windshield out and headed towards Aaron in anger. He then tried punching Aaron, but Aaron ducked, making Sprout trip over the jade dragon, landing on his face.

Aaron then got up and said, "Seriously. You never learn, do you?"

"Well, I know that I can't let evil creatures like you stop us!" Sprout said, getting up. He then tried punching Aaron again, but Aaron grabbed Sprout's hoof and flipped the Earth Pony over and he landed on his back. "Gah!" Aaron then stepped on Sprout's back, making sure that Sprout doesn't get up.

"And you wonder why you were in trouble since you destroyed Sunny's lighthouse," Aaron said. "Property damage, assault on unarmed ponies, terrorism..."

"Oooh!" Sunny, Hitch, Izzy, Pipp and Zipp all said in unison.

"That's a good point," Hitch said. "He did do all those things."

"I was the sheriff at the time!" Sprout said.

"Until Hitch got back, and you still thought you were in charge," Aaron said. "And you thought that you were above the law. No one is above the law."

"You sure seem to know about how the law works," Hitch said.

"That's because his aunt is dating a cop," Smolder said. "Wait. Scratch that. She's engaged to a cop."

"Oh, that's good," Hitch said. He then walked up to Sprout. "Pipp just made a public announcement that these creatures are not here to hurt us. They all came here yesterday."

"They did?!" Sprout asked.

"Yeah," Hitch said. "These guys are actually heroes from the time of Twilight Sparkle. They just ended up here without any knowledge of how it happened. And since you were attempting to assault them, I have no other choice. Sprout, you shall spend the next 30 days behind bars."

"WHAT?!" Sprout shouted. "Hitch, you can't just..." Aaron then picked Sprout up and put the Earth Pony over his right shoulder.

"Never thought I'd see the new Earth Pony Magic up close," Aaron said. "Weirder than how Earth Pony Magic was back in our time."

"Wait, there was Earth Pony Magic?" Sunny asked. "And it wasn't plant magic?"

"Technically, a lot of Earth Pony magic was used in farming," Aaron said.

"Well, what do Earth Ponies gang from farming?" Zipp asked.

Aaron then put Sprout down so he could bring out his computer from the computer bag that Gallus was carrying and start typing on it. It then showed a picture of Applejack holding back a rolling boulder with her hind legs.

"Super strength," Aaron said, showing the image to the new Mane 6.

"Whoa!" the new Mane 6 said in unison.

"We could've done that?!" Hitch asked. "Man, our history books were so wrong!"

"Well, Izzy was right about the smelly part of Earth Ponies," Aaron said.

"I was?" Izzy asked. Sunny then gave a deadpanned expression.

"Working on a farm causes you to sweat, and gives you all a lot of body odor," Aaron said.

"Oh, that actually makes sense," Sunny said. "Working out causes you to sweat and stink."

"Alright, let's get Sprout to his prison cell," Hitch said.

"After that, meet us at the Boardtrot," Sunny said. "After what you all went through, you deserve to have some fun."

"Boardtrot?" Aaron asked. "The heck's a Boardtrot?" All Sunny did was smirk.

Author's Note

Okay, the votes will be tallied up for the next episode. Hopefully, Aaron and the Young 6 will enjoy some time at the Boardtrot. See you all next time.

Chapter 4: Day at the Boardtrot

After helping the Sheriff put Sprout behind bars, Hitch escorted Aaron towards the Boardtrot where the Young 6 and the rest of the new Mane 6 at the entrance. Aaron was astonished by what he was seeing.

"Whoa!" Aaron said. "This place is... awesome!" He then got a revelation. "Oh, I get it. This place is like a boardwalk. So I guess Boardtrot is pretty fitting in Equestria." The Young 6 nodded in agreement.

"It looks like something Rainbow Dash would want to visit," Sandbar said.

"That is if she knows how to get here," Smolder said. "Heck, we don't even know how we got here."

"I'm sure we'll find out how you all got here," Sunny said. "And I'm sure we'll find you all the way back to your time. But right now, how about we all have some fun today?"

"Well, we don't know exactly how long we're gonna be here," Gallus said. "I say, we go for it."

"How did this place even come to be?" Aaron asked.

"This place used to be an abandoned amusement park," Sunny said. "It was all doing well decades ago before all the rides started breaking down. None of the Earth Ponies could fix the rides."

"Maybe because all the pony types were all split apart," Sandbar said. "Maybe this place was built by all three pony types working together."

"That would make sense," Hitch said.

"Anyway, nopony put any effort into fixing up this place," Sunny said. "That is until Izzy got a creative block to the extreme. How she put it as... the Blockywockys."

"Blockywockys?" Aaron asked. "That's gotta be the most ridiculous word I have ever heard."

"Others will agree with you, Aaron," Izzy said. "I went on a quest to try to find a solution. So, I took the Nova Charm with me and I went all around Equestria. Mainly places outside of Maretime Bay, Bridlewood and Zephyr Heights. One of the places was a place none of us have been before. The Jade Sea."

"The Jade Sea?" Aaron asked.

"That's right," Izzy said. "There, I met a Seapony. Her name is Destiny, and she..."

"Wait, you met a Seapony?" Aaron asked.

"Oh, don't tell me you believe her," Zipp said. "Listen, Izzy, there have been no clear evidence of Seaponies ever."

"You're wrong about that, Zipp," Gallus said.

"What?" Zipp asked.

"You just haven't been looking in the right place," Gallus said. He then looked at Silverstream. "Silverstream?"

"On it," Silverstream said. She then walked over to a park bench and sat on it. She leaned her back towards the back of the bench and then she tapped on her seashell, and she transformed into a Seapony.

"WHOA!!" the new Mane 6 all said in unison.

"S-Seaponies... are real?!" Zipp asked.

"You just haven't been looking in the right place for research," Gallus said. "Silverstream's seashell comes from a magic pearl that turns whoever wears it, along with any creature she touches, into sea creatures. All of us experienced what it was like to be sea creatures."

"Ponies and Hippogriffs were able to become Seaponies because of our pony traits," Sandbar said. "But it has a different effect on other creatures."

"I got turned into a barracuda," Gallus said.

"I was a seal," Ocellus added.

"Yona became walrus," Yona added.

"At first, I was skeptical about becoming a sea creature," Smolder said. "But that was before I got turned into a tiger shark."

"Okay, now that's cool," Zipp said. "Wait, you didn't want to be a sea creature before? What made you change your mind?"

"She lost a bet," Aaron said.

"Okay, that makes sense," Zipp said. Then Silverstream turned back into her Hippogriff form. "So, why does she need a special seashell necklace?"

"She spent a lot of time underwater when the Storm King tried taking their magic pearl," Gallus said.

"The Storm King?" Misty asked. "I heard of him from Opaline. He tricked a unicorn with a broken horn into helping him, promising her that he would restore her horn if she got him what he wanted. And he betrayed her at the end."

"I kinda saw that coming when I saw it," Aaron said.

"Was it in the show?" Sunny asked.

"It was actually a movie," Aaron said.

"Wait, how Twilight and her friends took down the Storm King was in a movie?" Sunny asked. "Please tell me you got it on your computer."

"Oh, I do," Aaron said. "I'll show you later." Just then, there was shaking. The group all looked around and saw a bunch of raccoonicorns coming right towards them. "Oh, great. Raccoonicorns." Just then, the raccoonicorns charged through the group, taking Aaron, the Young 6 and Sparky with them.

"Whoa!" Aaron and the Young 6 all yelled while Sparky was screaming.

"Sparky!" Hitch cried out, reaching for Sparky.

Aaron and the Young 6 were all being pulled by the stampeding raccoonicorns. Lucky for them, they all got out of the stampede. Aaron and the Young 6 pulled themselves out of there, and into the funhouse. Sparky was holding onto Smolder's tail.

"That was close," Sandbar said.

"Yeah, it was," Aaron said. "I'm just lucky we all got out of there."

"Yeah, real lucky," Smolder said. She then screamed in fright when she saw something.

"What?! What is it?!" Aaron asked. He then looked where Smolder was looking. He saw that Smolder was looking at a mirror. In the mirror, Smolder was ponified. She was a unicorn.

"How is this possible?!" Smolder asked.

"Huh," Aaron said. "Interesting." His reflection then came into the mirror, and he also saw a ponified version of his dragon form. He was a pegasus. "This is a really interesting funhouse mirror. Usually, the mirrors are just strangely shaped to make anyone who's in front of them look goofy."

"Well, this funhouse is interesting," came Ocellus's voice. The two dragons looked towards Ocellus and they saw her reflection. She saw that her reflection was as tall as Chrysalis, in royal regalia, and she still had her reformed colors. "I'm not so sure about this."

"All hail Queen Ocellus," Gallus said in a mocking tone. In the reflection, Gallus was in royal guard armor right beside her. He then laughed, which caused the others to join in the laughter.

"So many different mirrors with different versions of ourselves," Silverstream said. "This... is... AMAZING!" She then saw her reflection in one mirror, and in that one, she was dressed up in Storm King armor. She then screamed and hid behind Yona.

"What did you see?" Gallus asked.

"I saw myself dressed up in Storm King armor!" Silverstream said, shaking.

"Okay, that would do it," Aaron said. Just then, Sparky came in over Aaron's head. Sparky giggled looking down at Aaron.

"Looks like Sparky got caught in the action as well," Sandbar said.

"Hitch will be most likely looking for him," Aaron said. "We don't want him to be activating Operation Glitterbomb."

"Operation what?" Gallus asked.

"Operation Glitterbomb," Aaron said. "If Sparky is possibly taken by a villain, like Misty almost did, Hitch will go to the extreme when it comes to finding him. Like knocking down everything in his path, or interrogating ponies who haven't even seen him that day."

"Yona think that really overboard," Yona said.

"Speaking of overboard," Ocellus said, pointing at one mirror. They all looked at the mirror and saw their reflections were the opposite gender. But Silverstream and Ocellus had different colors. Silverstream's body was now light blue, and Ocellus's neck fin and tail were dark blue.

"No," Smolder said. "N... O... No." She then headed off in one direction. "Let's get out of here." Then the others followed her.

They later went to another part of the funhouse where there were floating platforms over a bottomless pit. Aaron, Smolder, Gallus and Sparky looked down the pit.

"That looks so deep," Gallus said. "Wait a minute, isn't this place over water?"

"Yeah, you're right," Aaron said. "This doesn't even make any sense."

"C'mon, guys," Sandbar said, getting through them. "Let's just get hopping." He then hopped onto one floating platform and looked back. "See. Nothing bad's gonna..." Just then, the platform shrunk from under him and he almost fell. "Whoa!" Aaron and Gallus grabbed his forelegs before he could fall down the pit. "Whoa, thanks guys."

"Okay, looks like we have a time limit on staying on those platforms," Aaron said. "You were on there for five seconds before it shrunk and vanished, so we must step quickly."

"And if we don't?" Ocellus asked.

"At least six of us have wings," Aaron said. "The sixth being Sparky."

"Oh, that's right," Gallus said. "Hey, Spike didn't have wings when we met him. He got them until a few months after school opened."

"Still don't know how that happened," Smolder said. But then, Sparky was on top of her head, giggling. "Okay, that's getting a little weird."

"Sandbar, Yona, you two start crossing," Gallus said. "The rest of us will catch you in case you stay on too long." Sandbar and Yona started jumping from platform to platform, the rest of them followed in the air. Eventually, they all made it across."

"Okay," Yona said. "That not so hard."

"Let's see what else is in this place," Aaron said. Then they started continuing through the funhouse. Then they came into a room with stairs all around them. And not all at the same angle. "Whoa. This funhouse is messin' with our minds." Then Sparky started running ahead across a set of stairs. "Sparky, wait!"

"There he is!" Gallus said, pointing at another set of stairs, but Sparky was upside down.

"This place is messed up," Aaron said.

"Follow that baby dragon!" Ocellus said. Then Aaron and the Young 6 started going down the stairs. But when they emerged onto another set of stairs, they were split up. "Okay, how did this happen?"

"Just keep finding Sparky!" Aaron said. Then they all kept running up or down the sets of stairs they were on, each getting mixed up on their path.

Eventually, they made it to a room with a portal, where Sparky was waiting for all of them to come to him. Eventually, they did. Sparky giggled and jumped up to Smolder and nuzzled her chest.

"Okay, is that the way out?" Smolder asked.

"That, or it'll take us into another room," Aaron said. "Let's go." Then they all went through the portal. They eventually made it into another room. There were three stones. One on the ceiling, one on the floor, and one on the wall across from them. Each stone had a gem. The one on the ceiling was green. The one on the wall was blue. And the one on the floor was red.

"Looks like another puzzle," Ocellus said. "How are we gonna solve it?"

"Looks like a three creature button trigger system," Gallus said. "Three of us are gonna have to push each gem at the same time."

"I got the ceiling," Smolder said.

"Wall," Aaron said. Then he and Smolder started flying to the two gems of their choosing. Sparky went down to the floor stone. Then they all got into position. "Okay. On three, we push 'em. One... two... three." Then the three dragons pushed on the gems. Then a wall opened up, revealing the exit.

"Let's get out of here," Silverstream said. Then all of them headed for the exit.

The new Mane 6 were running around the Boardtrot, looking for Aaron, the Young 6 and Sparky. Sunny, Zipp and Misty came from one direction while Hitch, Izzy and Pipp came from another. They all met up in front of Sunny's Smoothie Stand.

"We looked everywhere," Sunny said. "They haven't been near the Zippercoaster."

"We checked the Tinytrot as well," Hitch said. "Although, it was hard to focus when our minds have been crammed into the head of a baby."

"Tell me about it," Pipp said, her mane full of glitter. "My mane's gonna be dry all day now."

"Well, where could they be?" Zipp asked.

"Hey, guys," came Aaron's voice. The new Mane 6 looked where the voice came from. They saw that Aaron, the Young 6 and Sparky were walking up towards them.

"Oh, there you all are," Izzy said. "Where were ya?"

"We got out of the stampede of raccoonicorns and ended up in the funhouse," Aaron said. "When we got out, we had to ask three little fillies where to find you all." He then looked down to his left and standing there were Glory, Peach Fizz and Seashell. "Thanks, girls."

"You're welcome, mister dragon," Peach Fizz said. Then the three of them headed to another part of the Boardtrot.

"The funhouse," Hitch said. "We could've also checked there."

"Well, why didn't ya?" Gallus asked.

"Sunny!" came another voice. They all looked towards Sunny's smoothie stand and they saw a certain Auroricorn there. "I see that what Pipp said on her live stream was true."

"Uh, what's up with that unicorn's horn?" Sandbar asked.

"Is it made of... crystal?" Smolder asked.

"Oh, that's Comet," Sunny said. "He's not actually a unicorn. He's an Auroricorn."

"What's an Auroricorn?" Silverstream asked.

"Kinda like unicorns, but with crystal horns," Zipp answered. "They usually reside in Starlight Ridge."

"Starlight Ridge?" Gallus asked. "Never heard of it."

Aaron and Smolder then gasped and in unison, they said, "Secrets of Starlight!"

"I'm sorry, what?" Sunny asked.

"It was an upcoming Make Your Mark special," Aaron said. "I thought it was gonna involve Starlight Glimmer."

"Guess they went a whole one-eighty on your theory," Zipp said. "Pipp, you got a picture of Starlight Ridge?"

"I sure do," Pipp answered. She then brought out her phone and showed an image of Starlight Ridge.

"Whoa," Aaron and the Young 6 all said in unison.

"Anyone else getting a Crystal Empire vibe?" Aaron asked.

"Yeah, I kinda see it," Smolder said.

"The Crystal what?" Zipp asked.

"It's this city in the Frozen North where Twilight's brother, his wife and their daughter lived in," Sandbar said.

"Twilight Sparkle has a brother?!" Sunny asked. "How come I didn't know that?"

"Perhaps your dad didn't have enough research," Smolder said.

"We could give you as much information as we can while we're here," Aaron said. "But first, I'm feeling parched."

"Coming right up," Sunny said. She then got into the booth. "Alright, who wants what?" Just then, Pipp's phone beeped. Pipp checked her phone.

Pipp gasped and said, "Oh... my... glitter! Mom is coming to the Brighthouse tonight!"

"Mom's coming?!" Zipp asked. "Oh, boy. We're gonna have to get the Brighthouse cleaned up before she gets here."

"Okay, we'll get you all smoothies back at the Brighthouse," Sunny said. "Let's all get there, immediately." Then all of them quickly left for the Brighthouse, leaving Comet to stay in the booth.

"Okay, I guess I'll just wait here," Comet said, cleaning up the booth.

Author's Note

Thanks for all the votes for this chapter. And I'm glad that all of you are liking this story so far. See you all next time.

Chapter 5: Haven and Alphabittle

Outside of the Brighthouse, a bunch of Unicorns were getting Sprouticus Maximus back up correctly while a tow truck was getting ready to tow it.

Inside the Brighthouse, the new Mane 6 were cleaning up the Brighthouse, preparing for the arrival of Queen Haven.

"Okay, everypony!" Pipp said. "Mom is on her way here! We need to get this place spic and span before she gets here! Sunny! Prepare a meal that is worthy of all of us!"

"On it!" Sunny said, heading for the kitchen.

"Hitch, Misty, you two clean this place up!" Pipp said. "We need it really tidy before Mom gets here!"

"On it, Pipp," Misty said. She then used her magic to get the cleaning supplies. She handed some off to Hitch and the two of them spread out to clean out the Brighthouse.

"Izzy, we need this place decorated for when Mom gets here!" Pipp said.

"Yepperoni, Pipp!" Izzy said. "I'm on it!"

"Yo, Pipp," Zipp said. "Relax. It's just a casual visit."

"Our Mom is coming, Zipp!" Pipp said, grabbing Zipp's shoulders with her forehooves. "We need to get this place up to her standards, or she'll disown us, cut off our cell phone reception, and we'll have to work for a living!"

"Uh, Pipp, we already do that last thing," Zipp said. She then looked around. "Hey, where are our time travelling guests?"

In the Crystal Room of the Crystal Brighthouse, Aaron and the Young 6 were surrounding the Unity Crystals. Ocellus had her head up, feeling the energy from the Prisbeam around her.

"Wow," Ocellus said. "That is... really powerful magic."

"The Unity Crystals are powered by the ponies united in harmony," Aaron said. "At first, I thought the Crystals were representing the founding of Equestria."

"Oh, yeah," Sandbar said. "The Hearth's Warming tale of how two ponies of each normal tribe came together in harmony and fended off the Windigos so long ago."

"That would've made more sense," Smolder said. "But when Maretime Bay Day came, ponies were arguing, there were storm clouds brewing, magic was cancelling out, and the hooves of the Earth Ponies got stuck. And yet, no Windigos."

"Wait, does that mean the Windigos get wiped out the day we stopped Tirek, Chrysalis and Cozy Glow that day?" Gallus asked.

"Who knows," Aaron said. "If only there was someone we know who's still alive in this time."

"Besides Discord?" Smolder asked.

"Discord?" Aaron asked. "Of course!" He then went over to one side of the room where his backpack was. He opened it up and pulled out his laptop and started typing. "In the G5 comics, Discord made an appearance. But he was so old." He then showed an image of Discord when Sunny, Hitch, Izzy, Pipp and Zipp met him in Canterlot.

"Whoa," Gallus said. "He got old."

"He could've helped in the battle against Opaline," Silverstream said.

"But why not?" Yona asked.

"We're gonna have to ask the others," Aaron said. Just then, the floor opened up and coming up from the floor was Zipp. "Hey, Zipp."

"I was looking for you all," Zipp said. "Did Sunny give you all access to come up here?"

"Sorta," Ocellus said. She then shapeshifted into Sunny, giving an embarrassed smile.

"Oh, right," Zipp said. "Changelings are shapeshifters. That would make sense. So, what are you all doing up here?"

"Just checking out the Unity Crystals," Aaron said.

"These things are incredible," Sandbar said. "I still can't believe that Twilight had stored all the magic of Equestria into these three crystals."

"But where Crystals come from?" Yona asked.

"Actually, that is a good point," Zipp said before bringing out her phone. "New mystery to solve: Where was the place where the Unity Crystals were formed." She then put her phone away. "Anyway, everypony downstairs is getting everything prepared for when Mom comes."

"Surely she has time for you two, time to run her kingdom and time with Alphabittle," Smolder said.

"Yeah, she sure did fall for Alphabittle," Zipp said. She then thought of something. "Aaron, in this series based on us, how far did you watch us?"

"In the Make Your Mark series, we were up to when Misty finally earned her own Cutie Mark," Aaron responded.

"Oh, right," Zipp said. "So you wouldn't have known what happened recently after that."

"Why?" Aaron asked. "What happened?"

"Turns out Misty was from Bridlewood, and she somehow ended up at Opaline's Castle, alone and scared," Zipp said. "Her father was hoping that one day, his little filly would come home."

"Being gone for so many years must've been a lot to take in," Sandbar said.

"You know it, Sandbar," Zipp said. "And you are not gonna believe who..." She was then cut off when she saw three pegasi coming in to land in front of the Brighthouse. "Oh, sweet. Mom's here. C'mon. I'll introduce you all to her." Then they all got on the platform and they all went down.

The doorbell rang. Sunny, Hitch, Izzy, Pipp and Misty all gasped when it happened.

"She's here!" Pipp yelled. She then screamed.

"I'm still preparing dinner!" Sunny shouted.

"And the Brighthouse isn't clean yet!" Hitch cried out. He then looked around. "Wait, where's Sparky?" Sparky then ran out of the bathroom, heading towards the door.

Pipp noticed this and cried out, "Sparky! No!" But it was too late. Sparky had already opened the door, revealing Queen Haven with Zoom and Thunder next to her.

"Oh, thank you all," Queen Haven said. "Sorry for the urgent text, but I wanted to see these time travelling creatures for myself."

"Mom!" Pipp said, nervously. "I wasn't expecting you so suddenly."

"Oh, if you're trying to rush your friends into cleaning up the place before I arrived, you don't have to," Queen Haven said. That made Sunny, Hitch, Izzy and Misty stop.

"Wait, what?" Pipp asked.

"It's supposed to be a casual visit," Haven said. "No need to get so worked up about it."

"Not the first time I've seen it happen," came Aaron's voice. Everypony looked up towards the ramp and they saw Aaron, the Young 6 and Zipp coming down the ramp. "Nice to officially meet you, Queen Haven."

"So, you're the infamous heroes of Equestria's past that my daughter had live streamed about this morning," Queen Haven said. "A pleasure to meet you all."

"Mom, meet Aaron, Smolder, Gallus, Silverstream, Sandbar, Yona and Ocellus," Zipp said. "They were all heroes of Equestria during the time of Twilight Sparkle."

"I see," Haven said. "They all look so young. How do they look so young if they were from the old times?"

"Time travel," Gallus said. "We still don't know how that happened, though."

"We're still looking into it," Misty said. "Right now, they're staying here with us until we can find them a way home."

"Glad to hear it, Misty," came another voice. Everyone looked towards the voice and they all saw Alphabittle coming in. "You're always putting your heart first."

"Dad!" Misty said, running up to Alphabittle. Then the two unicorns hugged.

"Dad?!" Aaron and Smolder asked in confusion and shock.

Then Aaron got a realization. "Oh, that explains the look he gave when he saw Misty during the Unity Dance at the Manesquerade Ball." He then remembered the scene where Alphabittle saw Misty during the Ball.

"I thought that look he was giving was the 'Who is that?' look, when it was really the 'Wait, is that...?' look."

The memory ended as Zipp walked up to him, saying, "Guess those two faces are quite similar."

"So that was you at the ball," Alphabittle said.

"Yep," Misty said. "Honestly, I didn't know the dance. I was just going with it."

"We all were, Misty," Hitch said.

"And how could you tell it was us when we were all in disguise?" Izzy asked.

"It's easy to tell with your bodies and manes not fully covered in makeup," Smolder said. "It was even a bigger giveaway with Queen Haven."

"How was I a bigger giveaway?" Queen Haven asked.

"Sitting at your throne, Cloudpuff by your side... and you forgot to take off your royal regalia," Aaron answered. "Everypony knew it was you." Zipp laughed at that.

"Sorry, Mom," Zipp said. "But, that was too funny and true."

"Okay, next ball, I go with a totally new disguise," Queen Haven said. "What do you think I should go as?"

"I would say... an ancient Equestrian hero," Aaron said.

"That would do it," Smolder said.

"We should talk more over dinner," Queen Haven said.

"It's still not ready!" Sunny cried out.

"Need some help with that?" Aaron asked, walking up to her.

"I would like that!" Sunny said. "Thank you so much, Aaron!" Aaron then started washing his hands so he could help with cooking.

"Better to have clean hands when cooking," Aaron said. "Speaking of which, why do ponies wash your hooves if you're just gonna walk on them and get them dirty?"

Sunny thought about it and said, "Huh. I never thought about it."

"Probably shoulda asked Celestia or Luna when they were in my house," Aaron asked.

"Who are they?" Sunny asked.

"Celestia was Twilight Sparkle's old mentor," Aaron asked. "You know, that same story your dad told you when you were a filly."

"Oh, yeah," Sunny said. "My dad loved telling that story to me when I was a filly." She then sighed. "I just wish he was here to meet you all."

"Hey, I'm sure he's been watching you the entire time," Aaron said. "Those who you love never leave you. They're always with you in your heart."

Sunny then gave a heartfelt smile towards Aaron, which caused her Alicorn form to come out. She then said, "Thanks, Aaron. You're a good friend."

"Well, I did take a semester at Twilight's School of Friendship," Aaron said.

"Huh," Sunny said. "Guess that's one of the legends my Dad told me about. Anyway, let's get cooking."

Later, everyone there was enjoying a spaghetti meal. There was also come garlic bread.

"Why did you make garlic bread?" Misty asked, confused by the side.

"It's a classic Italian side for an Italian meal," Aaron answered. "Mostly the pasta meals of Italian meals."

"Not really a fan of garlic though," Misty said.

"Why, are you a vampire or something?" Gallus asked, smugly.

"No, she hates the smell of garlic breath," Smolder said. "Just like when she set up that haunted house on that one Nightmare Night."

"That was you under that sheet?" Pipp asked. Misty blushed embarrassingly. "That was awesome!"

"It was actually supposed to be a trap for Sparky there," Aaron said. "She was still working for Opaline, remember?"

"Yeah, that was the original idea," Misty said. "Separating all of you from Sparky so I could get him for Opaline. But all of you left together. I was trying to get you all to come back, but..."

"Pipp live streamed her entire experience there and everypony in Maretime Bay wanted to check it out for themselves," Smolder said. "So, her night was pretty full."

"Tell me about it," Misty said. "I had to explain to Opaline how I didn't get Sparky that night because of how busy I was that night."

"At least it wasn't as bad as Bridlewoodstock," Aaron said.

"Oooh!" Sunny, Izzy, Hitch, Pipp, Zipp and Alphabittle all cringed at the reminder of that night.

"Yeah, not my best idea not to listen to the paranoia of the unicorns around that time," Pipp said.

"Especially if Izzy was the most paranoid out of all the unicorns," Aaron said.

"Yeah, I was," Izzy said. "And even though I didn't see any Troggles before they came before the event, and not many moons before then." She then giggled nervously.

Aaron and the Young 6 looked towards Izzy with raised eyebrows. Yona then asked, "Why artsy pony laugh nervously?"

Ocellus then thought about it by putting her hoof to her chin. She then said, "It's because she did see one before Bridlewoodstock! Years before!"

"And she lied about it," Aaron said.

Izzy looked left to right with her eyes very quickly. She then shouted, "Okay, I did! I saw the Troggles when I was a filly!"

Years earlier in Bridlewood, young Izzy Moonbow was trotting through the forest, looking around at everything.

"I was trotting through the forest, seeing what is out there during that time of night. My parents told me not to go near the clearing for the entire week, but with how curious I was that night, I had to go."

Young Izzy Moonbow came across the clearing where she showed her friends the Lumi-Bloom. She then saw that the flowers were starting to glow.

"Wow!" young Izzy exclaimed. "This is amazing!" She then started yelling around.

"I was told when during the time of the Lumi-Bloom not to make any noise. But I was too ignorant to understand why. That was until I heard strange voices."

"That's it, little pony," came a voice. "Keep yelling around."

"Huh?" young Izzy asked, looking around. "Is somepony there?" Just then, a Troggle came in right behind her. Izzy turned around and saw the Troggle. She then screamed. But then her throat started glowing yellow. Then the glowing started coming out of her mouth and it went towards the Troggle. She then tried yelling, but no sound was coming out of her mouth.

"The Troggle had taken my voice. I couldn't even cry out for help."

Then a bunch of Troggles came in, surrounding young Izzy. She looked around in fright, knowing that she couldn't do anything to get out of there. Just then, the sound of a twig snapping came in, getting the attention of the Troggles.

"I didn't know who snapped a twig, but the Troggles were distracted. So I ran out of there. The Troggles didn't even know I was gone. So I ran as fast as my little hooves could go straight back to my house."

Young Izzy ran through the forest back to her house. She ran through the door and slammed it shut. She then pressed on the door so nothing could get in. She then saw that the window was slightly open.

"The Troggles could've gotten in through the window, so I went to go close it. But then, something came in fast and went into my neck at high speed, knocking me over."

"Whoa!" young Izzy said, falling over. She then shook her head. "Oh, my head. What was that?" She then realized something. "My voice! It's back!" Young Izzy then looked out the window.

"I was then curious about how my voice came back to me, so I looked out the window."

Outside, there was a figure walking away from the forest, but it was too dark for young Izzy to get a full description.

"Wow," young Izzy said.

I didn't know who that unicorn was, but maybe she had something to do with my voice coming back. All I could describe her was that she was tall, she had a dark coat, and she also had a thick, purple mane."

Izzy was finishing off the story of when she first encountered the Troggles long before she even met Sunny and the others.

"She must've known about the Troggles and came to help," Izzy said. "She must've come to help me. When I asked around if there was somepony that helped me, nopony knew what happened."

"So, a mysterious tall unicorn just happened to be in Bridlewood during the Lumi-Bloom and stopped those Troggles and rescued you?" Zipp asked. She then brought out her phone and spoke into it. "New mystery to solve: Unknown Unicorn saves Izzy when she was a filly, and was never seen again."

"That's a mystery that's left to be solved," Aaron said. "How tall was she?"

"Really tall!" Izzy said, standing on her hind hooves, reaching up to a certain height. "Possibly as tall as Opaline."

"Opaline tall?" Aaron asked. "Only Alicorns can reach that height."

"Really?" Izzy asked.

"So, there's another Alicorn out there?" Sunny asked. "Who could it be?"

"The description of this possibly new Alicorn does sound familiar, but I'm not picking up anything," Aaron said. "It's almost like I have a mental block of it."

"Perhaps there's something in that book that Zipp took from the Royal Archives back in Zephyr Heights during the Manesquearde ball," Smolder said.

"Oh, yeah, there could've been," Zipp said. "But, after defeating Opaline, I had to take it back to Zephyr Heights."

"Well, perhaps you can go back for it," Misty said. "After all, I was the one who found it. After following you. And I ripped out the pages that had Opaline on them."

"Oh, right," Zipp said. "You were still working for Opaline back then. Why did she send you to us that day?"

"Opaline didn't," Smolder said. "She was supposed to be watching the lair that day, but she went off to see what you guys were up to that day. But on the bright side, she didn't mess up anything at the castle." That made the new Mane 6 laugh.

"Well, I'm glad you followed your heart and turned on Opaline, Misty," Queen Haven said. "You might not have had your Cutie Mark before joining my daughters and their friends, but you earned it when you finally did the right thing."

"Yeah," Misty said. "I did." She then looked at her friends. "Because they treated me with nothing but kindness and respect." She then looked at Zipp. "Well, not Zipp at first." Zipp then blushed nervously, regretting what she did when accusing Misty. "But, we all got along at the end. Especially when I got this." She then pointed at her Cutie Mark. "It's much better than drawing a Cutie Mark on my flank with a pencil."

"That must've been hard to keep doing everyday you were in public," Gallus said.

"Tell me about it," Misty said. "I may seem a little quiet, but my strength is very real. When my cutie mark comes to life, my heart helps me feel!" She then started glowing. Everyone looked towards her with amazement.

"Wow," Sandbar said. "Now that's awesome."

"I'm sure something will happen to you when you get older," Alphabittle said.

"Which is kinda ironic because the seven of us are technically older than all of you because we were all born in the past," Ocellus said.

"Right, time travel," Alphabittle said. "That's actually funny."

"Well, I should get back to Zephyr Heights," Queen Haven said, standing up. "I gotta get back to my royal duties."

"And I should head on home as well," Alphabittle said. "I'll see you all next time I'm in town." He then walked up to Misty and hugged her. "Especially you, my little Misty-Wisty."

"Daaad..." Misty whined. That made Aaron and the Young 6 laugh.

Later that night, Zipp was having trouble sleeping. She was still thinking about that figure that saved Izzy from the Troggles when she was a filly. She then sat up and looked around, seeing Sunny, Izzy, Pipp and Misty in their beds. Smolder, Ocellus, Silverstream, and Yona were also there, sleeping in sleeping bags. Smolder was sleeping next to Zipp's desk, Ocellus was sleeping next to Pipp's bed, Silverstream was sleeping next to Izzy's bed, and Yona was sleeping next to Misty's bed.

Zipp was about to go back to sleep, but then she saw a shadow coming in from outside of Zipp's window, heading up quickly. Zipp looked towards the window in confusion. She then got out of bed, headed for the window, opened it up, and started flying up towards the top of the Brighthouse. She then saw Aaron looking up at the starry sky.

"Couldn't sleep either?" Zipp asked, flying down to him. She landed next to Aaron.

"A lot of things are on my mind, Zephyrina," Aaron said.

"Hey, only Mom gets to call me that," Zipp said. "So, what are you thinking about?"

"So many things about what could have happened between that one episode of G4 up until what happened when Sunny received her lantern from her dad," Aaron answered.

"Yeah, a lot of questions would remain unanswered for that long," Zipp said. "But, we might as well start with the more important ones."

"Tell me about it," came Ocellus's voice. The two turned around and saw Ocellus coming in on the elevator. "Sorry to startle you two. You kinda woke me up, Zipp."

"Sorry about that, Ocellus," Zipp said. "I was just wondering what Aaron was up to."

"I can see why," Ocellus said. "Being gone for 200 years must take a toll on all of us."

"Especially when Opaline tried taking all the magic in Equestria for herself," Zipp said. "Man, for an Alicorn who's 200 years old, she sure is spry."

"Oh, Opaline is way older than that," Aaron said.

"She is?" Zipp asked, her and Ocellus looking at Aaron with raised eyebrows.

"Apparently, Opaline was around the same age as Celestia and Luna," Aaron said. "In one episode of Make Your Mark, she's seen as a filly with the two sisters in their foalhood."

"That would make her... over thirteen hundred years old," Ocellus said.

"Whoa," Zipp said. "Now that's old."

"Tell me about it," Aaron said. "Alicorns are able to live for a really, really long time. Luna spent a thousand years on the moon when she became Nightmare Moon."

"Wait, you know of how Nightmare Moon came to be?" Zipp asked.

"Yeah," Aaron said. "A lot of ponies thought it was just an old foals tale." Ocellus nodded in agreement. "Luna thought she was felt unappreciated by the ponies for bringing the night, and with darkness she was cursed with from when she and Celestia battled Sombra, she became Nightmare Moon and was wanting to show the beauty of the night by making the night last forever."

"That was a long night when she came back from the moon," Ocellus said. Aaron was thinking about something.

"Huh," Zipp said. "So it's Alicorn Magic that causes the sun and moon to be brought up and down in the sky. Interesting."

"That just leaves me wondering," Aaron said.

Ocellus and Zipp looked at Aaron. Zipp then asked, "What? What is it?"

"Only Alicorn Magic is able to bring up the sun and moon," Aaron said. "And since Twilight is nowhere to be found, and with magic being gone for almost 200 years, who was moving the sun and moon for all this time?" Ocellus and Zipp went wide eyed at that.

Author's Note

Well, there's a new mystery to be solved. Since in G4, the sun and moon have been moving across the sky thanks to Alicorn magic. And since Twilight was nowhere to be found, who has been moving the sun and moon in G5? We know it wasn't Opaline. So, who could've been moving the sun and moon across the sky? Perhaps the new Mane 6 should find some answers from someone who was around back then. Find out next time on "A Dragon's New Generation Adventure".

Chapter 6: To the Dragon Lands

In the Brighthouse kitchen, Sunny was making a lot of pancakes for her friends and their guests. Aaron, Ocellus and Zipp weren't downstairs yet.

Smolder looked around and asked, "Where are Aaron, Ocellus and Zipp?"

"Ocellus and Zipp are still asleep upstairs," Sunny answered. "I didn't want to wake them, so we'll let them sleep in. And as for Aaron, I haven't seen him at all."

"I thought he was in the bathroom doing business, but he wasn't there," Gallus said. "I also checked the basement. He's not there either."

"Where could he be?" Smolder asked. "Let me..." She was about to use her phone, but then she remembered. "Oh. Right. No cell phone reception, so I can't call him."

"You should switch over to our cell phone service," Pipp said. "It's so reliable."

"They can't do that, Pipp," Misty said, reading the spell book she had in her magic. "Eventually, these guys have to go back to their time. Okay, let's see." She then saw a spell. "This must be it. The time-warp spell."

"Are you sure you want to start that spell immediately, Misty?" Sandbar asked. "You don't know if that spell will send us home or to a random location in the wrong universe."

"That's why it comes with a window spell to make sure it's the right destination," Misty said. She then checked the spell and read it. "'Our destined location is where we seek, let us see before we leap.'" Misty's horn then let out a small speck of light and it went towards the living room area. It then expanded to an interdimensional window. But on the other side, it wasn't Earth or Equestria in the past. It was actually the world of Disney's Amphibia.

"What is that?" Gallus asked.

"I don't know," Smolder said. "I don't know where that is." Just then, a large pink frog wearing a jacket, hat with goggles, and black shorts came hopping across the sight of the interdimensional window. But then it bounced back and looked through the window.

"Huh. I don't remember this being here." The frog looked towards the rift and saw who was on the other side. "Whoa. Interesting creatures there. I hope they know Anne."

"Close it, Misty," Sunny said. "Close it!" Misty then used her magic and closed the window.

"Okay, I know where that world was," Smolder said.

"Where was that?" Sandbar asked.

"That was Amphibia," Smolder said. "From the Disney Channel show, Amphibia. And that frog there was Sprig Plantar, one of the main characters of the show."

"Glad I didn't open up the portal to there then," Misty said. "No matter, I better try again." Just then, Aaron, Zipp and Ocellus came down.

"Stop what you're doin', everypony!" Zipp called out. "We got a mystery that's been unanswered since Twilight's battle with Opaline."

"What?!" everyone, except Aaron, Ocellus and Zipp, all asked in unison.

"Sandbar, you know how the sun and moon move across the sky here in Equestria," Zipp said, pointing a hoof at Sandbar. "How was it possible the way you know it?"

"The sun and moon were only lifted in the sky by unicorn magic before Alicorns were able to do it themselves," Sandbar said. "We know because we were in a school play about it before Aaron showed up."

"And since Opaline tried taking the magic of Equestria but was stopped by Twilight Sparkle, the sun and moon would've stayed in their current positions for decades," Zipp said. "So this new mystery is: Who's moving the Sun and Moon now, and how have they been doing it without magic?"

"That's... actually a good point," Sunny said. "I heard that my dad was reading up on that before he died. The sun and moon were moved by Alicorns in the past. And since nopony knows how it's possible now, we're gonna have to look into it."

"Perhaps Discord can help," Aaron asked. "After all, he was still alive in the G5 comics. Although he's... old now." Sunny, Zipp, Pipp and Izzy looked at each other with cringed expressions. Aaron was confused about that and asked, "What?"

"Sorry to... burst your bubble, but..." Izzy said.

"Discord's... gone," Sunny said. "He passed away when Opaline was stealing magic."

"C#@&!" Aaron swore, his swearing being blocked off by a sound effect.

"Well, so much for knowing someone from our time that's still alive," Silverstream said. Then the Young 6 bowed their heads. Then Sunny, Izzy, Pipp, Zipp and Misty looked at each other. Then they gave off smirks.

"Actually, there's might be another way to find out," Sunny said. That made Aaron and the Young 6 look towards Sunny. "Looks like we're gonna have to all go on a trip."

"I'll text Hitch on where we have to go," Pipp said, pulling out her phone.

"Where are we going?" Ocellus asked.

"You'll see," Sunny said.

Later, the Marestream was flying over the water. The New Mane 6 were in the front while Aaron, the Young 6 and Sparky were in the back area. From left to right on the corner seats was Ocellus, Sandbar, Yona, Smolder, Sparky and Aaron. Gallus and Silverstream were holding onto the kitchen counter as tight as they could.

"Okay, I'm starting to miss the cars back on Earth," Gallus said.

"Oh, relax, Gallus!" Zipp said from the pilot's seat. "We'll be there in no time. Izzy, where's the map?"

"Right here," Izzy said, holding up a map. "Sparky, we're gonna need you up here."

"I got him," Smolder said, getting up and taking Sparky to the front. Aaron followed. They made it to the front. Izzy took Sparky in her magic.

"Okay, Spark-Spark," Izzy said. "Light it up." Sparky giggled and blew his pink flame onto the map, revealing the path to the Isle of Scaly."

"The Isle of Scaly?" Aaron asked. "What is that?"

Smolder then gasped. She then said, "That's the Dragon Lands!"

"That's right, ladies and gentlemen," Hitch said. "We're going to the Dragon Lands." That made Aaron and the Young 6 all cheer excitedly.

"Yes!" Smolder said. "Finally! Going home!"

"Oh, right," Sunny said. "Since you're a dragon, your original home just had to be the Dragon Lands. It's a win-win for you!"

"Time for some music," Pipp said, pulling out a bluetooth speaker. She put it on the dash, pulled out her phone, and started playing her song, All You Need is Your Beat. But as soon as 10 seconds passed, Pipp's phone lost reception and the song got cut off. "Oh, right. No reception in the Dragon Lands." She then groaned loudly, pulling her head back in annoyance.

"Is that how she responded when she found out when she got there the first time?" Aaron asked.

"No, the first time, she was trying to lay off using her phone so she could live the moment," Zipp said. "It was actually when we were in Bridlewood looking for answers about Misty's visions, which happened to be memories of her past before meeting Opaline, and we eventually found a portal that could take us to anywhere we wanted to go. It was a door, and we needed a key to open it to activate the portal."

"But, I wouldn't have gotten that key if it weren't for that nice Breezie at the Night Market," Misty said.

"You saw a Breezie?!" Aaron asked.

"You know about the Breezies, too?" Izzy asked.

"I've seen them in the G4 show," Aaron said. "They haven't made a physical appearance in the show since the season 4 finale."

"Makes sense," Smolder said.

"Oh, hold onto your Cutie Marks!" Zipp said. "Isle of Scaly, dead ahead!" Aaron, Smolder, the New Mane 6 and Sparky looked towards the front, seeing the cave that leads to the Dragon Lands ahead. Zipp then piloted the Marestream through the tunnel. Aaron, Smolder and Sparky went towards one of the walls when the Marestream made a turn in the tunnel.

"I don't remember a tunnel to the Dragon Lands!" Smolder said.

"Well, guess there were changes since the last time you seen the Dragon Lands, you two," Zipp said.

"Officially, this is my first time to the Dragon Lands," Aaron said.

"I was planning on showing him the Dragon Lands back in the past," Smolder said. Just then, she saw the light ahead. "Huh?"

The Marestream came out of the tunnel and it showed the Dragon Lands. The Marestream was coming towards a clearing. Zipp then said, "Ladies and Gentlemen, this is your captain speaking, we are coming in to land in the Dragon Lands. Hope you all enjoyed your flight."

The Marestream then landed in the clearing. Then Aaron, the Young 6, the New Mane 6 and Sparky all came out of the Marestream and they all looked around.

"This isn't right," Smolder said.

"What isn't right?" Sunny asked.

"In our time, the Dragon Lands are volcanic," Aaron answered. "There's supposed to be volcanoes, lava and smog everywhere."

"Whaaat?!" Hitch asked, getting scared. "Why would you dragons live in a place so... dangerous?!" He then picked up Sparky. "Don't you know what lava could do to Sparky?"

"Dragons basically bathe in hot lava," Smolder said, deadpanned. "Where have you done your research on dragons?"

"Wait, there are books on how to take care of baby dragons?" Hitch asked.

"It was an extra credit assignment from Twilight when we were attending her school," Smolder said. "I was behind on the semester before we met Aaron."

"Makes sense," Hitch said.

"Anyway, time to let the dragons know we're here," Sunny said.

"We're baaaaaaaaaack~! Ow!" Pipp sang loudly. Just then, there was pounding coming in from on top of the Marestream. Everyone there looked on top of the Marestream and saw Fountain there.

"Looks like our favorite pony friends brought guests," Fountain said.

"Interesting," came another voice. The group turned around and saw Blaize Skysong, Luxxe and Tumble walking up to them. Aaron and the Young 6 were all shocked to see the G5 Dragons. It was Blaize who spoke.

"Whoa!" Aaron said. "Is that gonna happen to all of us?" He then looked at his hands.

"Eventually," Blaize responded. She then got surprised at Aaron's appearance. She then gasped, but then Luxxe got on top of Blaize's back and head.

"The Jade Dragon of legend!" Luxxe said, excitedly.

"How is this possible?!" Tumble said. "He disappeared a long time ago!" Then more dragons came in. Them being Jade, Lava and Leaf.

"And how did he stay so young after all this time?" Leaf asked.

"Um... Time Travel," Aaron said. "Wait, what do you mean disappeared? What have you heard?"

The dragons there gasped. Blaize then asked, "You don't know...?" She then remembered what Aaron said. "Oh, wait. Time Travel. Meh, after everything we've seen, I'm not surprised." She then turned around. Then Aaron and the Young 6 saw something on her flanks. A Cutie Mark within a gem shaped pentagon. Her Cutie Mark was of fire with three smaller flames above them.

"Whoa," Sandbar said. "You all seeing what I'm seeing."

"Cutie Marks on Dragons," Aaron said. "That's unusual."

"You haven't seen Cutie Marks on Dragons before?" Izzy asked.

"Usually, the Cutie Marks are just pony things," Aaron said. "Plus, they used to be on both flanks."

"What?!" the New Mane 6 asked. Then they saw Sandbar's left flank. His Cutie Mark was on both flanks.

"Huh," Zipp said. "That's interesting." She then brought out her phone. "New Cutie Mark related mystery: Cutie Marks apparently were on both flanks in the past, but in the current time, they're on the right flank. Search history of Cutie Marks."

"Okay," Sunny said. "That's an interesting thing to think about. But that's not why we're here. We're here to talk to the Dragon Lord about something that happened in the past."

"You know his name, Sunny," Blaize said. "Why didn't you address him by..." Pipp then flew up to Blaize's ear and whispered into her ear. Blaize then got a wide eyed expression. She then smirked. "I see. Alright then. Follow me all of you. The Dragon Lord will be excited to see you all." Then she led Aaron, the Young 6, the New Mane 6 and Sparky towards the Dragon Lord's throne.

Sparky was on top of Smolder's head, giggling from the ride he was getting. Smolder was annoyed at that and said, "Really, Sparky? Why do you insist on getting all over me?"

Blaize noticed that and asked, "Huh. Perhaps he's related to you."

"What?" Smolder asked. "No way. I only have one brother, and he's older than me."

"It's true," Aaron said. "If she had a younger sibling, she would've told me about it."

"Perhaps your parents got busy while you were gone," Blaize said.

"Okay, when we get back to Maretime Bay, we'll do a DNA test to prove if this dragon hatchling is related to her or not," Aaron said.

"Good call," Hitch said. "I'll have it scheduled for you."

"Thanks, Hitch," Aaron said. He then fist bumped with Hitch's hoof.

Eventually, they made it to the tunnel that leads to the Dragon Lord's Throne. Smolder then looked at the big horn and asked, "What's with the horn?"

"We use it to wake the Dragon Lord when he hibernates," Blaize answered. She then saw that the place where the Dragon Lord sleeps was empty. "Ah. He's awake. Wait here." Then Blaize walked through the tunnel. Aaron, the Young 6, the New Mane 6 and Sparky waited for Blaize and the Dragon Lord to come back.

Aaron then turned to face Sunny and asked, "Who's the Dragon Lord of this time? Because the last Dragon Lord we knew, it was Ember. And I haven't seen her since my birthday."

"Oh, you'll see," Sunny said. She then thought about what Aaron said. "If this Ember dragon was the last Dragon Lord, and she was female, then shouldn't she be addressed as Dragon Lady?"

"Right?" Sandbar, Ocellus, Yona, Gallus and Silverstream asked in unison. Then the five of them laughed.

"Shoulda said the same thing about Valkyrie in Thor: Love and Thunder," Aaron said, making Smolder nod in agreement. Just then, dragon steps were coming in from the tunnel. Blaize then came out of the tunnel with another dragon behind her, colors not being shown because of the darkness.

"Guests, may I present... the Dragon Lord," Blaize said. Then the dragon behind Blaize started coming out. It's front right leg came out, the leg being purple.

"Wait, that color," Sandbar said. "Could it be?" Just then, it showed the underbelly of the dragon, being a tannish green underbelly.

"Yona not believing Yona's eyes," Yona said. Then the dragon's head was revealed, his eyes closed. He had green spines over his head, and green fins coming out of the sides of his head. He then opened his eyes, revealing his green eyes.

"Could it be?" Gallus asked.

"No, it couldn't be..." Smolder said.

"It's..." Aaron said.

"Dragon Lord Spike!" Blaize said, announcing the Dragon Lord's arrival.

"SPIKE?!" Aaron and the Young 6 asked in unison.

Spike looked down at Aaron, the Young 6, the New Mane 6 and Sparky. He was surprised to see some old faces from his past.

"No way," Spike said. "Blaize, when you said that Sunny and her friends brought guests, you didn't tell me it would be some old friends of mine."

"Spike?" Smolder asked. "You're alive?"

"Dude, you're huge!" Aaron said.

Spike laughed at that and said, "And you look exactly the same when I met you all. Although, a few changes might have been made."

"Tell me about it," Aaron said. "Last time I saw you, you still had dagger shaped pupils."

"I guess with magic evolving, our eyes will look more normal to ponies," Spike said. "By the way, how are you so young? Shouldn't you all be a lot older?"

"Time travel," Aaron said. "You should know, you did it multiple times."

Spike laughed at that and said, "Starlight's time travel spell. I remember that."

"Guess you needed some familiar faces to get the old memories goin', huh?" Zipp asked.

"You said it, Zipp," Spike said. He then looked back at Aaron and the Young 6. "So, this is why you come back."

"Actually, there's one thing we needed to ask," Sunny said. "We wouldn't need to ask if these guys haven't asked a question that hasn't been asked since Opaline tried taking the magic during the time of Twilight Sparkle."

"About the sun and moon," Zipp said. "Them being lifted and lowered into the sky by Alicorn magic."

Spike gasped and said, "I... haven't thought of that in a long time."

Later that night, Aaron, the Young 6, the New Mane 6, Sparky and all the dragons there were all in the clearing, eating dinner that was prepared for them. Thanks to having dragon fire to cook it.

"It's been so many moons since I thought of that," Spike said.

"So you know what happened," Sandbar said.

"I sure do, Sandbar," Spike said. "A lot of things have happened in Equestria since you came here."

"We both know it wasn't fully intentional," Aaron said. "Neither was me taking down Ragnarok the Reaper when Twilight accidentally teleported Equestria to my world."

"Ragnarok?" Jade asked. "I thought it was Roktavor."

"Really?" Aaron asked. "A Beyblade Burst reference. Hasbro must really want the money for referencing other merchandise of theirs."

"What's a Beyblade?" Sunny asked.

"A battling top that originated in eastern Asia," Aaron answered. "I'll tell you about it later. But right now, let's get back on topic. Spike."

"Right," Spike said. "Anyway, there is somepony that is responsible for the sun and moon moving currently. And, she is an Alicorn."

"There's another Alicorn?" Sunny asked. "I'm not the only one?"

"No you're not, Princess Sunny," Spike said. "There are a lot of mysteries in Equestria that are left to be solved."

"I told you before, I'm not a Princess," Sunny said.

Aaron and the Young 6 went wide eyed at that. Aaron then looked up at Spike and asked, "You didn't tell her the most important detail about being an Alicorn?"

Spike chuckled nervously at that. Sunny then asked, "What's so important about Alicorns?"

"If a pony does the most selfless action for the good of Equestria with all her heart, then that pony is granted the title of Alicorn Princess," Sandbar said. "All Alicorns are princesses by Ancient Equestrian Law."

"WHAT?!" the New Mane 6 asked.

"How did you not know that?" Ocellus asked. "It's Alicorn 101."

"It's how Twilight Sparkle became an Alicorn," Aaron said. "The lives of her friends were mixed up be a spell she accidentally casted, she reminded them of who they were, and eventually, she became Princess Twilight Sparkle. Princess of Friendship."

"And eventually became High Princess of all of Equestria," Sandbar said.

"I was training to be one of her Royal Guards," Gallus said.

"That's actually cool," Zipp said.

"Totally," Pipp said.

"Anyway, who's this other Alicorn?" Misty asked.

"I think it might be better if I take you to her," Spike said.

"Well, we know that Celestia and Luna retired and left Equestria in the hooves of Twilight," Aaron said. "And the only other Alicorns we know of are Cadance, Flurry Heart and Opaline. And since Opaline's gone, it's gotta be..."

"I'm afraid Cadance and Flurry are gone," Spike said. "Sorry."

"Darn it!" Aaron shouted.

"But don't sweat it," Spike said. "Tomorrow, I'll escort you all to who's responsible for raising the Sun and Moon now. And in a way, you're also involved with this, Aaron."

"What?" Aaron asked. "What do you mean?"

"You'll see," Spike said.

"Your Spikeness," Blaize said. "Are you sure it's wise of you to escort these young creatures somewhere we don't know much about?"

"They're not young to me," Spike said. "In fact, they're all older than me."

"It's true," Smolder said. "In fact, I was the one who told him about the Molt. And I taught him how to fly."

"Is that true, your Spikeness?" Blaize asked.

"It's true," Spike said. "It was thanks to Smolder how I was able to learn about dragon cultures."

"Wait, what's the Molt?" Zipp asked.

"It's basically Dragon Puberty," Aaron said.

"Painful stone scales, fire bursts, uncontrollable volume shifts," Smolder said. She then cringed. "And don't even get me started on the smell."

"Body odor that's repulsive to almost every creature around, except for three different species," Aaron said. "Tatzylwurms, Hydras, and large predatorial birds known as Rocs."

"R-O-C-S," Smolder said. "Just to make it clear for you all."

"Yeah," Spike said. "I got the Roc."

"Also, Smolder, you totally forgot to tell Spike what happens when the Molt ends," Aaron said.

Smolder blushed at that and said, "Whoops. Guess I forgot to tell that that's how a dragon gets their wings."

"Wait, Dragons aren't born with wings?" Hitch asked. "Then how come Sparky has wings?"

"We don't know," Smolder said. "To our knowledge, he's the first one."

"Yeah, in fact, there haven't been any dragon hatchlings that haven't been born with wings either," Fountain said. "Weird."

"Perhaps Sparky is a really rare dragon," Lava said.

"Very possibly," Blaize said.

"So, Aaron," Izzy said. "What did you do when you were going through the Molt?"

"Meh, I skipped the Molt," Aaron said.

That made the New Mane 6 and the adult dragons, except Spike, all surprised, and asked, "WHAT?!"

"I was born human," Aaron said. "I woke up a dragon when I first came to Equestria. And my dragon body already came with these." He then unfolded his wings.

"Well, we should probably get some rest," Gallus said. "It's starting to get dark. Where did we put the camping gear?"

That made Silverstream gasped. "We forgot to bring it! It's still back at the Brighthouse!"

Spike then smiled at that. He then blew out his emerald flames, and coming from it was the camping gear that Aaron and the Young 6 had brought with them.

"You can teleport things from places?" Sandbar asked.

"I thought that only happens when ponies use a spell for sending messages," Aaron said.

"There's a spell for that?" Misty asked.

"I'll tell you about that tomorrow," Spike said. "But, you might as well get your rest. We leave in the morning." Then all the adult dragons got up and headed for their homes. Aaron, the Young 6, the New Mane 6 and Sparky watched Spike and the other dragons walk off.

"Wow," Aaron said. "That little dragon has changed a lot since we've seen him last." That made the Young 6 nod.

"I wonder if he grew out of his crush on Rarity phase," Ocellus said.

"YOU KNEW?!" Spike voice asked from far away.

"Everypony in Ponyville knew!" Aaron called out. "Even Rarity herself!" That made the Young 6, the New Mane 6 and Sparky laugh.

Author's Note

Well, looks like Aaron and the Young 6 now know that Spike is back in the game. And as for the Alicorn responsible for the Sun and Moon being raised and lowered, who is she? And who is that mysterious mare Izzy was talking about in the previous chapter? Find out next time on "A Dragon's New Generation Adventure!"

Chapter 7: Journey Through the Everfree Forest

The next morning, Spike was leading Aaron, the Young 6, the New Mane 6 and Sparky towards a location. They were all heading Northwest, past Maretime Bay, Bridlewood, Zephyr Heights and the Together Tree where Opaline's Castle once stood. Aaron and Smolder were up front in the Marestream with the New Mane 6 and Sparky. Sparky was snuggling with Smolder.

"Easy, Sparky," Smolder said. She then picked up the dragon hatchling. She then handed him to Hitch. "He really needs to learn not be so clingy around dragons he doesn't know."

"Good advice, Smolder, but Sparky hasn't been this clingy around any of the other dragons," Hitch said. He then opened the window and asked, "Hey, Spike, where are you leading us?!"

"To where the Alicorn that's moving the Sun and Moon is," Spike said. "Don't worry. We'll be there in..." Just then, the sound of thunder came in. "Huh?" Then Aaron, Smolder, the New Mane 6 and Sparky looked in front of them, and there was a huge storm in front of them.

"Whoa!" Zipp said. "That's a huge storm!"

"That's not just any storm," Spike said. "It's an Everfree Storm!"

"Which means we can't go anywhere through the sky until it clears!" Aaron said. "Let's land before we get..." Just then, a storm cloud shot out a bolt of lightning, hitting the Marestream. Then the Marestream started going down.

"NOOOO!!" Spike said, flying back to catch the Marestream.

Aaron, the Young 6, the New Mane 6 and Sparky were all screaming. Sunny then shouted, "Hold onto your Cutie Marks!"

"It had to end with us going out with a bang!" Smolder shouted.

"You called?!" came another voice. Aaron, Smolder, the New Mane 6 and Sparky looked towards the window and saw a human in a skydiving suit with a name tag falling next to the falling Marestream. It was Dang, the janitor from Aaron and Smolder's school. Aaron, Smolder, the New Mane 6 and Sparky all screamed.

"Actually, I said 'Bang'! Not 'Dang'!" Smolder called out.

"Okay, see you all later!" Dang called out.

"Wait!" Aaron shouted. "Don't go! The Marestream is going to crash if we don't get it booted back up!"

"No problem!" Dang said. "I can fix it with these needle nose pliers! Let me grab them!" Dang then reached out for his needle nose pliers. He pulled them out, along with the chord that unleashes the parachute. "Whoops!" Then he got pulled back by the parachute through the sky.

"How did he get here?!" Smolder asked.

"I don't know!" Aaron said. "Right now, we need to land safely!"

"I got this!" Izzy said. She then started glowing. "I sparkle like the stars, 'cause I'm always super glittery. When my cutie mark comes to life, watch this brilliant creativity!" She used her magic and a bunch of balloons came up to her. She then started blowing into them.

"Uh, I don't wanna be that guy, but the ground is getting closer!" Gallus said, looking out the window. As soon as the Marestream was at least 20 feet above the ground, everyone had their eyes closed in fright before they could make collision. But not Izzy. Her eyes were closed, but with a big smile on her face.

The Marestream landed, but something softened the landing. Underneath was four large balloons. Two red and two yellow. Then they all popped and the Marestream went to the ground.

Everyone was on the floor when the Marestream finally landed on solid ground. Aaron then got up and said, "More and more there's a possibility that Izzy is a descendant of Pinkie Pie." Then Smolder got up, using Aaron's shoulder to pull herself up.

"Couldn't agree with you more," Smolder said.

"What?" Izzy asked with excitement, standing up. "You never know when you need a really big balloon. Now, let's go everypony." She then headed out of there while the others got up.

Eventually, they all got out of the Marestream just as Spike landed next to it.

"Are you all okay?" Spike asked.

"We've been better," Silverstream said.

Misty looked around and got creeped out by where the Marestream landed. She then asked, "Um... Where are we?"

Everyone looked around. Aaron and the Young 6 got surprised. Aaron then said, "Oh, crud! We're in the Everfree Forest!"

"What's got you freaked out?" Pipp asked.

"The Everfree Forest... is the most dangerous forest in all of Equestria," Aaron said. "There are a lot of dangerous plants and creatures here."

"Like what?" Pipp asked.

"Giant wooden wolves with stinky breath you can smell from a mile away," Aaron said. "Those are Timberwolves."

"There are also Manticores," Gallus said. "Body of a lion, wings of a bat, and the tail of a scorpion. Do not enrage them."

"Ursas," Ocellus said. "Giant bears made of constellation stars. Blue are Ursa Minors, the babies. Purple are Ursa Majors. Adults. Do not make either cranky."

"Cockatrices," Silverstream said. "Heads of chickens and bodies of snakes. Look into their glares, and they could turn you to stone."

"And the pukwudgies," Smolder said. "Little hedgehog like creatures, but can be easily offended. They shoot their quills at whoever they point them at."

"With how long its been since Ragnarok, the Everfree Forest just might have grown more dangerous," Sandbar said.

"Time changes things, good or bad," Yona said.

"They're right," Spike said. "I think we should take extra precaution when going through the forest." Just then, a bunch of umbrella hats came onto all of them. Even one big enough for Spike.

"We're gonna need these to keep as dry as we can," Izzy said.

"Let's get going," Aaron said. "Ponyville is West from here."

"Oh, we're not going to Ponyville," Spike said.

Aaron, the Young 6, and the New Mane 6 looked up at Spike and asked, "WHAT?!"

"We're going somewhere special, where the new Alicorn has been living all these moons," Spike said.

"Just say years, Spike," Aaron said. "A moon isn't really that long."

"Right," Spike said. "Sorry." He then chuckled. "Anyway, we're heading deeper in the forest."

"What could be out there that's so special?" Sunny said.

"It can't be another Together Tree," Zipp said. "Not like the ones in Maretime Bay, Bridlewood, Zephyr Heights and the one from Opaline's castle."

Aaron and the Young 6 wend wide eyed. They were told about the Together Trees and how they defeated Opaline. Then the seven of them smirked.

"Actually, there is another Together Tree here in the forest," Aaron said.

"There is?!" the New Mane 6 asked.

"Not just any Together Tree," Smolder said.

"The Original Together Tree," Yona said.

"The Tree of Harmony!" Aaron and the Young 6 said in unison.

"The Tree of what now?" Zipp asked.

"It's a tree created by six legendary heroes, long before the time of Twilight Sparkle," Ocellus said. "And it grew six powerful gems known as the Elements of Harmony."

"Sunny, you heard that legend from Seashell after what Pipp calls the Hitch-Switch," Aaron said.

Sunny then went wide eyed and said, "Of course! She said that when I was handing her her smoothie order!"

"But did the Tree of Harmony have to be here in this creepy forest?" Misty asked.

"The Tree of Harmony is the only thing that's keeping the Everfree Forest spreading across Equestria," Spike said. "It's magic is all so powerful. That's why Twilight put a lot of magic into it as well as the Crystals."

"Twilight Sparkle did?" Hitch asked.

Then Zipp gasped and said, "The message! Twilight said that she poured all the magic into the Unity Crystals and something else! We didn't get to hear what it was because the message was glitching!"

"Guess all the chaos happening in Maretime Bay was messing up the message," Smolder said.

"That was probably it," Izzy said.

"Well, if we're gonna get to the Tree of Harmony, we better get going," Aaron said.

"But this storm might mess up my mane!" Pipp said.

"No time, sis," Zipp said. "Let's go." Then she started heading through the forest. Pipp groaned in annoyance and followed her. Eventually, all of them walked through the forest. Unbeknownst to them, Crystal roots were coming out of the ground behind them.

Eventually, all of them came up to a cliff. They all looked down the cliff.

"Looks like the only way down safely is to fly," Misty said.

"We can handle that," Zipp said. Just then, there was the sound of rocks crumbling. "Wait, where's that noise coming from?" Just then, the cliff caved in from under them. Those who could fly started flying. Except for Sunny because she didn't activate her Alicorn form in time.

Zipp grabbed Hitch, Pipp grabbed Izzy, Ocellus grabbed Sparky, Smolder and Silverstream grabbed Yona, and Gallus caught Sandbar. Aaron and Spike looked around. They saw Sunny and Misty going down the cliff faster than the others. Sunny then stopped herself from falling, but her hind legs were hanging over the cliff. Misty was in front of Sunny, holding onto her forelegs.

"Misty!" Sunny said. "Are you okay?"

"I'm fine," Misty said. "But you're not. C'mon, Sunny. Alicorn up."

"I can't!" Sunny said. "I'm scared."

Misty then looked below Sunny. She then sighed and said, "Let go."

"WHAT?!" Sunny asked.

"Trust me," Misty said. "It's gonna be okay."

Sunny was hesitant of this. Sunny then took a deep breath and released herself from the cliff. Sunny was screaming as she fell, but something stopped her fall. Sunny looked down and saw Aaron's arms wrapped around her.

"I gotcha, Sunny," Aaron said. Spike was flying right beside them, chuckling. He then came up to the cliff and Misty jumped onto Spike's back. Then the two dragons carried their pony passengers down to the ground where the others were.

"Okay, wow," Sunny said. "That was scary."

"More scarier than you think," Aaron said. "Something like that has happened in this spot before."

"It has?" Zipp asked. "Huh. Weird. Probably just a coincidence."

"You're probably right about that, Zipp," Aaron said. "Let's keep going." He then looked up, seeing it wasn't raining anymore. "Hey, the rain's gone."

"Guess it wasn't as heavy as I thought," Spike said. "Now, let's get moving." Then they all continued down the path towards the Tree of Harmony.

As they continued walking, they made it down a path that kept getting more narrow. But just enough for Spike to get through.

"This place is getting tight," Spike said.

"It might be a lot more easier for you if you were smaller," Smolder said. That made the rest of the Young 6 and Aaron laugh. Just then, the sound of a creature growling came in. That made all of them stop.

"What was that?" Misty asked. Everyone looked towards where the noise came from. In front of them was a Manticore. And it roared towards them.

"A Manticore!" Sandbar shouted.

"Whoa," Aaron said. "Déjà vu."

To everyone else, they heard roars of anger. But to Hitch, he heard cries of pain coming from the Manticore. Hitch then called out, "Hang on! I got this!" He then ran towards the Manticore.

"Hitch!" Pipp cried out. "No!"

Hitch ran towards the Manticore. It was about to strike him with its tail. Hitch dodged the tail said, "Hey, big guy. Are you okay?" The Manticore roared. "Oh, so that's the problem, huh? Let me see it." Then the Manticore held its left paw in front for Hitch to look at. In its paw, there was a thorn stuck in it. "Aw, don't worry. I got it." He then bit on the thorn and yanked it out of the Manticore's paw, making the Manticore roar.

"HITCH!" the five mares yelled. But what they saw surprised them. The Manticore was licking Hitch in appreciation, him laughing.

"Thanks, big guy," Hitch said. "Now, we gotta get going." Then the Manticore let Hitch go and then took off into the night sky. Aaron, the Young 6, the New Mane 6, Sparky and Spike watched as the Manticore took off into the sky.

"Two for two," Aaron said.

"You're right," Gallus said. "We saw that happen in the show you showed us after Pinkie Pie accidentally spilled your secret."

"It's probably just a coincidence, you two," Zipp said. "C'mon. Let's get moving." Then they all continued forward.

They later reached a part of the forest that was blocking all light.

"Whoa," Smolder said. "This place is getting dark. Should I use my fire?"

"Bad idea, Smolder," Sunny said. "You could risk starting a forest fire."

"I agree with Sunny," Aaron said. "Let's just use the lights in our phones."

"Good call," Pipp said. Then the place lit up thanks to Pipp's phone. "There. Now we have light." Just then, she saw trees with scary faces. That made almost everyone scream. The only ones who didn't scream were Aaron, Smolder, Izzy and Misty.

"You have got to be kidding me!" Aaron said. Just then, Izzy started laughing. Everyone looked towards her, seeing that she was making funny faces at the scary trees and laughing. Then the creepy face on that tree vanished.

"What just happened?!" Misty asked.

"Oh, this is an old Moonbow family remedy!" Izzy said. "If something seems creepy or scary, just laugh at it and it goes away."

"Let me guess," Smolder said. "You learned this after your first encounter with the Troggles?"

"What gave it away?" Izzy asked. "Anyway, just laugh at the scary faces, and they will go away." Then the New Mane 6 split up and took a look at the scary faces in the trees and laughed. And the scary faces vanished.

Aaron, the Young 6, Sparky and Spike looked towards the New Mane 6. Aaron and the Young 6 were looking at the New Mane 6 with raised eyebrows.

"Three for three," Aaron said.

"You're right," Sandbar said. "Twice is a coincidence. But three times, I think someone's trying to tell us something."

"Something's up," Gallus said.

Aaron, the Young 6, the New Mane 6, Sparky and Spike continued through the forest. Aaron was explaining to the New Mane 6 about the comparison of what was happening to them now and what happened in the past.

"Basically, all of you are repeating history," Aaron said. "Misty, you told Sunny the truth to her that she's gonna be alright and I caught her, like Applejack did when Twilight was hanging off a cliff and she had friends prepared to catch her."

"I knew you had her," Misty said. "Just like I came clean after what I did to Sparky."

"You made up to it by letting us out," Sunny said. "And you got your Cutie Mark from doing that."

"And as for you, Hitch," Aaron said. "You helped get that thorn out of the Manticore's paw. Fluttershy did the same, and she didn't know that there was a thorn in it either."

"I could hear pain coming from the Manticore, so I had to do what was right," Hitch said.

"And now, Izzy laughing at the creepy trees, Pinkie Pie did the same thing," Aaron said. "In song form of course."

"I guess my ancestors knew this Pinkie Pie during the time," Izzy said.

"That, or you could actually be Pinkie Pie's descendant," Aaron said. "You do a lot of things that Pinkie can do. Especially with your peppy attitude."

"Okay, so we've done three so far," Zipp said. "Who's next?"

"Next up is Rarity's," Aaron said. He then heard the sound of rushing water. "And we're coming up next to her task." They all came across a wide river. "Whoa. Looks like the river has gotten wider since last time."

"You're right," Smolder said. "How are we gonna get across?"

"Listen," Aaron said. They all stopped and listened for something. They heard the sound of a female creature crying. "This one's female."

"What's female?" Misty asked.

"A sea serpent," Aaron said. Just then, something splashed out of the water. Out came a blue sea serpent with a swim cap over her blonde hair. That made the New Mane 6 scream and hide behind Spike. Aaron chuckled and said, "Wimps." He then looked up at the blue sea serpent. "What's your name?"

"Rachel..." the sea serpent responded, still crying. "Rachel Magnet."

"Any relation to a purple sea serpent named Steven Magnet?" Aaron asked.

"Yes..." Rachel Magnet answered. "He was my great-great-great grandfather. We sea serpents have a long life span. Not as long as you dragons do."

"I see," Aaron said. "So, what's the problem?"

"I... I really messed up my hair," Rachel Magnet responded. She then put her claws up on the edge of her swim cap. "Look." Just then, she ripped the swim cap off, revealing her long blonde hair, covered in split ends, and having some bald spots in certain places. The Young 6, the New Mane 6, Sparky and Spike looked at the horror that was Rachel Magnet's hair.

Pipp actually screamed and shouted, "What in Equestria happened to your wonderful hair?!"

"I was swimming through the river, practicing some new swimming techniques, when all of a sudden, my hair got snagged on by some branches here," Rachel Magnet said. "Every sea serpent I knew laughed at me. I couldn't go home like this ever again." She then put her hands over her eyes and cried into them.

"No problemo, everypony," Pipp said. "I got this." She then pulled something out of her mane. It was a set of hair styling supplies.

"Pipp! You brought your hair care supplies?!" Zipp asked.

"Well, I can't just let somepony's hair be all ruined like that, can I?" Pipp asked. She then flew up to Rachel Magnet and started working on the serpent's hair. She sprayed Rachel's hair with hair spray and brushed it to get rid of the split ends, then she used some special cream and placed it on the bald spots. Then she styled the hair like the sea serpent was going to a prom.

"Oh, wow!" Rachel Magnet said. "This is beautiful!"

"Remember to take really good care if your hair there, Rachel," Pipp said. "And next time, be careful on where you swim. We don't want another incident, do we?"

"Of course not," Rachel Magnet said. "So, you all need to get across?"

Everyone shouted, "Yeah." Rachel Magnet's tail then extended out, making into platforms so they could jump across the tail. Sunny, Hitch, Izzy, Misty, Sandbar and Yona hopped over Rachel's tail while the rest flew. They eventually made it across.

"Thanks again," Rachel said before diving under.

"Four outta four," Aaron said.

"Rainbow Dash's action was next," Smolder said. "And it's right at the place where we're going."

"It sure has been a long time since that happened," Spike said. "I remember it like it was..." Spike then tried remembering. "Huh. I don't really remember how it happened."

"Because you weren't there, Spike," Ocellus said. "You fell asleep after you and Twilight got into the library after Nightmare Moon's return."

"Oh... right..." Spike said. That made Sunny giggle.

Eventually, they made it to the chasm where there was supposed to be a bridge to the Castle of the Two Sisters. They could see the ruins of the castle on the other side.

"There it is!" Aaron said. "The Castle of the Two Sisters!"

"Whoa!" Misty said. "Looks like it's in ruins! Must've been beautiful during your time!"

"No, it was always that way," Sandbar said.

"It was abandoned for over 1000 years during our time," Ocellus said.

"Really?" Zipp asked. "What happened?"

"Nightmare Moon is what happened," Gallus said. "The two sisters were Celestia and Luna. Luna was corrupted by darkness and which she became Nightmare Moon."

"Celestia didn't have a choice but to use Equestria's greatest defense at the time to banish her own sister to the moon for a thousand years," Aaron said. "It broke her heart having to do that."

"Oh, man," Sunny said. "I'd hate for that to happen again if I had to do it to anypony I cared for."

"Sometimes, the tough choices had to be made," Spike said. He then looked down. "Where's the bridge?"

Then Aaron looked over the cliff and said, "Aw, man. It broke again." Just then, a bunch of howling wind came in. Storm clouds were coming towards them from the right side of their path. Lightning cracked and almost hit them.

"This storm is getting really strong!" Hitch said.

"We need to get across," Smolder said. "The Tree of Harmony is in the old court yard of the castle! We'll take shelter in there!"

"But how are we gonna get across?!" Pipp yelled. "This wind is too strong!"

"By being brave!" Zipp said. "I'm a princess of a different kind. Always trying to figure out why. When my cutie mark comes to life, I blast bravely across the sky!" She started glowing and she took off. She flew down the chasm and grabbed the end of the bridge and then carried it towards the other side of the chasm. "There, that wasn't so bad!"

"It's not over yet, Zipp!" Aaron shouted from across the chasm. "Behind you!"

"Huh?" Zipp asked, looking behind her. There were a group of Pegasus ponies coming up to her. "Who are you?"

"We are the Shadowbolts," the mare in front said. "We are the elite fliers here from the Everfree Forest. Join us, Zephyrina Storm."

"And why would I ever do that?" Zipp asked.

"Well, you won't have to worry about those princess responsibilities anymore," the mare Shadowbolt said. "Join us, and you'll be free of any of that."

"I'll think about it," Zipp said. "But first, I got a bridge to tie up."

"No!" the mare Shadowbolt said. "Join us now! You'll have less worries to deal with!"

"But my friends are..." Zipp said, turning around. Just then, her sight of the others was blocked by a huge wall of fog. "Huh?"

"No need to worry about your friends or family," the Mare Shadowbolt said. "Just think about it. Out here, flying as you please, enjoying yourself of who you truly are. No princess responsibilities, no annoying family members to see anymore. Think about it. You'll have the good life."

Zipp then thought about it. She then sighed and said, "What do I say about it?" She then turned back around to face the Shadowbolts. "Hard pass!" She then went back to the poles and retied the bridge to it. The Shadowbolts then vanished from behind Zipp. Zipp then flew across the bridge, the fog dissipating as she passed through it. "Let's get inside before this storm gets worse!"

"I don't think this bridge will support all of our weight!" Sunny said. "Especially Spike or Yona's."

"If only there was something we could do," Sandbar said, not noticing his hoof was glowing green. He then saw it. "Huh?" He then tapped on the ground and then vines came out and started wrapping around the bridge, making the support of it stronger. "Whoa!"

"Hurry!" Aaron said. "Let's get inside!" Then Aaron started running across the bridge. The others followed. Spike flew over the chasm.

Eventually, they made it to the courtyard of the Castle of the Two Sisters, where the Treehouse of Harmony was still standing. Sunny then asked, "Is that it?!"

"The Tree of Harmony," Aaron said. "Rebuilt into the Treehouse of Harmony. Let's get inside!" Then they went to the bottom door and opened it up. Spike was the first one in while the rest went in. "C'mon! Go, go, go!" Gallus and Silverstream were about to enter, but Silverstream was being pulled back by the wind. She started screaming.

"SILVERSTREAM!" Gallus cried out. He then flew towards her and into the storm to get her.

"Gallus, no!" Aaron cried out. Both Gallus and Silverstream were out of sight through the storm.

"Oh, no!" Sandbar said. "We can't leave them out there!"

"We won't have to," Spike said. "Close the doors."

"What?" Aaron asked.

"Trust me," Spike said. Aaron hesitated. He then sighed and closed the doors. Spike then blew out an emerald flame from his mouth to the ground in front of him, and coming from it was Gallus and Silverstream, both of them hugging each other.

"Gallus! Silverstream!" Aaron shouted.

"Huh?" Gallus and Silverstream asked, opening their eyes. They looked around and saw they were inside.

Silverstream looked at Gallus with a shocked look and asked, "You... you were willing to sacrifice yourself... to save me?"

"I would," Gallus said. "And not just because it's a part of my training. I really do love you, Silverstream." Silverstream let out tears of joy and kissed Gallus on the cheek. Gallus blushed at that. Just then, Gallus was being lifted up into the air. "Um... what's happening?!" A light emerged from him and was floating around him. The light then went into his right flank, and a picture appeared on it. It was of a kite shaped shield with a navy blue six point star on it. The shield had an orange outline. The six point star was covering the halfway mark with one side of the shield being red and the other side being yellow. There were also sky blue wings coming from the top of the shield.

"Gallus... got a Cutie Mark?" Sandbar asked.

"Whoa," Aaron said. "Didn't see that coming."

"Then, that would mean..." Smolder said.

"Gallus... is the first non-pony creature from our time to get a Cutie Mark," Aaron said. "And Gabby is gonna be jealous when we get back to our time."

"No doubt about that," Spike said. The howling wind continued blowing from outside.

"Sounds like the storm's not gonna go away anytime soon," Hitch said.

"No doubt about that," Sunny said. "Let's... set up camp in here."

"On it," Spike said. He then blew on the flames where Gallus and Silverstream once were and in came the camping supplies they all packed. "It's best we rest here until the storm clears."

Later that night, Aaron, the Young 6, the New Mane 6, Sparky and Spike were all asleep. Some of them were cuddling with each other to make themselves warmer. Aaron and Smolder were laying on Spike's left side. Sparky, who was sleepwalking, walked towards Aaron and Smolder and snuggled up in-between them. Sandbar and Yona were snuggled up together, Yona's blanket was slightly off her so Sandbar could share some of the warmth. Gallus and Silverstream were snuggled up close to each other by the wall, with Pipp and Zipp next to them. Sunny, Hitch and Misty were close to each other. Izzy and Ocellus were sleeping together near a doorway.

Speaking of the doorway, a shadow was emerging from it. Then, in dark blue magic, a bunch of blankets and pillows were coming out of the doorway. They came up to the sleeping groups and covered them all and the pillows went under the heads of them. Spike opened up his eyes and looked towards the doorway.

He saw a silhouette of a pony coming in through the doorway. The pony's long horn was glowing in the same dark blue aura the blankets and pillows were in. It then opened up its eyes, revealing teal irises with dagger shaped pupils, and light blue scleras.

Spike smiled and said, "Thank you... Nyx." The silhouetted pony nodded and walked away, leaving her guests to rest. Spike then went back to sleep, hoping the next time he opens his eyes, it will be morning and the storm will be gone.

Author's Note

Well, they all made it to the Treehouse of Harmony. And as for Gallus, things are gonna get interesting since he'll be going home with a Cutie Mark. Things are gonna be interesting.

Idea for Cutie Mark on Gallus came from this image by Prixy05:

Chapter 8: Nyx, Daughter of Twilight Sparkle

The next morning, in the Treehouse of Harmony, Aaron, the Young 6, the New Mane 6, Sparky and Spike were all asleep in the room they all entered the previous night. Hitch thought that Sparky was sleeping in his hooves the entire night, but that morning, he wasn't. He reached around for Sparky, but his hooves couldn't find the dragon hatchling. That's when Hitch woke up.

"Sparky?!" Hitch asked, standing up quickly. "Sparky! Where are...?!" He then saw that Sparky was sleeping with Aaron and Smolder on Spike's left side. All of them covered in a blanket. "Sparky." Aaron and Smolder started coming to.

The two teenage dragons opened up their eyes. They looked at each other. Smolder smiled at that, followed by Aaron. Then they felt something snuggling up to them. They looked down and they saw Sparky asleep in between them.

"Oh, boy," Smolder said. "He came up to us last night."

"I wonder why he's so attracted to you two," Hitch said.

"Heck if I know," Smolder said. "What do you think, Aaron?" Aaron then sniffed around.

"I smell food," Aaron said. Then Smolder and Hitch started sniffing.

"Hey, you're right," Hitch said. He then looked around and shouted, "Everypony! Wake up!" That made everyone else wake up.

"Uh, what a night," Gallus said. He then looked at his new Cutie Mark on his right flank. "Huh. I thought that was some strange dream I had last night."

"I still can't believe that you got a Cutie Mark, dude," Sandbar said.

"I can't believe it either," Gallus said. "Being the first non-pony creature to get a Cutie Mark."

"Is he though?" Pipp asked, tilting her head towards Zipp.

"He is from the past, so, technically, yes," Zipp answered. "He is the first."

"So, that gonna happen to rest of us?" Yona asked.

"Probably," Misty said.

"Twilight did say that magic is alive and always changing," Sunny said. "Like how Gallus got his Cutie Mark and Sandbar was able to grow plants with his hoof like the Earth Ponies of our time are able to."

"And even the dragons have new magic properties," Zipp said. "Spike's teleportation fire, Sparky's transformation fire, Tumble's wind fire, Fountain's water fire, and Luxxe's light fire."

"Even dragons have new magic?" Smolder asked.

"Hey, you and Aaron got new magic when crossing through that portal when Ragnarok came here to this exact spot," Spike said.

"Oh, yeah," Smolder said. "Our shapeshifting ability."

"You two can shapeshift?!" Hitch asked.

"Only into Humans or Dragons," Smolder said. "Aaron prefers to stay a dragon while in Equestria."

"Why?" Pipp asked. "Are ponies freaked out by Aaron's human form?"

"That and there's a unicorn who has an unhealthy obsession with humans," Ocellus said. "She's been begging Aaron to stay in Equestria forever."

"Anyway, I smell food," Aaron said. "Let's check it out." Aaron then walked towards a doorway that goes deeper into the Treehouse. The others then followed him.

They came into another room where a bunch of crystal circular tables and seats were, and a long table with food for everyone there to eat.

"Whoa," Hitch said. "Who made this spread? This new Alicorn?"

"Probably," Aaron said. "Either the Alicorn, or..." He then thought about it. He then looked at a pan full of pancakes that Pipp was about to grab with some tongs.

"Oh, these pancakes look like the same ones the cooks at the castle cook for us," Pipp said.

"Hold on!" Aaron said, raising his left fist, making everyone stop. "This might not be real! It's all probably an illusion made by the Tree of Harmony!"

"Oh, yeah," Gallus said. "Just like when it tested us when we first went into the catacombs under the school when we were studying."

"The Tree of Harmony does have a lot of magic within it," Ocellus said. "If it was able to create lifelike illusions under the school from far away, what could it do when we're actually inside it?"

"Good question, Ocellus," came the voice of Twilight Sparkle. They all turned towards the doorway on the other side of the room and in came an image.

"Twilight Sparkle...!" Sunny said, getting excited.

Aaron took a good look at the Alicorn, seeing how sparkly she was. He then said, "No. That's not Twilight. That's the Spirit of the Tree of Harmony."

"What?!" Sunny asked.

"You are correct, Aaron Blazer," the Tree of Harmony said. "And welcome back to the Tree of Harmony after so long. Even though for you it hasn't been as long as it has here."

"So, you..." Sunny said, pointing at the Spirit. "...are really all of this?" Sunny motioned her forehoof to the place they're in.

"That's right, Sunny Starscout," the Tree of Harmony said. "In fact, I've been keeping my eye on you for a long time."

"You have?" Sunny asked. "How?"

"I'll tell you later," the Tree of Harmony said. "But for now, you must all be famished. Go ahead. Eat. This food is as real as all of you. Courtesy of the Alicorn who has gave you all more comfort last night."

"Oh, I was wondering where those blankets and pillows came from," Zipp said. She then walked over towards the table with the food. She then grabbed a pancake with her forehoof and took a bite out of it. She was given out widened eyes after the taste. "Wow. This is actually pretty good."

"You're lucky I learned from great chefs for the past few decades," came a new voice. The group all looked back towards the doorway. A new figure appeared in. She was wearing a cloak covering her entire body.

"The new Alicorn?" Zipp asked.

"That's right, Zephyrina Storm," the cloaked figure said. "Always suspicious and always investigating new mysteries."

"Whoa," Zipp said. "Wait, how do you know my name?"

"The Tree wasn't the only one keeping its eyes on you," the cloaked figure said. She then looked towards Izzy. "Isabella Moonbow. I haven't seen you since I saved your voice from the Troggles during that night of the Lumi-Bloom."

Izzy then gasped and asked, "That was you?!" She then squealed excitedly. "For years, I've been wondering if somepony had seen you, but nopony ever did!"

The cloaked figure then chuckled and said, "Misty. I see you found your way back home."

"With... a little help," Misty said. "Wait a minute, how do you know all about this?"

"I've seen your adventures through your dreams," the figure said.

"Through our dreams?" Pipp asked. "Wait, is she telepathic like the silly superstitions about Unicorns say?"

"Dream walking," Aaron said. "Only Princess Luna was able to do that."

"Not just her," the figure said. She then lifted her head enough for everyone to see. They were not normal eyes. The eyes were teal with dagger shaped pupils, and light blue scleras. "Not anymore."

"Whoa!" Hitch said. "What's up with her eyes?!"

"Who is that?!" Silverstream asked.

"Wait a minute," Aaron said. "I know those eyes anywhere! It's the Mare in the Moon! Nightmare Moon!" That made the Young 6 and the New Mane 6 all gasp.

"I don't go by that name," the figure said. She then removed her cloak, revealing her whole body. She was as tall as Princess Luna. She had a thick, purple mane with her long horn sticking out, and she had her wings spread out.

"A purple mane?" Gallus asked. "Wait, wasn't Nightmare Moon's mane blue as the night sky like Princess Luna's."

"Originally, yes," the black Alicorn said. "But, I was based on her, and someone else." She then tossed something towards Aaron, who caught it. It was a book. "Does it look familiar, Aaron Blazer?"

Aaron looked at the book. He was then surprised at what he caught. It was a worn out copy of the MLP fanfic, "Past Sins" by Pen Stroke. Aaron then looked back at the Alicorn. She smiled and turned to the left so she could reveal her Cutie Mark.

"No... way..." Aaron said. "You're... you're Nyx."

"Nyx?" Smolder asked. "That failed Nightmare Moon reincarnation from that fanfiction you gave to Twilight Sparkle?"

"That is correct, Smolder," the black Alicorn, now known as Nyx, replied. "In fact, it was that same book there that Mom has came up with the idea to create me. But with slight changes to the original design of the ritual."

"What?" Aaron asked. "What did she do?"

"You see, in the story, Nyx came into creation due to the magic around her in the Everfree Forest," Spike said. Aaron, the Young 6 and the New Mane 6 looked up at him.

"You knew all along?" Aaron asked.

"Of course," Spike said. "I was there when it happened. Nyx here has been a great help towards the kingdom of Equestria for a long time. Twilight new that copying that ritual would be all for not if magic vanished, since magic was the only thing that would've kept her alive. But for this to be possible, Nyx had to be... biologically created as well."

"Biologically?" Gallus asked. He then went wide eyed. "Wait. You mean...?"

"That's right," Nyx responded. "I was born how all little ponies were born."

"So that when magic vanished, you wouldn't fall apart," Aaron said.

"Exactly," Nyx said. "Not bad for a human."

"You've been biologically recreated by Twilight Sparkle... through her womb," Aaron said.

"But how?" Ocellus asked.

"Check out the back of the book," Nyx said. Aaron then opened the book to the back of the book, and there was writing in it to see what was written. "Mom used her own womb to do the progress of this special ritual. She also had help from one of the royal guards in the castle to help her with this ritual for some... grown up things."

"In term, she used a stallions sperm and mixed it with what was left of the shreds of Nightmare Moon and stuck it up her baby making hole," Ocellus said.

"You were always the smartest of the group, weren't you?" Nyx asked.

"We changelings have to be smart if we're able to change into someone to their exact detail," Ocellus responded.

"Well, you're not the only one," Nyx said. She then changed form. She turned into the older version of Rainbow Dash. She even used Rainbow Dash's voice. "It takes a lot of information and memorization to get it just right. Luckily for me, I had a lot of practice from the Tree of Harmony here."

"It's true, she did," the Tree of Harmony added. "Although, she had to practice her disguise spell to disguise herself as different ponies throughout the past. In fact, you've met her from time to time and you didn't even realize it. She's been mostly disguising herself as ponies designed by fans of the show you watch, Aaron Blazer."

"Wait, those pony character creations made by fans in the show," Aaron said. "That was really you in disguise?"

"There are a lot of devoted fans of the show that want to see their characters in the show, I might as well give them what they want," Nyx said after changing back to her real form. "From what you've seen in the show has been implanted in your head, which the Tree of Harmony copied, and I took form of that character."

"Copying what's in my head, huh?" Aaron asked. "Impressive."

"Oh, I've been doing it for decades," Nyx said. "Anyway, go ahead and eat. The Tree told me you would all eventually come here, so I prepared for your arrival two days ago."

"When we were on our way to the Dragon Lands," Zipp said. "That was actually good timing."

"Indeed," Nyx said. "So, go ahead and eat." Aaron then looked towards the others. He then shrugged his shoulders and then they all headed for the table to get their food.

After they all had breakfast, Nyx had taken Aaron, the Young 6, the New Mane 6 and Sparky into one room. The room where the portal to Earth was.

"So, the portal to Aaron's world is in here?" Misty asked.

"Well, it was," Nyx said.

"What do you mean was?" Aaron asked. When he and the Young 6 looked towards where the left the portal in Equestria, they all gasped. They saw the portal, completely broken apart. "The portal's broken?"

"Yes," Nyx said.

"Who destroyed it?" Gallus asked. "Opaline?"

"No," Nyx answered. "Twilight did."

"Why would she do that?" Ocellus asked.

"She must've wanted us, too," Smolder said, making everyone look at her. "Since the portal leads right into our home, it'd make sense for Opaline to come straight to Earth to get the last remaining dragons from Equestria and steal their dragon fire."

"Twilight must've known that so she destroyed the portal on this side so Opaline wouldn't come after us," Aaron said.

"Exactly," Nyx said. "She was protecting you two as well. Along with your little hatchlings."

"Hatchlings?" Smolder asked. She then got a realization. "Oh, right. We would've been old enough to have kids."

"So, that means we'll have kids," Aaron said.

"Hopefully, you won't end up like your father, Aaron," Gallus said. "He wanted you dead, remember?"

"I'm not my dad," Aaron said.

"Nor will he ever be," Nyx stated.

Zipp then looked around the room. She then saw something. It seemed to be a hole where something was carved out of it. She then said, "Hey, everypony. Check this out." She then walked up to the hole in the wall and the others followed. They got a good look at it.

"That hole looks... familiar," Sunny said.

"You have got to be kidding," Aaron said. "That's the shape of the Unity Crystals. Which means they were made here."

"Well, now we know where the Crystals were made," Zipp said. "And why, because of Opaline trying to take all the magic for herself."

"And since Twilight poured all the magic into the Crystals and here, you've been taking on the duties of raising the Sun and Moon," Sunny said, looking at Nyx.

"Indeed," Nyx said.

"Did you ever go out to see what was going on during the time of no magic?" Ocellus asked.

"I have," Nyx said. "Although, I had an... interesting encounter with some random Earth Pony when I was visiting Maretime Bay at the time."

"What happened?" Misty asked.

"I was visiting Maretime Bay at the time," Nyx said. "It was night time. I was about to head back here, but this one stallion invited me over for some drinks. Although, that led to him pulling me into his bed for some... one on one time. But I was trying to tell him that I had no interest in doing it."

"He wasn't alright in his head, was he?" Aaron asked.

"No he was not," Nyx replied. "I wanted to get out of there. But he was too eager. He... tried to keep me there all night. But he had a record of trying to sleep with all the mares who were alone in Maretime Bay."

"Oh, I heard of that guy," Hitch said. "Before I became Sheriff of Maretime Bay, my Grandma Figgy told him that he used to hassle her, and bring her to his home. But luckily, my Grandpa saved her before that could happen."

"Yes, I saw that in her memories," Nyx said. "But... I wasn't so lucky. He thrust himself on me. I eventually made it outside, but he was insisting letting me stay. I eventually pulled the both of us into a nearby alley, but he was still trying to have a good time with me." She then sighed. "So, I had no choice. I showed him my true form."

"Wait a minute," Hitch said. "He died when he was hit by the tram as it was passing by. Reports said a Unicorn and a Pegasus came in that night. That was you?"

"It was," Nyx said. "Which made the Cloverleafs believe that Unicorns and Pegasi were attacking. They thought that I brainwashed that stallion into running into the tram. But he was an idiot."

"A really big idiot," Zipp said.

"I flew straight back here that night," Nyx said. "But then... a few days later... I found out I was pregnant."

"That stallion got you pregnant?" Aaron asked.

"Spike was asleep at the time, so he had no idea about it," Nyx said. "For eleven months, I had to lay low. Luckily, I had the new Earth Pony Magic to make myself food to get my through the cravings. But when I had my foal, I knew I couldn't just let her live here without anypony else to interact with when she grew up."

"What did you do?" Pipp asked.

"I... left her at the orphanage in Maretime Bay," Nyx said. "She was an Earth Pony. I even left her the true research of Equestria's past with her, but she was never allowed to open it until she was 10 years old. Then one day, many years later, she..." Nyx then started shedding tears. "...she decided to figure out why magic disappeared in the first place. She came here to the Everfree Forest. But she was ambushed my Timberwolves. I heard her screams, so I flew right towards where she was. I stopped the Timberwolves, but I was too late to save her. At least I got to see my daughter one last time before she died."

"That's so sad," Misty said.

"Very sad," Gallus said.

"Nyx... do you have a picture of her to remember her?" Aaron asked.

Nyx nodded. She then said, "Tree..." Just then, a holographic image appeared in the middle of the room. It was of Nyx's daughter. It was a pony that Sunny recognized.

Sunny gasped and said, "M-Mom?"

That made everyone else look at Sunny. Ocellus then said, "If your Mom is Nyx's daughter, that that would make you..."

"Nyx's granddaughter," Aaron said. Sunny looked up at Nyx with wide eyes.

"I should've known you were my granddaughter," Nyx said. "You share some of her features."

"Yeah," Sunny said, her Alicorn features starting to come in. "I do."

"That would explain two things," Smolder said.

"What?" Silverstream said.

"The fact she can turn into an Alicorn, and her interesting costume choice in those two Nightmare Night episodes of Tell Your Tale," Smolder answered.

"Oh, yeah," Zipp said. "Sunny dressed up as Nightmare Moon during that party."

"Although, I don't think she got the gist of how the lore of Nightmare Night was supposed to go," Sandbar said. "You're supposed to disguise yourself to hide from Nightmare Moon."

"Oh, is that how that goes," Sunny said. "For some reason, I just wanted to go as her." Nyx just laughed at that.

"So, Twilight destroyed the portal, put all the magic of Equestria into the Unity Crystals and this tree, and locked Opaline in her own castle with a magic barrier surrounding it," Aaron said. "What happened to her after all this time?"

Nyx then sighed and said, "I was hoping that you were going to ask that." She then walked out of the room. The others followed her.

They then followed Nyx into a room at the very top of the Treehouse of Harmony. When they got there, they couldn't believe what they all saw. They all gasped.

They saw Twilight Sparkle, in a position like she was flying, but she was frozen in crystal, her eyes closed. Her head was facing the door the group walked through.

"Twilight Sparkle..." Sunny said.

"Holy cow," Aaron said. "Is she still alive?"

"Yeah, she is," Nyx said. Zipp then brought out her Z-Goggles and checked out Twilight's crystallized state. She then changed the mode to heart rate mode, seeing Twilight's heart beating slowly.

"Her heart rate is slow," Zipp said. "She might be dying after all this time!"

"What?!" Nyx asked. "No!" She then fired a blast towards the Crystal, but the Crystal was being protected by a magic proof barrier. "Mom must've put a magical barrier around her in case Opaline came for her once she found a way out of the castle."

"But she should've broken down all of the barriers in Equestria when she stole my Cutie Mark," Sunny said. "How come she didn't break this one?"

"Perhaps it didn't reach this barrier in time," Misty said. "After we finally defeated her."

"But how do we get her out of there?" Smolder asked. Aaron then looked up. He then saw five familiar gems above them.

"I think I have an idea," Aaron said. "Look up." Then they all looked up. They saw five of the six Elements of Harmony. Aaron then flew up and grabbed the five gems and flew back down.

"I already tried using them," Nyx said. "They did nothing."

"Wait a minute," Aaron said. "What happened last night." He then got a realization. He then looked towards the New Mane 6. "Misty, come here." Misty then walked up to Aaron. Aaron then put the Element of Honesty on Misty's chest. It then started glowing. It then transformed into an orange butterfly gem with a green body and green spots on the wings.

"Whoa!" Misty said.

"Misty, you helped out Sunny at the cliff," Aaron said. "You were being completely honest with her as I was ready to catch her. Not only are you full of Heart, but Honesty as well." Misty smiled at that and nodded. Aaron then walked up to Hitch and put the Element of Kindness on him. It then transformed. The gem was now a kite shaped shield. "Hitch, you tamed that Manticore when you pulled that thorn out of its paw. You represent Kindness."

"Of course I do," Hitch said. He then looked at the Element. "Why does this Element have to be pink?"

"Just role with it, Trailblazer," Aaron said. He then walked towards Izzy. "Izzy, you got rid of those scary faces by laughing them away. Not only do you have such high Creativity, but you also represent the Element of Laughter." Aaron then put the Element of Laughter on Izzy's neck. It then transformed into a heart shaped gem.

"Oooh!" Izzy said. "Nice!" Aaron then walked over towards Pipp. He then put the Element of Generosity on Pipp's neck. It then transformed into a musical note with a crown shaped top.

"Pipp, you helped out that sea serpent yesterday by fixing her hair, making it as good as new," Aaron said. "You are Confident, and you also represent the Element of Generosity."

"Aw, that's so sweet," Pipp said. "Glad to be of assistance." Aaron then walked over towards Zipp and put the Element of Loyalty on her neck. It didn't change shape since Zipp's Cutie Mark was also a Lightning Bolt.

"Zipp, you were offered by fake fliers to join them, but you chose to stay with us," Aaron said.

"I had to," Zipp said. "My friends needed me more than those fake ponies did."

"And because of that, you were Brave enough to tell them no, and you now represent the Element of Loyalty," Aaron said.

"Sweet," Zipp said. She then looked down at the Element of Loyalty. "Wait, why didn't it change shape?"

"Because the last pony to represent the Element of Loyalty also had a Cutie Mark with a lightning bolt," Aaron said.

"Okay, so now what?" Sunny asked.

"Now we need the spark," Aaron said. "Sunny, time to Alicorn up." Sunny nodded. She then changed into an Alicorn. She then started flying up. "Okay, you five. Surround Twilight." The rest of the New Mane 6 ran around and stood around Twilight Sparkle in her crystallized state. Then the Elements of Harmony started glowing. Then the Elements of Harmony fired a blast straight up to the ceiling. Then the last Element, the Element of Magic, appeared. It then changed shaped into a five point star. It then went to Sunny's head and became a crown.

"Whoa!" Sunny said.

"Sunny, you knew all along that you could reunite all three pony tribes and share magic with the world," Aaron said. "You protected everypony from Opaline's wrath and brought Hope to all of Equestria. You now bare... the Element of Magic."

Sunny looked up at the Element she wore. She then gave a determined face. Then the Element of Magic started glowing. It then started releasing rainbow streams from it, the streams connecting with the Elements of Heart and Loyalty, which also connected with the Elements of Kindness and Generosity, and the streams met up with the Element of Laughter. Then the Elements fired off rainbow beams straight up, combining with each other, then they came down on top of the Crystallized Twilight Sparkle. Then the Crystal broke, releasing Twilight. But she was unconscious.

"Twilight!" Aaron shouted, running towards Twilight. He then picked her up and checked her pulse. The Young 6 walked up to the two. Aaron then looked towards them and said, "We need to get her to a hospital."

"There might be no time to get her to a working hospital," Sunny said, coming down, her Alicorn form dissipating. "How are we gonna get her to one in time?" Just then the place started shaking. "Whoa, what's happening?!"

"Earthquake!" Smolder shouted. Just then, everyone fell down to the floor. Then the shaking stopped.

"I didn't know Earthquakes happen around here," Silverstream said.

"That's 'cause, it usually doesn't," Sandbar said. "I lived in Ponyville all my life and that never happened."

"Wait," Ocellus said. She then put her left hoof to her ear. "Listen." Everyone then put their forelimb to their ears, hearing something. It was the sounds of waves crashing.

"The ocean?" Aaron asked. Then he picked up Twilight.

They all ran outside and saw that the Treehouse of Harmony was now in a new location. It was behind the Crystal Brighthouse in Maretime Bay.

"Maretime Bay?" Sunny asked.

"Quick," Hitch said. "Let's get Twilight to the hospital." Then he led them all towards town. Nyx and Spike stayed behind at the Tree of Harmony.

"Should we tell Smolder that if she gets pregnant in one form, she's stuck like that until it ends?" Nyx asked.

Spike chuckled and said, "No. Let's let them discover it for themselves."

At the Maretime Bay Hospital, Aaron, who was still carrying Twilight, the Young 6, the New Mane 6 and Sparky ran through the Emergency Room door.

"Emergency!" Hitch called out. "This pony needs medical attention immediately." That's when a couple of nurses pulling a gurney came in. Aaron then placed Twilight on it.

One of the nurses then asked, "Who is this pony?"

"That... is the Twilight Sparkle," Sunny said. "The legendary Alicorn of Equestrian History. The last Alicorn to actually face Opaline before magic vanished."

That made the nurses go wide eyed. Then the other nurse said, "She's still alive?"

"Alicorns have a longer life span than the other ponies of Equestria," Aaron said. "Nightmare Moon was on the moon for a thousand years."

"That makes sense," the first nurse said. "Alright, let's see what's wrong with her." Then they moved Twilight on the gurney towards the door. Aaron, the Young 6, the New Mane 6 and Sparky looked towards the door where they saw Twilight being pulled through. All of them are worried.

Back at the Tree of Harmony that night, Nyx was sitting on a balcony, looking down in sadness. Then Aaron and Sunny came up to her. Nyx turned her head towards the two.

"She's gonna be okay," Aaron said. "We got her there just in time."

"How is she?" Nyx asked.

"She's in a coma," Aaron said. "The doctors say they don't know how long until she wakes up."

"We were really lucky to get her there in time," Sunny said. "Hey, where did Spike go?"

"He went back to the Dragon Lands," Nyx said. "He had to continue ruling over the dragons. Although, he did leave your flying machine back over there on its landing pad."

"The Marestream," Sunny said. "We saw. Zipp and Izzy are fixing it as we speak." Just then, Sparky came in and jumped on Aaron. He giggled at the time.

"Sparky, why are you always trying to be with me and Smolder?" Aaron asked. Nyx then put a hoof to her chin to think.

"Actually, Aaron," Nyx said. "There might be a chance that Sparky just might be your descendant."

"But that's impossible," Aaron said. "How long was it since Ragnarok that Opaline attacked a long time ago?"

"Fifteen years," Nyx said.

"Huh," Aaron said. "I was expecting at least twenty during the series finale of G4."

"You were close," Nyx said. "But maybe... there could've been another way to get here from your world and time, just later. But first..." Nyx then levitated Sparky off of Aaron. Sparky was confused by that. Nyx then walked into the Tree. Aaron and Sunny followed.

Later, Nyx, who was still carrying Sparky in her magic, Aaron, the Young 6 and the New Mane 6 walked into a room where a tree like decoration was, and a platform underneath. It seemed to be a family tree scanner, detecting the direct ancestors of those who step on the circle on the floor in front of it. There were circles of each ancestor on the tree, showing who the father and mother of each figure in the family tree, the males being in a blue circle and the females in a pink circle.

"What is that?" Zipp asked.

"It's a family tree scanner," Nyx said. "It shows who their ancestors are by standing on that circle." She then placed Sparky on the circle. "Stay, Sparky."

Sparky tilted his head to his left. Then the Family Tree Scanner started glowing. It then showed the ancestors of Sparky on the tree. It showed on the mother's side of the family being dragons only. But on the father's side, only the father of Sparky was a dragon while the rest of the family was human.

"No... way..." Aaron said. He then saw the parents of Sparky. The father was a jade dragon with brown spines on his head while the mother was an orange dragon with purple spines on her head. "Sparky is..."

"Our son?!" Smolder asked. Sparky then ran off the circle, jumped up into Smolder's arms and snuggled into her chest.

"But that's impossible," Aaron said. "How could this have happened?"

"That's a new mystery," Zipp said. "Although, it does explain why Sparky has wings. Since you skipped the Molt when you became a dragon, that's probably why Sparky has wings after he hatched."

"So... does that mean that Sparky has to leave with them?" Hitch asked, walking up to Sparky. Sparky looked towards Hitch with a smile.

"No," Smolder said. "We can't take Sparky with us. We're too young to raise him."

"Smolder's right," Aaron said. "Besides, we haven't exactly made him yet."

"Oh, so you know how it works, huh?" Nyx asked with a smug look.

"My Uncle Jerry gave me that talk when my Aunt Marissa and I brought her with us to DC," Aaron said. "I told him we weren't gonna go that far... yet."

"Good call," Smolder said. "Besides, we haven't reached the proper age for that yet."

"Alright, Sparky," Hitch said. "Let's go home." Smolder then put Sparky on Hitch's back. Then the two walked out of there.

"Alright, everyone," Sunny said. "Back to the Brighthouse."

"Good call," Zipp said. "Izzy and I got to get back to fixing the Marestream tomorrow."

"Hang on," Aaron said. "Before we go..." He then pulled Izzy towards the Family Tree Scanner and put her on the circle. Then it showed Izzy's family tree, identifying her family by the Cutie Marks. They all looked at Izzy's family tree, and on Izzy's Mom's side of the family, there was two familiar Cutie Marks. One being of three balloons, two being blue and one being yellow. The other was of a grilled cheese sandwich. "I knew it."

"Izzy is Pinkie Pie's descendant after all," Silverstream said.

"She was clearly giving off signs of it," Gallus said.

"Okay, everypony," Sunny said. "Back inside the Brighthouse." Then everyone left. Sunny stayed behind to look at Nyx. "You coming?"

"No," Nyx said. "My home is here in the Tree of Harmony. I must continue my duties of watching over Every pony in Equestria." She then looked towards Sunny. "But I am glad you're here for me, Sunny."

"Of course... Grandma," Sunny said. Then the two nuzzled each other. Then Sunny left the Tree of Harmony, heading back to the Brighthouse.

Author's Note

VOTING TIME!!!

Well, since that trip, Aaron and the Young 6 would want to take a break. So, somepony from the New Mane 6 talk them into joining in a tradition they like to do. Vote for which tradition they want to take a part in.

Option 1:

Friday Night Food Fight

Option 2:

Surfing

Option 3:

Spa Day

Remember, one vote per commenter, and the highest vote will be in a future chapter. See you all next time.

Chapter 9: A Freezing Investigation

At the Crystal Brighthouse, the New Mane 6 were preparing for Movie Night. Aaron and the Young 6 were walking back into the Brighthouse.

Sunny turned around and saw them. She then asked, "So, is Grandma Nyx joining us?"

"No," Aaron said. "She's checking on Twilight as we speak."

"Oh, right," Sunny said. "She's worried about Twilight. What happened to her after all this time."

"I'm sure that once Twilight has waken up from her coma, she'll be as good as new," Gallus said. "So, what are we watching tonight?"

"Why not watch a movie from Aaron's world?" Misty asked.

"Yeah, we could," Zipp said. "I think we should see some action movie from his world."

"Time to set up the projector," Smolder said. Then the Young 6 set up a projector and the projector screen in front of the TV. Aaron was connecting his laptop to the projector wirelessly as Gallus was getting it into the right position. Ocellus and Silverstream were setting up the speakers that connect to the projector.

"Okay, let's see," Aaron said. "I think we should start off with a certain Star-Spangled Man with a Plan."

"Captain America, huh?" Gallus asked. "Let's get watching." Aaron then started up Disney+ and searched for Captain America: The First Avenger. Sparky was asleep upstairs, sleeping on Sunny's bed.

As they were all watching the movie, all of them were eating the Ponycorn that Misty brought from the Boardtrot.

"This is actually pretty good," Aaron said.

"I know, right?" Misty asked.

"I don't know how you can eat that either, Aaron," Zipp said. "That flavor's too spicy."

"This is spicy?" Aaron asked. "I couldn't even tell."

"When you're a dragon, spicy food doesn't seem spicy to you," Smolder said.

"Lucky..." Zipp said. Then they continued watching the movie.

The next morning, Aaron, the Young 6, Sunny, Izzy, Pipp, Zipp and Misty were all heading towards the Boardtrot when a they saw a bunch of ponies waiting to get in.

"Huh?" Sunny asked. "That's odd. The Boardtrot should be open by now." Then they all started going through the crowd, some of them were flying over the crowd. When they got to the gate, Hitch was checking out something with Sparky on his back. "Hitch! What's going on?!"

Hitch and Sparky saw them coming. Sparky got excited and ran over towards Aaron and Smolder. He then jumped into Smolder's arms and started nuzzling her chest.

"Sorry, Sunny, but apparently, there was a break-in last night," Hitch said.

"A break in?" Zipp asked.

"Yeah, the gate was broken, and all the rides were active," Hitch said. "Somepony must've been wanting a little more fun. Whoever this pony is is in big trouble."

"Hey, look," Aaron said, seeing the lock that goes on the gate. He then walked towards it to pick it up. But when he did, he let go of it immediately and shook his hand.

"What, is it hot?" Zipp asked.

"It's cold!" Aaron said. "Very cold!"

"Cold?" Gallus asked, walking up to the lock. He then touched it with a finger and then immediately pulled his arm away, shaking it. "Yow, that is cold!"

"So, somepony froze the lock and broke into the Boardtrot?" Sandbar asked.

Aaron then looked around. He then saw a security camera looking at the entrance. Aaron then asked, "Where's the security office?" Aaron pointed at the camera.

The New Mane 6 looked up at the security camera.

Aaron, the Young 6, the New Mane 6 and Sparky were watching the security footage of the Boardtrot. They saw the time of the break in. And on the footage from the front gate was a winged snow leopard and a blue rabbit.

"What is that?!" Silverstream asked, loudly.

"A winged snow leopard?" Aaron asked.

"Allura!" the New Mane 6 shouted.

"Wait, who?" Aaron asked.

"She's a new villain," Pipp said. "After Opaline was defeated, a portal to Starlight Ridge opened up at the tree where Opaline's Castle stood."

"We went through it and saw a bunch of Auroricorns having a good time," Hitch said. "But when they saw us, they thought we were friends of Allura."

"They were also acting strange for some reason until Allura showed up and started taking over their minds," Zipp said.

"So, she's a mind-controlling, winged snow leopard," Aaron said. "Well, what does she want?"

"We assume that she wants the Nova Charm so she can use it to take over the minds of any creature she wants to by opening portals with it," Misty said.

"But we defeated her," Sunny said. "But when we found out the Nova Charm opens portals, Allura followed us and tried to get it back. But Izzy here used it to create the Boardtrot, and the Nova Charm got destroyed."

"Crafty pony broke magic charm?" Yona asked, looking at Izzy. "Winged cat must be mad at you."

"Oh, she was," Izzy said. "I even tried giving her fruit baskets to cheer her up, but..."

"Apparently, she did it multiple times and had her memory erased," Zipp said. "But the last time, she decided to trap Izzy in a giant snow globe made of ice until Pipp and I came in to rescue her."

"Wait, she also has ice powers?" Aaron asked. "That would explain why the lock was cold."

"So, where is she now?" Smolder asked.

"She's probably back in the cave she's living in," Zipp said. "But, I wouldn't go there if I were you. She's dangerous." Aaron and the Young 6 looked at Allura on the security monitors.

Aaron and the Young 6 were walking along the beach, checking to see any sign of Allura.

"I still can't believe we're doing this," Ocellus said. "What if Allura spots us?"

"C'mon, Ocellus," Aaron said. "You've faced villains far worse than her."

"Aaron's right," Smolder said. "Cozy Glow, Tirek, Chrysalis, Ragnarok and Catrina."

"Hey, look!" Gallus said, pointing ahead. They saw a cave alongside the beach, and there was ice throughout the walls. Then they all headed towards the cave.

"Wait, isn't this the same cave that Misty trapped Pipp and Zipp in on Portrait Day?" Aaron asked.

"Actually, I think it is," Smolder said. They eventually peaked into the cave, seeing Allura and her bunny, Twitch, having a conversation.

"For the last time, Twitch, our little trip to the Boardtrot was only for one time," Allura said. Then Twitch started giving off an adorable face towards Allura. "What?! No! Not that face again! Stop it!"

"That must be her," Aaron whispered.

"Okay, so she did break into the Boardtrot," Silverstream whispered. "But why?"

"Ocellus, think you can see why she's doing this?" Aaron asked.

"I'll try," Ocellus said. "But I better go small." She then shapeshifted into a ladybug and flew into the cave. She made sure not to be seen by Allura.

"All I wanted in this world was to get that blasted Nova Charm to get out of this place!" Allura said. "But that blasted Unicorn ruined my plan and broke it apart!" She then sensed something. She looked around and saw Ocellus, who was still a ladybug, flying around. "Oh, what do we have here? A pesky little insect." She then got angry. "Wait a minute..." Her eyes then started glowing light blue, and she sent out a force of freezing cold air towards Ocellus, sending her against the wall, making her return to her normal form, freezing cold. "A changeling? I thought they were all gone."

"Wh-what?" Ocellus asked.

"Ocellus!" came Aaron's voice. Ocellus and Allura looked towards the cave entrance and they saw Aaron and the rest of the Young 6 coming in.

"More interlopers!" Allura said. Her eyes then started glowing light blue again. Then she fired a blast of freezing cold air towards the group. Aaron and Smolder countered by blowing their fire breaths, melting the ice coming from Allura's blast. "Fire breathing dragons, huh? Then how about...?" She was interrupted when she heard Yona yelling.

Allura turned her head towards her left and she saw Yona coming towards her. Allura tried flying away, but she was too late and got hit in her stomach, sending her towards the wall.

"A yak?!" Allura asked. She then looked at the rest of the group. "A griffon... a hippogriff... two dragons and a little pony. This is getting strange." She then raised her left paw, letting out Sonic waves, the waves heading towards Yona.

"Yona, look out!" Sandbar said, pushing Yona out of the way. Sandbar then got hit by the Sonic waves. He then stood up and gave a blank look.

"Sandbar?" Yona asked, looking towards Sandbar.

"He's my friend now," Allura said, smirking. "Take 'em out, little pony." Sandbar then charged towards Gallus, but he jumped out of the way and started flying.

"Mind control!" Aaron said. "Not cool!"

"You're right," Allura said. "But this is." She then fired another ice blast towards Aaron, but he flew out of the way. The ice beam continued following him.

Ocellus was recovering from the attack she took from Allura. She looked towards the winged snow leopard and her face cringed. She then felt Allura's emotions. She could even see a memory from Allura's past.

In the memory, there were two winged snow leopard cubs playing in the snowy mountains.

The two of them were laughing as they were coming close to a cliff. The male cub saw the cliff and stopped, but the female cub didn't see where she was going as she was looking back at her brother.

"Allura, look out!" the male cub said.

"Huh?" the cub, now identified as young Allura, asked, looking ahead. She then gasped and fell over the edge, screaming.

"Allura, no!" the male cub said. He then ran towards the cliff, stopped and looked down. Just then, Young Allura came flying up, laughing. "Allura!"

"C'mon, Alterro," Young Allura said. "We can fly home!" Young Alterro then looked back at his wings and unfolded them. He then smirked and then he started flying and they started flying home.

As they were flying home, Young Alterro saw something flashing on the ground.

"Huh?" Young Alterro asked. He then started flying down towards what was shining down on the ground. Young Allura noticed it and followed him. Young Alterro then found what was shining and picked it up with his paw. "What's this?"

"Ooh, shiny!" Young Allura said, taking the gem out of Young Alterro's paw.

"Hey!" Young Alterro said.

"Come and get it, Alterro," Young Allura said, kicking the gem that Young Alterro found.

"Allura, come back here with that!" Young Alterro said. "I found it first!"

"You're way too slow!" Young Allura said, kicking the gem with her left paw. "You'll never catch me now!" Young Alterro kept chasing her and the gem. Then the gem let out some magic, opening a portal to somewhere. Young Allura was astonished by it. "Whoa! Look at that!" She then looked back at her brother. "C'mon, Alterro. Let's check it out."

"Allura, no wait, you don't know where...!" Young Alterro said, trying to stop Young Allura, but she already jumped through the portal.

On the other side of the portal, Allura was now in a forest somewhere up north. She then turned around to look at the portal to see if her brother would come through, but the portal closed before she turned around. She then looked around.

"Alterro? Alterro!" Young Allura called out.

Back where the portal opened up, Young Alterro was looking around, calling out to his sister, "Allura? Allura!"

As Ocellus was looking at Allura's memories, she blacked out throughout the memory reading. And as she was doing it, Smolder was carrying Ocellus on her shoulders as they were all heading back towards the Brighthouse.

Ocellus looked around and asked, "Huh? Where are we?"

"Heading back to the Brighthouse," Smolder said.

Sandbar and Yona were both unconscious as they were being carried in the air. Aaron and Silverstream were carrying Yona while Gallus was carrying Sandbar. Eventually, they made it back to the Brighthouse. There, Sunny, Izzy, Pipp, Zipp and Misty were there. They saw Aaron and the Young 6 enter.

"Holy cow!" Zipp said.

"Ocellus is gonna need a hot bath, stat!" Smolder said.

"I'm on it!" Izzy said, running towards the bathroom. Smolder followed, carrying Ocellus. Izzy turned on the faucets and hot water was coming out. Smolder slowly put Ocellus into the tub.

"Aw..." Ocellus said as the hot water was warming her up. "Awwww... That's much better."

Sunny then looked back towards Aaron and asked, "You went to Allura's cave, didn't you?"

"You weren't wrong when you said she was one bad kitty," Aaron said. "She hit Sandbar with her mind controlling powers. I had to headbutt him when he came near me. All I can say from that... nobody wins with a headbutt."

"You were lucky he wasn't a unicorn," Gallus said.

"Yeah, that sounds like it would hurt a lot," Pipp said.

"That would probably kill him," Zipp said. "So, what happened?"

"We didn't want to fight her, but to get some information," Aaron said. "Ocellus is able to feel what anypony is feeling. Changelings have empathic abilities, so they'll be able to know how others feel. It's how they feed on love."

"It's true," Ocellus called out from the bathroom. "Although, when I did it to Allura, I felt more than anger."

"What?" Aaron asked.

"I... I saw a memory... from when she was a cub," Ocellus said. "She... she didn't want the Nova Charm so she could take over the minds of any creature she crosses paths with. She... she needed it so she could find her way back to her brother."

That made the five mares all gasp. Izzy then asked, "Allura has a brother?!"

"She was trying to find a way home," Sunny said. "Which means she wasn't really a villain."

"Guess I should really apologize to her for taking away her way back to her brother," Izzy said.

"Now's probably not a good time," Gallus said. "She's pretty ticked."

"We'll give her time to cool off," Aaron said. "She needs it." He then thought of something. "I think she was camping out in the same cave that Misty trapped Pipp and Zipp in on Portrait Day."

"Oh, I thought that place looked..." Zipp said, but then she got a realization. "Wait, that was you?!" She looked towards Misty, who was blushing.

"In my defense, that was before I started betraying Opaline," Misty said.

"Okay, that's reasonable," Zipp said. "But what are we gonna do about Allura?"

"We'll give her a few days and then we'll just talk to her," Sunny said. "But right now, let's get Sandbar and Yona bandaged up. How did Yona get hurt?"

"She knocked herself out when trying to ram Allura again," Silverstream said.

"She literally knocked herself out," Smolder said.

"Is she gonna be okay?" Misty asked, looking at Yona.

"She'll be fine," Sunny said, putting a bandage on Yona's head. "Let's just let her rest. Let's get her to her bed." She then changed into an Alicorn and she used her magic to carry Yona upstairs.

"Let's let Sandbar have the couch," Aaron said.

"Good call," Gallus said. He and Aaron then grabbed Sandbar and carried him to the couch.

"How about we order pizza in?" Pipp asked.

"I could go for some pizza," Aaron said. "Luckily we have Sandbar and Yona's pizza toppings memorized."

"That's good," Zipp said. "They're gonna need some food when they're resting." She then looked towards the door, giving a puzzled look.

Back in Allura's cave, Allura was laying down in the middle of the cave, thinking about her past. Allura had her eyes closed until she heard a voice.

"Allura!"

Allura opened her eyes and looked up at the ceiling. Allura then sighed and said, "I won't stop, brother. I will find you." She then curled up and went to sleep.

At the top of the Brighthouse, Ocellus was looking up at the stars, wondering about something. Just then, Nyx came flying in.

"You wanted to see me?" Nyx asked.

"You know about that snow leopard, right?" Ocellus asked.

"Allura?" Nyx asked. "Who doesn't? Zipp accidentally sent a message meant for Hitch to everypony."

"Well, I know why she's so angry," Ocellus said. "She just wanted the Nova Charm so she could find her brother." She then shapeshifted into Young Alterro. She even had his voice. "The two were separated as cubs. If we could find Alterro and reunite him with her, we might be able to reform her."

"A noble task, Ocellus," Nyx said. Ocellus then changed back into her real form. "I shall search the dream realm for Alterro. And perhaps, bring him to Allura."

"I just hope this works," Ocellus said. "At least we'll know the two will be okay. Even the toughest of creatures have fragile hearts. They just need to look for the good inside them." Just then, Ocellus started glowing and was being lifted up. Then a light emitted from her and started floating around her. Then the light went towards the end of her right wing cover and then an image appeared in one of the spots at the end. It was of a ladybug. "Whoa. I got a Cutie Mark."

"Two down, and four to go," Nyx said, smiling.

"Four?" Ocellus asked. She then got a realization. "Wait, since Sandbar already had his, that means Aaron will also get a Cutie Mark as well?"

"That's right," Nyx said. "Now, you should get some sleep. I'll get to searching for Alterro." Nyx then started flying up into the night sky. Ocellus then headed back to the elevator so she could go downstairs and go to sleep in her bed.

Author's Note

Okay, the votes will be tallied. And, to make it a surprise, I think I'll have all three options be put into the story, in the order of highest to lowest votes. That way, everyone gets what they want. Also, I've been receiving messages from viewers of this story if they would want to do some art work for this story. So, whoever wants to do artwork based on this story, you have my permission to do so.

Ocellus's Cutie Mark was based on this image by Prixy05:

Chapter 10: Taking the Weekend Off: Beach Day

Sunny went to the Maretime Bay Hospital to check on her idol, who turned out to be her Great Grandmother, Twilight Sparkle. As she got there, Nyx was already there. Nyx was sitting to Twilight's right side of the bed. The bed was on the right side of the room. Sunny then walked over to the left side of the bed.

"She's still hasn't awoken?" Sunny asked.

"No," Nyx answered. "Mom's still in a coma." She then looked at the heart rate monitor. Twilight's heart rate was at 26 BPM. "This is how I know she's still alive." She then moved her head closer to Twilight's. "I just wish I could see her eyes looking at mine once again."

"I still can't believe that the mare I looked up to since I was a filly is my Great Grandmother," Sunny said. "I just hope she wakes up so I can officially meet her."

"Oh, I'm sure that you will," Nyx said. "Alicorns are able to live for a long time. Unless their magic has been taken away, or if they retire."

"How long do Alicorns live after retiring?" Sunny asked.

"At least 10-20 years," Nyx answered.

"You probably know more about Opaline than anypony else in Maretime Bay," Sunny said. "Did she know about Aaron's world?"

"She did know, but she had no idea where the portal was," Nyx said. "Mom had to destroy the portal so she couldn't go after Aaron and Smolder on Earth."

"So, Aaron and Smolder had no way back here?" Sunny asked.

"Of course," Nyx said.

"But, couldn't they have helped in the battle against Opaline?" Sunny asked.

"They were already dealing with their own predicaments at the time," Nyx said. "Smolder was pregnant at the time."

"Sparky has an older sibling?" Sunny asked.

"With twins," Nyx said. "So, Sparky has two older siblings... that I know of. Twins runs in Aaron's side of the family." She then sighed. "But, they're not the only ones from this world that got stuck on the other side."

"What happened?" Sunny asked.

"To protect them as well, she sent their friends through the portal... before she destroyed it," Nyx said.

"Wait, Twilight Sparkle was the one who destroyed the portal?!" Sunny asked.

"That's right," Nyx said. "Besides, it was better for them to be safe on Earth than to have their magic taken here. Besides, Smolder was going to need all the support she needs from friends." She then sighed. "Don't tell any of them."

"Right," Sunny said. "If Aaron and the others find out, they would've helped stop Opaline, and possibly, none of us would've been born."

"Speaking of Aaron and his friends, where are they now?" Nyx asked.

"With what they been through yesterday, the others thought that they deserve to do something fun to lift their spirits," Sunny said.

"Like what?" Nyx asked.

At the beach, Aaron, the Young 6 and Zipp were having a beach day. Aaron, Smolder, Gallus and Zipp were riding the waves on surfboards.

"All right!" Zipp said as she was riding the wave. "Now that's what I call threading the needle!"

"Cowabunga!" Aaron said.

"Woohoo!" Smolder shouted.

"Oh, man, this is so fun!" Gallus called out. Eventually, they made it back to the beach. There, Sandbar and Ocellus were both building a sandcastle. Yona was laying down on a blanket, and Silverstream was nowhere in sight.

"So, you all enjoying time at the beach?" Zipp asked.

"Not first time at beach for Yona," Yona said. "Yona and friends spent time at beach at Silverstream's home during Spring Break."

"Was that on the last day of Spring Break before you all headed back to the School?" Aaron asked.

"Oh, yeah," Ocellus said. "It was fun."

"I still can't believe you got a Cutie Mark as well, O," Aaron said. "Although, it looks like the Cutie Mark you had in your Pony form."

"Oh, yeah, that's right," Sandbar said. "How could I not see it before?"

Ocellus then looked at her Cutie Mark and said, "Huh. Guess I didn't realize it as well."

"Hey, where are Silverstream, Izzy, Pipp and Misty?" Gallus asked, looking around. All Sandbar, Ocellus and Yona did in response was point at the water. Just then, there were four splashes coming out. Silverstream, Izzy, Pipp and Misty came out from under the water.

"Hey, everypony! Look at me, I'm a Seapony!" Izzy shouted, revealing her Seapony tail.

"Of course," Zipp said. "Silverstream has that special necklace that turns herself into a Seapony, along with anypony she touches.

"This is amazing!" Pipp said, crawling out of the water and towards where her stuff was on the beach. She then grabbed her phone and took a selfie. "Everypony is gonna be amazed by this!"

Aaron then sat down next to Sandbar and asked, "How's your head?"

"Still stings a little," Sandbar said. "Sorry about what I almost did to you guys back in the cave."

"Hey, you were under mind control," Aaron said. "You didn't have much choice."

"So, anyone else wanna try surfing?" Zipp asked.

"Not Yona, thank you," Yona said. "Yak can't swim."

"Didn't you spend a week in...?" Zipp asked before remembering. "Oh, right. You were turned into a walrus. Guess you can only swim as a sea creature."

"White flying pony right," Yona said.

Pipp looked over at Aaron and asked, "Does she ever talk like a normal civilized creature?"

"When she practiced for a fancy dance..." Aaron said. "Or when she's a human."

"She can turn into a human, too?!" Pipp asked.

"No," Aaron said. "It was actually because of a special medallion that Twilight made so whoever wears it and taps on it becomes human. For yaks, it's special because it also gives them the ability to talk in full sentences."

"Yona requested that," Yona said.

"Good call," Misty said. She then looked back at her tail fin. "Silverstream, is it okay if I go back to being a regular unicorn? It was fun being underwater, but I'd like to go back to walking on dry land."

"Okay!" Silverstream said. She then grabbed Misty's hoof. Pipp and Izzy also joined in the connection. Then Silverstream tapped her magic seashell and the four of them transformed back into their land forms.

"Whew," Misty sighed in relief. "Thanks."

"No problem!" Silverstream said.

"I'm goin' back out there!" Smolder said, grabbing her surfboard. "See ya." She then tossed her board onto the water, then she jumped onto the surfboard, landing on her stomach, and then she started paddling out.

"Guess those surfing lessons from Hawaii payed off," Gallus said.

"Yeah, it did," Aaron said.

"Look, there she is!" came the voice of a filly. The group all looked towards the voice and they saw the Pippsqueak Trio coming up to them. Seashell then saw Pipp back as her normal self. "Hey, I thought you were a Seapony."

"Oh, I was," Pipp said. "Silverstream." Silverstream then grabbed Pipp's hoof, then she tapped her seashell necklace and both of them became Seaponies.

"Whoa!" the Pippsqueak Trio said in unison.

"That is awesome!" Peach Fizz said.

"I'd so like to be a Seapony, too," Glory said.

Gallus chuckled and said, "Hey, don't these three little fillies remind you guys of some other fillies back in our time."

"Smolder said the same thing when she saw them on the screen," Aaron said.

"Wait, there were three fillies each one a different pony type back in your time?" Zipp asked.

"Apple Bloom, Sweetie Belle and Scootaloo," Aaron said. "Also known as the Cutie Mark Crusaders. They came together because all three of them were blank flanks."

"What's a blank flank?" Misty asked.

"A pony who hadn't received their Cutie Mark yet," Aaron said. "That term was mostly used for insults... by the school bully because her mom was basically the biggest jerk in all of Ponyville."

"Yeah, she was," Sandbar said. "She thinks just because she was rich, she gets to say or do whatever she wants without thinking about the consequences."

"Aaron got that mare arrested for embezzling from the Ponyville Schoolhouse," Gallus said.

"Oh, nice!" Zipp said. She and Aaron then high-hoofed-clawed. "So, for what did she spend the money on back then?"

"She prepaid for a statue of her daughter, Diamond Tiara, for winning the election for Student Pony President weeks before the election," Aaron said. "And Diamond Tiara lost that year. Not only that, but she lost her only friend. The Cutie Mark Crusaders went to see if she was okay after what happened. So, they showed her the light. Diamond Tiara stood up to her mother and had her father help out with the school funding to pay for new playground equipment. And after realizing that they would rather help ponies earn or understanding their Cutie Marks, that when those three fillies earn Cutie Marks of their owns. All of them look nearly identical."

"How identical?" Pipp asked.

"Same colors, same shape shield, different emblems," Aaron said. "Apple Bloom had an apple with a heart inside it, Sweetie Belle had a star with a music note, and Scootaloo had a wing with a lightning bolt."

"Nice," Zipp said.

"Oh, and two of them happen to be the younger sisters of two of the previous Elements of Harmony Bearers," Aaron said.

"Really?" Misty asked. "Which Elements?"

"Honesty and Generosity," Aaron said. "Apple Bloom was Applejack's little sister, and Sweetie Belle was Rarity's little sister."

"That's so cool!" Zipp said.

"So, have you checked your family trees?" Gallus asked.

"Oh, we have," Pipp said. "Turns out, Zipperdoodle and I are both descendants of two of the previous Elements of Loyalty and Generosity."

"Mom was on Rarity's side, Dad was on Rainbow Dash's," Zipp said.

"I actually see that," Aaron said. "You inherited Rarity's white coat and Rainbow Dash's fast flying habit." Zipp smiled at that. He then looked at Pipp. "And you inherited Rarity's beautiful style... but... I'm not seeing much of Rainbow Dash in you. Not unless you're into pranks."

"Oh, Pipp was into pranking on Nightmare Night," Zipp said. "She set up the Brighthouse with crazy scary gags, but every time she tried to scare Misty, she failed."

"I still don't understand why she didn't scare when I tried," Pipp said.

"You've seen where she lived before moving into the Brighthouse, right?" Aaron asked. That made Pipp go wide eyed.

Zipp laughed and said, "Burn!"

"Serious burn," Misty said. That made everyone else laugh.

"Okay, I'll admit, Opaline is scarier than me, by about..." Pipp said before being interrupted.

"A thousand times when she's angry," Misty said.

"Yeah, that's it," Pipp said. She then looked at her tail fin. "Silverstream..." Silverstream then grabbed Pipp's hoof, then she tapped her seashell necklace and both of them reverted back to their normal forms. "Thanks. For a moment there, I almost felt like rotting fish."

"That happens if a Seapony isn't in the water for a while," Silverstream said.

"Yeah, and it was stinky," Aaron said.

"Stinkier than Pipp's hoof polish made from Stinkthistle?" Izzy asked.

"I'm sorry, what?" Aaron asked.

"I accidentally foraged the most smelliest plant in Bridlewood called Stinkthistle," Pipp said. "It may have been really stinky, but it shines hooves like crazy."

Then Smolder came back to the group from the water, asking, "How stinky?"

"I was low on the fragrance last week, so I went to get some more," Pipp said. "Wait here." She then flew towards town.

"Oh, it was really stinky," Zipp said. "I wanted out of there as soon as I smelt it."

Then Pipp came back with a Stinkthistle plant, saying, "Here it is." Aaron and Smolder then gave it a sniff. Then they gave a reaction.

"Oh, man, that stinks!" Aaron said.

"You're tellin' me!" Smolder said. "I never thought I'd smell that again!"

"You know this scent?" Zipp asked.

"I wore that scent when I was molting," Smolder said.

"That's what the Molt smells like?" Aaron asked.

"Yep," Smolder said. "You're lucky since you skipped the Molt."

"Molt?" Sandbar asked.

"Remember that day when Spike was giving a tour of the School of Friendship and he was shouting in the library?" Aaron asked.

"Oh, that day," Sandbar said.

"Spike ran away ashamed of appearance," Yona said.

"I would be, too," Pipp said. "I remember that one time I had to cancel one of my concerts when I was younger because my face was breaking out."

"I was the first pony who saw her face that day," Zipp said. "And I can tell you, it wasn't pretty."

"Well, dragons at this age won't have to worry about that," Smolder said.

"But now that you're half human now, you might be breaking out again," Aaron said. "My aunt says in high school, you better prepare yourself for pimples."

"I agree with that," Zipp said. "Pimples might be in your future."

"Meh, we'll see," Smolder said. She then looked out at the ocean. "You know, I think we've had enough time at the beach."

"Perhaps you're right," Zipp said. "Let's get inside."

"Oh, I think I know a way for everyone to have some more relaxing time," Pipp said.

"Like what?" Aaron asked.

"Please don't let it be makeovers," Zipp said. "Please don't let it be makeovers."

Author's Note

Well, Aaron and the Young 6 had their beach day. Let's see what else they're gonna go through that day. See you all next time.

Chapter 11: Taking the Weekend Off: Spa Day

Zipp was in Mane Melody, sitting in one chair with a hairdryer over her mane, giving an annoyed look.

"I knew it," Zipp said with an annoyed tone.

Aaron, the Young 6, Izzy, Pipp and Misty were there as well. The Young 6 were all sitting in other chairs. Or at least five of them were. Yona was still trying to get into her seat.

"Seat... too... small... for... Yona," Yona said, trying to get into her seat. Jazz and Rocky were trying to help Yona get into the seat.

"Maybe we shouldn't force her into this seat," Jazz said.

"Yeah, good idea," Rocky said. "Come on, big girl. We'll do it without the seat."

"Okay," Yona said, getting off of the seat she was trying to get in. She then sat in front of the mirror while Jazz and Rocky moved the seat.

"If Aaron and Smolder are Sparky's real parents, then how did Sparky end up here in Maretime Bay in the first place?" Zipp asked.

"That's one mystery that will wait when his egg will be formed," Misty said. "Who knows how long that will take with those two? They're just teenagers after all."

"Good point," Zipp said. "But somehow..." She then looked towards Smolder. "Yo, Smolder. Sparky knew that you and Aaron were his birth parents. How did he know?"

"Before a dragon egg is taken to its nesting spot, the parents of the egg have at least 2 weeks for the hatchling to recognize the voices of the parents," Smolder said. "Plus, dragons give off pheromones that lets the hatchling know who it's parents are."

"So that's how Sparky knew you were his mother," Zipp said. "Your pheromones."

"Yeah, but it usually lasts until the dragon is old enough to fully understanding of everything," Smolder said. "If a dragon hatchling isn't united with its birth parents for at least 5 years, the pheromones will fade from its memories forever."

"That would explain why Spike couldn't find his parents," Aaron said, walking past Smolder, making her nod in agreement.

"Yeah, it was way too late when he first went to the Dragon Lands," Smolder said. "And that was before it became a tropical place. Why did that happen?"

"Who knows?" Aaron said. "We'll ask Spike the next time we see him before going back to our time."

"Good idea," Smolder said.

"Okay, pheromones that fade away three years after the dragon hatches from egg and they forget it," Zipp said. "Sparky didn't officially get out of his egg until Maretime Bay Day two years ago. So... I guess that makes sense."

"Okay, everyone!" Pipp said. "Time for... a facial!" She held out a jar of face cream.

Aaron looked at the jar and asked, "That's not the same face cream you used on Sunny, Hitch and Izzy and they turned into babies, is it?"

"That was in the series?!" Pipp asked.

"Wait, you turned us into babies?!" Izzy asked.

"She didn't know that the glitter she added into the face cream was magic," Zipp said. "But it still wasn't easy getting you, Hitch or Sunny to hold still."

"Don't forget about Cloudpuff," Aaron said.

"You gotta admit, Cloudpuff was adorable as a puppy," Pipp said.

"He was," Aaron said. "If you excuse me, I gotta use the restroom."

"I'll show you where it is," Zipp said, coming up to Aaron, wrapping her left foreleg around Aaron's shoulders. She then led Aaron towards the back room.

"You know what, Jazz and Rocky, why don't you two take the day off?" Pipp asked. "I can handle these kids."

"Are you sure about that, Pipp?" Rocky asked.

"What? Do you not want to take the rest of the day together like having a good time at the Boardtrot together?" Pipp asked, smugly.

Jazz and Rocky looked at each other. Then they rushed out of there. Smolder then looked at Pipp and asked, "Are those two dating?"

"They're definitely dating," Ocellus said, reading a magazine. "I could sense it through their actions around each other."

"Well, since Aaron won't be joining us immediately, who's up for the facial?" Pipp asked.

"Maybe I should help out with making drinks instead," Izzy said.

"I'll help," Misty said. Then the two unicorns went into the back.

"Meh, it's not like they can mess up in the back," Pipp said. She then flew up to Ocellus and started applying the face mask onto Ocellus's face. "Just hold still."

"Seriously, this isn't that face mask that Aaron was talking about earlier, is it?" Ocellus asked.

"Nope, I got rid of that mix a long time ago," Pipp said. Ocellus then sighed and let Pipp continue putting on the face mask.

Later, Aaron, Pipp, Zipp, Izzy and Misty came out from the back. Izzy and Misty were both levitating drinks in their magic.

"Okay, all of you," Pipp called out. "Who's up for some refreshments?!" She then saw it was a mess in the main part of Mane Melody. "What in the world?"

"What happened here?" Izzy asked.

Aaron looked towards his left and saw Yona's blanket. He then said, "Yona's blanket?" He then grabbed it and something was underneath it. Then Aaron and the four adult ponies gasped. Underneath the blanket was Yona... as a baby. She was giggling.

"I thought you said you got rid of that stuff?!" Zipp exclaimed.

"I did!" Pipp said. "How could this have happened?!" Just then, the sound of belching came and fire came from the front of the store. They all looked towards the front and they saw baby Smolder running around, chasing baby Silverstream, who was afraid of her.

"I got Smolder!" Aaron said, rushing towards baby Smolder. He then grabbed her and picked her up. Misty then used her magic to pick up baby Silverstream. "We better find the others. Sandbar? Gallus? Ocellus?" Just then, he was hit in the back of the head. He and baby Smolder fell over. Aaron turned around, still holding baby Smolder, and coming up to his face was baby Gallus. "Oh, there you are, Gallus."

Baby Gallus just gave Aaron a glare. He then walked off of Aaron, heading towards the back. Pipp then flew up to him and asked, "What was his problem? I thought he was your friend."

"Griffons weren't too fond of friendship before a certain time," Aaron said. "Nor dragons. Nor changelings." He then thought of something. "Wait, where's Ocellus?!" Aaron, Izzy, Pipp, Zipp and Misty all grabbed one of the already made younger creatures. Aaron grabbed baby Smolder, Izzy grabbed baby Silverstream, Pipp grabbed baby Gallus, Zipp grabbed baby Sandbar, who was sitting in one of the seats, chewing on a cucumber slice, and Misty grabbed baby Yona.

"So, why are we all gathered close together like this?" Pipp asked.

"Changelings weren't really all that friendly before their new leadership," Aaron said. "In fact, they weren't all that colorful."

"What do you mean?" Misty asked. Just then, the sound of hissing came in. They all looked around and something buzzed quickly from the curtains from the stage towards the front door.

"Quick, seal all windows!" Aaron said. Izzy and Misty used their magic to close and lock the windows and doors. Then something black hit the window, and fell down to the ground. Then it zoomed out of sight.

"What was that?!" Pipp asked.

"That was Ocellus," Aaron said. "Changelings before weren't all that colorful under the rule of Queen Chrysalis." He then looked around. "Ocellus?" Just then, green slime hit Aaron's face, forcing his eyes shut. "Hey!" Aaron lifted baby Smolder up a little. She then got angry, grabbed the slime off of Aaron's face, and ripped it off. "Ow!" That made baby Smolder laugh.

"Was that really Ocellus that shot that?" Izzy asked.

"Where is she?" Misty asked. She looked around. But when she turned her head to the left, she saw baby Ocellus, hovering in front of her face. Her body was how it was before the Changelings reformed. Baby Ocellus hissed at her, making Misty shout out and hide behind the others. "That's not Ocellus!"

"It is her," Aaron said. "Changelings weren't always friendly. They disguise themselves as a creature's loved ones and feed off of their love. But since the Changelings chose friendship..."

"They've been feeding off of their own love," Zipp said. She then gave baby Sandbar to Izzy. "Come here, you!" She then started flying to catch baby Ocellus, but baby Ocellus was flying away from Zipp quickly. Aaron then looked towards Pipp.

"Pipp, I thought you got rid of that stuff," Aaron said.

"I did," Pipp said. "At least I think I did. Unless..." She then got a realization and gasped.

Pipp flashbacked to the day when she accidentally turned Sunny, Hitch and Izzy into foals. She was cleaning up the mess she made because of what she did. She then grabbed the jar of the face mask that made the others younger and was about to throw it into the trash. Just then, she tripped over Cloudpuff.

"Wha--!" Pipp shouted. When she tripped, she tossed the jar up and her head banged on the cabinet, making an identical jar fall out of it and the face mask jar landed on top of the cabinet. Then the jar that fell from the cabinet landed in Pipp's hooves. She then sighed and went over to a nearby trash can and tossed the jar into it.

Pipp then put her left hoof against her cheek while still holding baby Gallus.

"I must've accidentally tossed the wrong jar!" Pipp said.

"Then how did they find it?" Misty asked. She then looked at the cabinet and saw it was smashed. "What could've smashed the cabinet like this?"

"Yaks love to smash things," Aaron said.

"Ohhh," the four adult ponies said in unison. "Yona." Just then, baby Ocellus then charged towards the the door. Aaron then jumped up and grabbed baby Ocellus.

"Gotcha!" Aaron said. He then landed on the ground. Baby Ocellus was trying to bite Aaron, but he held her up and out of the reach of her head. Misty had both baby Yona and baby Smolder in her magic. "Easy, O. This isn't you anymore."

"Alright, Pipp," Zipp said. "Let's get the antidote ready." Pipp nodded. She then handed baby Gallus to Izzy, who held baby Sandbar and baby Silverstream in her magic. Aaron was still trying to keep baby Ocellus from biting him.

"Ocellus... you don't have to do this," Aaron said. "We're friends." Baby Ocellus just hissed at Aaron.

Pipp and Zipp then came out of the back room. Pipp was holding a jar.

"Okay, we got it," Zipp said. "But it's probably not gonna be easy to put it on them."

"I doubt they all like story time," Pipp said.

"I got an idea," Aaron said. "Pipp, you probably got lullabies on the internet, right?"

Pipp then gasped and said, "Of course!" She then flew over to the sound system on the stage. She then connected her phone to the sound system and started playing a lullaby through the speakers. That was making the babified Young 6 start to droop off to sleep. Including baby Ocellus. "Brilliant plan, Aaron." Then the six baby's were all put into a blanket in the corner. Pipp and Zipp then started applying the face cream that would make them their normal age again.

"Not too much," Aaron said. "Remember, we're all teenagers."

"Right," Zipp said. "Just a couple dabs should do it." They then dabbed the face masks onto the baby Young 6.

"Hey, how come Smolder is now wingless?" Izzy asked.

"She had to Molt to get her wings," Aaron said. "Dragon hatchlings don't normally have wings when they're hatched."

"But what about Sparky?" Misty asked. "He's a hatchling, and he has wings."

"He must've inherited them from me since I skipped the Molt," Aaron said.

"Okay, that makes sense," Misty said.

"That must be it," Pipp said. She then got a devious idea.

Aaron wasn't even looking at her and said, "Don't even think about it." That made Pipp pout.

Later, the Young 6, all back to their normal ages, started to wake up. Ocellus was also back to her normal colors. Smolder also had her wings back.

"Uhhh..." Gallus groaned. "What happened?"

"Last thing Yona remembers was Yona smashing cabinet by accident," Yona said.

"Hopefully nothing bad happened while we were all out cold," Ocellus said. Then the Young 6 saw Aaron, Izzy, Pipp, Zipp and Misty all sitting on the stage, exhausted.

"Whoa, what happened to you?" Smolder asked.

Zipp groaned and said, "The six of you were regressed into babies and we had to get you all together so we could put the cure on you to get you all back to normal."

"Wait, that's why we blacked out just now?" Sandbar asked.

"No wonder I felt like how I did when Chrysalis was in charge," Ocellus said. "I apologize for my actions."

"Hey, you were raised by Chrysalis," Aaron said. "We all know how she is."

"Well it's a good thing she doesn't know about you," Ocellus said.

"Neither does Tirek," Gallus added.

"Or Cozy Glow," Sandbar added.

"Or even Sombra," Smolder said.

"And it's a good thing they don't know," Aaron said. "If they knew I was from another world..." He then thought of something. "Well, I don't know about Tirek or Chrysalis, but Cozy and Sombra would definitely want to take over."

"And with all the weapons of that world, they would have more firepower than Equestria has," Gallus said. "We've seen what happened to Ragnarok."

"Well, I don't know about you, but I'm gonna need some action," Smolder said. "Something fun."

Izzy and Misty looked at each other with smug looks. Izzy then said, "Well, if action and fun is what you want, then I got the perfect thing for you."

"It's Friday, and we got something in Bridlewood for you," Misty said.

"I think Pipp and I will sit this one out," Zipp said. "We'll clean up Mane Melody."

"You all go have fun," Pipp said. Then Aaron, the Young 6, Izzy and Misty left Mane Melody and headed for the Brighthouse. Then they headed for the Marestream. They all got in and Izzy went to the Pilot's seat.

"So, what's in Bridlewood for us?" Smolder asked.

"You'll see," Misty said. The Marestream then started taking off towards Bridlewood.

Author's Note

Okay, the Young 6 had some time as babies, but they're all back to normal. Hopefully things will turn out better in the next chapter. See you all next time.

Chapter 13: Destiny Awaits

Aaron, the Young 6, Izzy and Misty returned from Bridlewood in the Marestream. The nine of them headed for the Brighthouse.

"Hey, everypony!" Izzy called out. "We're back!"

Sunny came out of the kitchen with a smile. She then said, "Welcome back, all of you. How was the food fight?"

"Aaron won it this time," Misty said. "But I'll get him back next time."

"Not sure there'll be a next time," Aaron said. "I think in Friday Night Food Fight, I won't attend anymore and go undefeated."

"Smart call," Sandbar said. "I'm still trying to wash all the rotting food out of my mane."

"Yona's hair still messy, too," Yona said.

"You two get to it," Sunny said. "I'm sure the others have gotten cleaned from it all."

"Oh, I got it all off," Smolder said. "These three didn't take part." Smolder held out an arm for Gallus, Silverstream and Ocellus.

"Well, I got to get to work," Sunny said. "You all can come to the Boardtrot whenever you like."

"I'll be here, trying to find the right portal to their time," Misty said. "If I can't find it, then maybe Twilight Sparkle can help when she eventually wakes up."

"Alright," Aaron said. "We'll be heading to the Boardtrot as well." Then Aaron and the Young 6 followed Sunny out the door and they all headed off to the Boardtrot.

At the Boardtrot, the ponies there were all having so much fun. Aaron and the Young 6 were heading towards the edge of the Boardtrot with smoothies they got from Sunny's smoothie stand.

"Nothing like a refreshing drink on a day like this to make you feel good," Sandbar said.

"You said it, Sandbar," Ocellus said.

"I just hope that we get back home soon," Silverstream said. "Being around Maretime Bay here reminds me of home at Mount Aris."

"I'm sure we'll make it back home," Gallus said. "After all, Aaron and Smolder met their future son."

"Sparky," Aaron said. "Although, there is one thing that he's too young to understand."

"And what's that?" Smolder asked.

"When we have to go home and Sparky doesn't want us to leave him," Aaron said.

"Oh, yeah," Smolder said. "He's gonna be heartbroken."

"I'm sure that we'll get him to understand," Gallus said. "He's starting to speak, remember?"

"Well, it's still not gonna be a good feeling for him when we go," Aaron said. He then looked up at the Zippercoaster. "Alright, who wants to clear our minds and go on a ride?"

"Alright, let's go," Smolder said. Then the seven of them started walking towards the Zippercoaster. But then their walking stopped when a new voice came in from below the pier.

"Hello?! Is there somepony up there?!"

Aaron and the Young 6 looked back towards the railing, all with confused looks on their faces. Then they all ran towards the railing, looked over it, and they saw somepony in the water.

"Hi! Can I please get directions to a place called Maretime Bay?!" the pony in the water asked.

"Is that...?" Gallus asked.

"Yona thinks so," Yona replied.

"Um... actually, miss," Aaron said. "You're basically off shore from Maretime Bay."

"I am?!" the pony in the water asked. "Oh, yay! Now I can finally see Izzy again!"

"Wait a minute," Aaron said. "Are you Destiny? The Seapony that Izzy met months ago?"

"That's right!" the pony, now identified as Destiny, said to the group. She then showed her tail. "Can one of you bring her here so I can see her again?"

"I'm on it," Gallus said. He then flew over the Boardtrot, looking out for Izzy. He then spotted Izzy and Pipp at a booth. He then landed.

"Oh, hey, Gallus," Izzy said. "Wazzup?!"

"Hey, Izzy, your Seapony friend has arrived," Gallus said.

"WHAT?!" Izzy asked. "Destiny is here?!"

"Oh, I have got to meet her," Pipp said. She then pulled out some hair braid extensions. "These extensions are so in and I need to know how they're made!"

"Then let's go," Gallus said, picking up Izzy. He carried her over to where Aaron and the others were. Pipp followed flying alongside them. They eventually made it to the rail where the others were.

Izzy looked over the railing and smiled. She then shouted, "Destiny!" She then jumped over the railing and went into the water. Izzy submerged into the water in front of Destiny, then the unicorn popped right back up and hugged Destiny. "Oh, I'm so glad you're here!"

"It's good to see you, too, Izzy!" Destiny said. "I haven't seen you since you first came to the Jade Sea."

"Sorry about that, Destiny," Izzy said. "That burst of Cutie Mark Magic and the Nova Charm opening a portal did it."

"Hey, meet us at the dock!" Pipp said. "It'll be much easier for us to chat." Destiny nodded and pulled Izzy towards the nearest dock.

They came to the dock and Aaron pulled Izzy out of the water. Smolder and Gallus helped pull Destiny out of the water, but she was still in Seapony Form.

"Wow," Destiny said. "This place is amazing! What is this?"

"It's an amusement park that was once abandoned until Izzy here restored it and made it better," Pipp said. "That was the day when she came down with the case of the 'Blockywockys'." That made Destiny giggle at that.

"Blockywockys," Destiny said, still giggling. "Still funny every time I hear that word." She then giggled.

"Destiny, meet some friends of mine," Izzy said. "This is Pipp."

"Hi!" Pipp said. "My customers love these braids you designed! Mind if I get some help on how to make them?"

"Sure," Destiny said. "But, for me to do it, you're gonna have to have a pool of water for me to be in where you're taking me."

"Not necessary," Silverstream added. The group all looked towards her. Silverstream then tapped on her magic seashell and transformed into a Seapony. "I can help with that."

Destiny gasped and asked, "Where did you get that?!"

"This?" Silverstream asked, looking down at her necklace. "This is a magic seashell that was from the magic pearl that my Aunt, Queen Novo, has been keeping a hold of for a long time."

"Queen Novo?" Destiny asked. "Wait. What's your name?"

"I'm Silverstream," Silverstream replied.

Destiny gasped and said, "You're my great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great aunt!"

"Wait, you're Terramar's descendant?" Aaron asked. Destiny nodded excitedly. "Silverstream, make her a land creature."

"On it!" Silverstream said, grabbing Destiny's hoof with her right hoof. Then she tapped on her magic seashell and both of them became Hippogriffs.

"Whoa!" Destiny said, falling over. She then tried getting back up, but she kept falling over. "Oof! Ow."

"First time as a land creature?" Gallus asked.

"Yeah," Destiny replied. "I lived in the water my whole life." She then tripped. "Whoa-oa! Oof! I'm... gonna need some help."

"I got you," Silverstream said. "Just do what I do. Right claw, left hoof. Left claw, right hoof." Destiny then tried walking like how Silverstream described. She was having trouble with her balance, but she was starting to adjust.

"Do any of the other Seaponies know you're here?" Aaron asked.

"I did tell them I was going to visit my unicorn friend, but they thought that Izzy was a new imaginary friend," Destiny said. "Do you believe that?"

"It must've been a long time since you all had to go back underwater," Aaron said. "First the Storm King, then it was Opaline."

"The what king?" Destiny asked.

"You don't know about the Storm King?!" Silverstream asked. "He's the monster that tried coming after our magic pearl a long time ago! How do you not know about him?!"

"Probably because he's been dead for centuries now," Ocellus said.

"Right, it's been two hundred years since then," Gallus said. "So, Destiny, what else have you known about us?"

"Not all that much," Destiny replied. "Sorry."

"I'm sure you'll know more about them someday," Pipp said. "I'm confident about it."

"Really?" Destiny asked. "Are you sure about that?"

"Oh, Destiny," Pipp said. "You don't know much about me. I'm a stylish pop star princess. My voice makes me strong. When my cutie mark comes to life, confidence is my song!"

"Oooh!" Destiny said. "Now that's confidence!"

"Another Hippogriff?!" came Misty's voice. They all looked towards Misty's voice and saw her coming up to the group. "Wow. I thought Silverstream was the only Hippogriff around here."

"Misty!" Izzy said. "This is Destiny! She's the Seapony I met when I was on a quest for a cure for the Blockywockys!" That made Destiny giggle.

"Wait, she's the Seapony?!" Misty asked. "But why is..." She then looked at Silverstream. "Oh, never mind. Silverstream's necklace."

"That's right," Silverstream said. "Although, she's still having trouble walking."

"Oh, she's never walked on land for a long time?" Misty asked.

"More like at all," Aaron said. "She's lived in the water her whole life."

"It's actually a shame that I'll never experience walking like this once I go back home," Destiny said.

Misty put a hoof to her chin and said, "Maybe you don't have to." Aaron, the Young 6, Pipp, Izzy and Destiny looked at her with raised eyebrows. "I did find a spell that can copy the enchantment in Silverstream's seashell into another. Perhaps I can make it happen."

Silverstream gasped and said, "We're gonna need a shell! TO THE BEACH!" She then flew towards the Boardtrot exit.

"Hey, Silverstream!" Gallus said. "Wait for us!" Then Aaron and the rest of the Young 6 started following Silverstream. Pipp and Izzy were trying to keep Destiny from falling over when she was running. Misty followed as well.

At the beach, Aaron, the Young 6, Izzy, Pipp, Misty and Destiny were trying to find a shell that was similar to Silverstream's necklace.

"There's gotta be one around here somewhere," Silverstream said.

"Wow," Izzy said. "She must really like shells."

"Not as much as her cousin Skystar," Aaron said. "She has two clam shells she decorated and named them Shelly and Sheldon. Which are almost practically the same name."

"Ah-hah!" Silverstream called out. She then pulled out a shell from the sand. "I found one!"

"Way to go, Silverstream!" Gallus said.

"Impressive," Smolder said.

"I just love helping out!" Silverstream said. "Especially if it's family!" Destiny smiled at that. Just then, Silverstream started floating up and a light came out of her. "Ooh! Looks like it's my turn!" She squealed in delight as the light was heading towards her right flank. Then an image of a turquoise clam shell that was teal on the inside, along with a white pearl appeared on Silverstream's right flank. "Look! I got a Cutie Mark!"

"Nice," Gallus said. "Okay, that's Sandbar, Me, Ocellus and now Silverstream. The only ones left in our group that haven't gotten Cutie Marks are Yona, Smolder and Aaron."

"Which is gonna be hard to explain to everyone back in our time," Smolder said. "And Aaron's Aunt."

"If you all stick around when it happens, I'm sure that Mom will allow you all to attend this years Cutie Blossom Bash," Pipp said.

"Cutie Blossom Bash?" Sandbar asked. "What's that?"

"It's to celebrate all the ponies who have earned their Cutie Marks that year," Misty said. "Of course, I was too shy to go out in public in front of a lot of ponies. Plus, I was the oldest one there who earned their Cutie Mark."

"So, it's basically a cute-ceañera," Aaron said.

"What's a cute-ceañera?" Izzy asked.

"In no more than a week, a pony who earn's their Cutie Mark gets a party dedicated to them for earning their Cutie Mark," Sandbar said. "The guest of honor gets to invite whoever they want to come."

"Huh," Pipp said. "Guess at one point, they just stopped the hassle of it and just wanted to celebrate all the ponies who earned their Cutie Marks that year into one."

"Kinda wish I had just that on my celebration," Misty said.

Back at the Brighthouse, in Izzy's crafting corner, Izzy and Misty were there making the seashell necklace for Destiny. Silverstream was on the other side so the two unicorns could see how to make the necklace similar to hers.

"Okay, got it," Izzy said.

"Now to copy the enchantment," Misty said, searching through the spell book. "Aw, here it is." She then lit up her horn and a small light went into Silverstream's necklace. Then a light came out of Silverstream's necklace and it split into two. Then they went into both necklaces. "And... done."

Izzy carried the newly made seashell necklace towards Destiny and she put it around the new Hippogriff's neck. She then said, "Okay, Destiny. Try it out."

"Destiny might want to sit down first," Yona said.

"Good call," Destiny said, sitting down on her haunches. She then tapped the necklace and then she transformed back into her Seapony form. "Whoa!" She fell on her back. She then giggled. "That was fun!"

"Are you okay?" Izzy asked.

"I'm fine!" Destiny said. She then tapped the necklace again and transformed back into a Hippogriff. "I hope none of you mind me staying the night here."

"We'll talk with Sunny into letting you stay here," Pipp said. "I'm sure she'll be interested with meeting a Seapony turned Hippogriff."

"C'mon," Izzy said. "I'll show you where you can sleep." Then Izzy led Destiny upstairs.

"This place is getting more and more crowded," Misty said.

"Just be careful at night, Destiny," Smolder said. "Izzy's a snorer and she can levitate things in her sleep. Including herself."

"Is that true?" Aaron asked.

"You should've seen what happened when I officially moved in," Misty said.

"I'll take your word for it," Aaron said.

Author's Note

That's right, folks. I brought Destiny back. Although, I kinda wish we had seen more of her before Hasbro kicked the can on G5. But at least we got to see her again.

Cutie Mark on Silverstream was based on this image by Prixy05:

Chapter 14: A Sparkling Awakening

In the hospital in Maretime Bay, in one room, Twilight Sparkle was still unconscious. But through her mind, she was remembering something. Something from before she was crystallized.

"No! My magic! What have you done?!"

"It wasn't your magic to begin with, Opaline! It belonged to everyone! And You won't take it from anyone, ever... again!"

"NOOOOOOOOO!!"

Twilight then opened her eyes. She then gasped and sat up. She put a hoof to her chest. She then looked around at the room. She saw that she was in a hospital room.

"I'm... in a hospital?" Twilight asked. She then looked towards the door. She then tried getting out of bed, but something was in her forelegs. She looked at it and saw it was an IV tube stuck in. She then looked around and saw the equipment that was connected to her. "How... long was I out?" She then saw a table with a hospital menu and a TV remote. She then looked at the wall on the other side of the room and saw a TV there.

Twilight then tried using her magic to lift up the remote, but it glitched out and the magical hold around the remote dissipated. Twilight put a hoof to her head as if she had received a migraine. Twilight then sighed. She then used her hooves to grab the remote and turn on the TV. On the TV were the two news reporter pegasi, Skye Silver and Dazzle Feather.

"Good morning, everypony," Skye Silver said. "I'm Skye Silver."

"And I'm Dazzle Feather, bringing you the news to everypony," Dazzle said. "It's gonna be a nice clear and sunny day. Although, there is a severe heat warning today. Afraid it's even too hot to head on down to the Boardtrot."

Twilight turned off the TV and raised an eyebrow. She then said, "What the hay is a Boardtrot?" Just then, a nurse walked in, and she was surprised that Twilight was awake.

"Oh, dear!" the nurse said. Twilight turned her head towards the nurse. "You're awake."

"I'm sorry," Twilight said. "I guess I should've called out for somepony when I found out I was in a hospital."

"So, is it... Princess Twilight Sparkle?" the nurse asked.

"Yeah," Twilight said. She then felt another migraine. "Ow. My head hurts. It doesn't help when I'm trying to use magic."

"I guess you were crystallized for a long, long time," the nurse said.

"How long was I gone?" Twilight asked.

"Unclear, but you were brought in a few days ago," the nurse responded.

"By who?" Twilight asked.

"The local heroes who brought back magic," the nurse said.

"Wait, brought back magic?!" Twilight asked, the heart rate monitor beeping faster. "That means Opaline will be..."

"The local heroes defeated Opaline," the nurse said, cutting off Twilight. "She's no longer a problem."

"Opaline is... gone?" Twilight asked. She then sighed in relief, the heart rate going back to normal. "That's a relief." Just then, her stomach growled. "I'm sorry. I guess I haven't eaten anything in a long time." She then looked at the menu. "What time is it?"

"It's 10:30 in the morning," the nurse responded. "Still time for breakfast. Oh, and I have to tell you, the ponies who brought you in had visitors from another time."

"Another time?" Twilight asked.

"Seven young heroes from your younger days," the nurse said. "The leader of that group was a male jade dragon."

"Jade dragon?" Twilight asked. "He wouldn't be friends with a green earth pony, a blue griffon, an orange dragon, a light blue changeling, a pink hippogriff and a yak, would he?"

"So you know them," the nurse said.

"Aaron..." Twilight said. "He's here. I need to talk to him immediately."

"Just relax, and I'll let them know you're finally awake," the nurse said. "Now, let's get some food in your belly."

"I'll wait here..." Twilight said. She then sighed. "I just hope that they'll get here soon."

About two hours later, everypony else in Maretime Bay, including Aaron, the Young 6, Destiny, and even some ponies who were from Bridlewood and Zephyr Heights were all coming out of the water. They were all enjoying a day at a water park that magically appeared thanks to Izzy and the power of the Nova Charm shards. But she accidentally made the water park disappear and they all had to swim back to shore. Silverstream and Destiny had to carry Yona back to shore since she couldn't swim.

"Yona, maybe it's time for you to learn how to swim," Gallus said.

"Yaks don't usually swim," Yona said.

"I actually looked up yaks being able to swim," Aaron said. "They could swim through rapids with their strength. You'll just need practice, starting in shallow water."

"That's actually a good idea," Sunny said. "Start small."

"Yona not sure about that," Yona said.

"I'm sure you'll get used to it," Sunny said. "Just like in the lazy river there in the water park. It was fun. At least, it was fun while it lasted."

"I feel like that might have been my fault," Izzy said. Then they all laughed. Just then, they saw Queen Haven trying to get away from Alphabittle with an upset look, and Cloudpuff on her back.

"Uh, I think it looks nice like that," Alphabittle said.

"Good thing we left our tech back at the Brighthouse today," Smolder said. "They would've been waterlogged and wouldn't work anymore."

"Which is why our technology is now waterproof," Hitch said, holding out his phone. Just then, it started to ring. Hitch then answered it. "Hello? Oh, hi there, nurse." He then gave the nurse time to speak. He then went wide eyed. "Uh-huh. Okay. I'll tell them." He then hung up.

"What is it, sheriff?" Aaron asked.

"She's awake," Hitch said. "Twilight Sparkle is awake."

"What?!" Aaron, the Young 6, and the rest of the Mane 6 asked in unison.

"We should get Nyx and Spike in on this as well," Aaron said.

"We'll go to the hospital to see how she's doing," Sunny said. "You all go to the Treehouse to tell Nyx."

"On it," Aaron said. Then they all split up. Aaron and the Young 6 headed towards the Treehouse of Harmony while the New Mane 6, Sparky and Destiny headed towards the hospital.

In the Treehouse of Harmony, Nyx was sitting in the middle of the room where Twilight once was crystallized. She was sitting in a meditation pose, concentrating on something. Just then, Aaron and the Young 6 came in.

"Nyx!" Aaron said, breaking Nyx's concentration.

"Hey!" Nyx said angrily. "I was searching for Alterro."

"Alterro?" Aaron asked. "As in Allura's brother?"

"Yeah, I requested Nyx to find Alterro," Ocellus said. "I think if we reunite the two, Allura might reform."

"Not a bad idea," Aaron said. "But we have some news. Twilight has awoken."

"What?!" Nyx asked. She then sat up. "Mom. I need to go see her."

"There's also one more guy who would want to see her," Aaron said. Nyx raised an eyebrow, but then she figured out who Aaron was talking about.

"Oh," Nyx said. She then smirked. She then went over to a table in the room where a piece of parchment and a quill in an ink bottle were. "It's been a while since Spike received a message this way."

In the Dragon Lands, Spike was laying down in his bed there. Then something was making him wake up. Something in his gut.

"Huh?" Spike asked. "Wait a minute. I haven't felt a sensation like that since..." His cheeks then puffed up and then he belched. A letter came out of his emerald flames and landed in front of him. Spike picked up the letter and read it. He then gasped. "Twi?"

He then headed out of there getting the attention of the other dragons.

Blaize walked up to him and asked, "Your Spikeness? Are you going somewhere?"

"The pony I grew up with is finally awake," Spike said. "I'm heading back to Maretime Bay to see her."

"Are you sure?" Blaize asked. "We could send somedragon to check up on her."

"No," Spike said. "I wanna do it myself. After all... she is my sister." Spike then started flying up and towards the exit.

"Sister?" Blaize asked.

"I was adopted!" Spike called out as he was flying.

Back in Maretime Bay, Aaron, the Young 6 and Nyx were all walking towards the hospital. Ocellus was looking towards the sky for any sign of Spike.

"How long do you think it'll take for Spike to get here?" Ocellus asked.

"It is a long flight towards the Dragon Lands," Nyx said. "I'd say about an hour or two."

"But if it's concerning Twilight, he might be flying faster than ever," Aaron said.

"That could happen," Smolder said. "Unless he found a way to teleport himself to us." Just then, a burst of Emerald fire came in front of them, making Aaron, the Young 6 and Nyx to stop. When the flames dissipated, Spike was standing tall in front of them. "Okay, I was not expecting you to do that."

Spike chuckled and said, "For years, I've been wondering if I could teleport myself anywhere I wanted. I gave it a few tries when I was growing up after we left Ponyville." He then looked around. "Where are Sunny and the others?"

"At the hospital checking on Twilight," Aaron said.

"Then let's go," Spike said, walking towards the hospital.

"Um, is he even going to fit in the building?" Silverstream asked.

"I highly doubt that," Gallus said. Then they all kept walking towards the hospital.

In Twilight's Hospital Room, Twilight was having a conversation with the New Mane 6 and Destiny.

"So, it's been 190 years since Opaline attacked," Twilight said.

"That's right," Sunny said, trying to prevent herself from squealing with excitement.

Twilight noticed it and asked, "Are you alright?"

"She's just a huge fan of yours since she was a filly," Hitch said.

"A fan?" Twilight asked. "Oh. I guess my adventures are still famous."

"Not by everypony when we were growing up," Hitch said. "During the times of all three tribes being separated, they thought that we were divided because the other pony types were going to attack each other."

"Wow," Twilight said. "Who's the publisher of those history books?"

"Nopony knows," Zipp said. "From either type of pony."

Just then, Aaron, the Young 6 and Nyx walked in. They all smiled when they saw Twilight awake.

"You're awake," Aaron said. "Finally."

"Aaron," Twilight said, surprised. "You're..." She then noticed how young the seven were. "Oh. Time travel. That explains why you all look so young."

"So you know of a way to send us back?" Smolder asked.

"I do," Twilight said. "But, I'm afraid my magic is weak. I'm gonna need rest until I can cast the spell that will return you all to your time." She then noticed the Cutie Marks on Gallus, Silverstream and Ocellus. "Oh. Looks like you've all been gaining Cutie Marks."

"Which was weird at first," Gallus said. "I didn't even think it was possible for us to get Cutie Marks. The only ones who haven't gotten their marks are Yona, Smolder and Aaron. Is it even possible for them to get Cutie Marks?"

"I'm sure if the other intelligent creatures can do it, than they will too," Twilight said. She then looked at Destiny. "You and that baby dragon there are the first non-pony intelligent creatures here that I've seen. That would mean that there are others."

"Which means it's only a matter of time until we can reunite them in harmony," Sunny said.

"Indeed," Twilight said. "I'll be able to help with that, but it's gonna have to wait until I'm fully recovered." She then saw Sparky jumping off of Hitch's back and running up to Aaron and Smolder. He jumped into Smolder's chest, Smolder catching him, and the baby snuggling into her. "Aw... I guess it was a matter of time before he finally meets his parents."

"Wait, you knew Sparky was our son?" Smolder asked. "How?"

"Because we told her in the past after we got back," Aaron said. Twilight nodded in response to that.

"How long did the doc say you are cleared to leave?" Sandbar asked.

"Two days," Twilight said. She then looked towards Sunny and Nyx. "At least I still have my daughter... and my great granddaughter. They're the only family I have left."

"Not true," Aaron said. "Spike's still around."

Twilight went wide-eyed. She then said, "Spike's still..." She then remembered something. "Oh, right. You said that Spike was still alive during this time."

"Yeah, but he's changed," Gallus said. "A lot."

"How so?" Twilight asked.

Aaron then went over to the window on the other side of the room and opened up the curtains and the big window. He then called out, "Hey, Spike! She's in here!" Just then, the sound of loud footsteps came from the window. Then Spike's head came into view through the window.

"Spike?!" Twilight asked.

"Hey, Twi," Spike said. "Good to see you again."

"Spike, you're huge!" Twilight said. "I haven't seen you that big since the day after your first birthday in Ponyville. And you were still growing back then."

Spike laughed at that and said, "That was an eventful two days. It was thanks to Rarity that I've reverted back to my normal size."

"Your secret crush on Rarity," Aaron said, shaking his head.

"Wait, you knew?" Spike asked.

"Everyone knew about your crush on Rarity," Aaron said. "Including Rarity herself. And that was before I came to Equestria."

"It's true," Ocellus said. "I sensed your crush on her almost every time the two of you are near each other."

"And let's not forget about her human counterpart," Aaron said. "Talk about puppy love." That made Spike laugh.

"Oh, right, I was turned into a dog in that other world," Spike said.

"You got turned into a dog?" Pipp asked.

"There was an interdimensional portal that transformed intelligent creatures into a creature that blends in in the other world," Aaron said. "Ponies become human and human become ponies. Unless you're a dragon. It turns them into a canine."

"Which also explains why he eats dog treats," Gallus said. Everyone in the room laughed.

"Hey, I couldn't help it if those things taste good," Spike said.

"Spike, you're such a goofball," Aaron said. Then Sparky appeared on top of Aaron's head, giggling. "Oh, Sparky. You little sly dragon."

Twilight giggled at that. She then looked towards Spike. "I'm guessing you've gotten used to your new place while I was crystallized?"

"That's right," Spike said. "And, I got duties back where I've been for these many, many moons."

"Duties?" Twilight asked. "What kind of duties?"

"Presenting..." Aaron said before doing a trumpeting noise. "Dragon Lord Spike."

"DRAGON LORD?!" Twilight asked in a shocked tone, almost using the Royal Canterlot Voice. "You've become the Dragon Lord?"

"Almost like when he passed the Bloodstone Scepter to Ember during the Gauntlet of Fire," Aaron said.

"Maybe that was why Ember made me Dragon Lord," Spike said. "Because I was the first one to grab the Scepter."

"That, or because you're the second choice because I rejected the position," Aaron said.

"That's... a good reason, too," Spike said.

"So, where are you gonna go after you get out of the hospital?" Ocellus asked.

"I don't know," Twilight said. "I doubt Canterlot is a stable place to stay at since it's been a long time since Opaline."

"No doubt about that," Smolder said.

"I'll have a room set up in the Treehouse of Harmony," Nyx said. "It'll be ready by the time you get out of here."

"Thank you, Nyx," Twilight said. She then looked at Aaron and the Young 6. "It really is good to see you all again."

"We'll be here when you're recovering," Aaron said. "See you later." Then Aaron and the Young 6 left the room. As soon as the seven of them were out, Twilight gave off a sad look.

"I hope you all can forgive me for what I've done," Twilight thought after Aaron and the Young 6 left the room. She then looked at the New Mane 6 with Sparky back on Hitch's back.

Author's Note

VOTING TIME!!!

Twilight will eventually help Aaron and the Young 6 return to their original time. That's good news. At least there won't be any problems.

Not yet at least...

Whoa! Hold on, who are you?!

You're worst nightmare... Prepare for your doom...

Okay, that is weird. That thing is coming out for trouble. As I was saying, Twilight will eventually open a portal to the past, not only sending Aaron and the Young 6 back to their time, but the New Mane 6 and Sparky as well by accident. That thing would tag along as well. Where will the other end of the portal be? That's where your votes come in.

Option 1:

The Crystal Empire

Option 2:

Manehattan

Option 3:

Appleloosa

The most votes will be the destination of where our heroes will go. See you all next time.

Chapter 15: Alterro

In Maretime Bay, the ponies there were watching a viral video on their phones. Posey Bloom was walking out of Mane Melody when she saw everypony looking at their phones.

"Um, what is everypony looking at?" Posey Bloom asked.

Windy flew up to her and said, "It's this new video that the new guests of Sunny and her friends have put up. Check it out." Windy then showed the video to Posey. It was a repeat of their Talent Show performance before Smolder carried Aaron back to Earth in the first story.

In the video, Gallus was dressed up in a fast food restaurant uniform, standing behind a counter while Smolder walked up to it.

"Welcome to Fasty's. What can I get I get for you?" Gallus asked quickly.

"Hi, um... I think I'll have a cheeseburger..." Smolder said in the video before getting cut off.

"Cheeseburger!" Gallus said into the microphone. Then a cheeseburger was chucked and hit Smolder's forehead.

Smolder then got angry and said, "Hey, what's the big idea?!"

"Well, most places offer kinda fast food, but here at Fasty's, we specialize in really-really-really fast food," Gallus said, quickly.

"Yeah, I can see that," Smolder said.

"Anything else for ya?" Gallus asked, nearly cutting off Smolder.

"No thanks, I don't feel like being hit with chicken bits," Smolder said.

"Chicken bits," Gallus said into the microphone. Then a bunch of chicken nuggets were tossed at Smolder. Smolder got angry, Gallus tilted his head quickly. Then Smolder turned around and stomped towards the right side of the camera. Gallus waved goodbye to her. Just then, Ocellus walked up to the counter, dressed as a cheerleader.

"Hi," Ocellus said.

"Welcome to Fasty's, may I take your order?" Gallus asked, quickly.

"Oooookay," Ocellus said. "Can I just get a..." Gallus then started repeating what Ocellus was saying into the microphone. "Uhhhh... ssssssss-salad with dressing on the side?"

"Salad!" Gallus said into the microphone. Then a salad was thrown at Ocellus, surprising the changeling. "With dressing on the side!" Then salad dressing was squirted at Ocellus, messing up her outfit.

"Well, now that's just too fast," Ocellus said, trying to hold in her anger. "Good thing I didn't order soda!"

"Soda!" Gallus said into the microphone. Then a gallon of cola was tossed at Ocellus, drenching her.

"I sa--" Ocellus said before being cut off.

"Ice!" Gallus said into the microphone. Then a cup of ice was thrown at Ocellus.

Ocellus then grabbed the microphone and angrily said, "This is really-really-really not cool! If you think I'm paying for this, you're nuts!"

Gallus then grabbed the microphone and said, "Nuts!" Then a bunch of nuts were thrown at Ocellus, angering her more.

"I'm not paying for those nuts either!" Ocellus said before walking off.

"Nuts!" Gallus said into the microphone. Then more nuts came in and hit Ocellus from behind as she was heading towards the right side of the stage. Ocellus looked back angrily. Gallus waved his left hand, saying, "Hurry back!"

Then Smolder came back holding something behind her back. She then said, "Hi, I was here two seconds ago. You pelted me with chicken bits."

Gallus gasped, grabbed the microphone, and spoke into it, "Chicken bits!" Then a bunch of chicken bits were being thrown at Smolder, but she shielded herself with what she brought. It was a trash can lid. Smolder waited for the chicken bits to stop before unshielding herself. She unshielded herself, but then a single chicken bit came in and hit her face.

Smolder then said angrily, "I would like to speak to the manager!"

"Manager!" Gallus spoke into the microphone. But then Aaron came out from behind the counter, wearing a uniform.

"I'm Mitchell the Manager, what seems to be the problem?" Aaron asked.

"Did you stop to think that maybe your restaurant is a little too fast?" Smolder asked, trying to suppress her anger.

"I-I'm really sorry, let me make it up to you," Aaron said.

"Thank you," Smolder said, her anger diminishing.

"With a year's worth of Fasty's Fast Fries," Aaron said. That made Gallus gasp and grab the microphone.

"Fast Fries!" Gallus said into the microphone.

"No!" Smolder said before shielding herself from the fries coming in from the left side, but it didn't come from the left. It came from right above her. Smolder looked at the two boys angrily. Aaron gave a nervous smile. "What? No ketcup?"

Gallus gasped and said into the microphone, "Ketchup!" Smolder then tried to shield herself from ketchup raining on her, but the kethup came from the left side of the stage. Aaron and Gallus just smiled at Smolder. Smolder then threw the trash can lid to the ground and stomped towards the right side of the stage. "Come again!" Then the video ended.

Windy laughed at that, Posey trying to keep her laughter in. Posey then said, "Okay. That was funny."

"Apparently, that was the same thing they did to win a talent show back in their time," Windy said. "I can see why they won."

Back at the Brighthouse, Aaron, the Young 6, Pipp, Zipp and Twilight were all watching the video on Zipp's laptop. They all laughed at the video, seeing so many likes and comments coming up.

"This video is going viral!" Pipp said. "I've never seen a whole lot of likes on any of my posts before!"

"Not as much as Sparky throwing stuff at you when Sunny was having trouble getting ponies to start a community garden?" Aaron asked.

"Oh, yeah, even bigger than that!" Pipp said.

"Well, it's still hilarious," Zipp said. "This'll be something to show Sparky when he grows up."

"Yeah, eventually, we're all gonna have to go back home," Gallus said. "At least Yona got her Cutie Mark when doing this video."

"Yona really shocked when Yona got Mark on flank," Yona said, turning to show off the Cutie Mark on her right flank. It was three diamonds with a red ribbon going around each of them in a loop. "Working with Rarity paid off."

"All that's left getting their Cutie Marks are Aaron and Smolder," Sandbar said. He then looked at Twilight. "So, what marks do they get?"

"I'm sorry, but I'm afraid that I cannot tell any of you until it happens," Twilight said.

"Okay, this is gonna be annoying," Smolder said. "But we do get Cutie Marks, right?"

"Eventually, yes," Twilight said. "But, Aaron, when you eventually get home, have my past self help explain."

"Noted," Aaron said. Just then, the doors to the bedroom slammed open. They all looked towards the door and they saw Nyx there. "Nyx? What's up?"

"I found him," Nyx responded. "I found Alterro." That made Aaron and the Young 6 gasp.

"Who's Alterro?" Pipp asked.

"Allura's brother," Ocellus said. "That's why she wanted the Nova Charm."

"It wasn't to go across Equestria to take over, she was trying to search for her brother," Aaron said.

"And Izzy destroyed it when she made the Boardtrot," Zipp said. "Okay, we have got to get these two back to each other. Where is he?"

The Marestream was flying through the skies, heading East towards somewhere. In the Marestream, there was Aaron, the Young 6, Zipp and Pipp. Zipp was piloting the Marestream.

"Out of all the places he had to be, Griffonstone had to be where he was," Gallus said.

"I shoulda brought a jacket," Aaron said.

"Yeah, you should've," Gallus said. "Nights are cold."

"Why is Gallus complaining?" Pipp asked. "Griffonstone is his hometown, right?"

"He was living on the streets all by himself for years," Ocellus said.

"We wouldn't want him going back to being homeless for the holidays," Aaron said. "Hopefully, when we get there, the place will be in decent shape."

Eventually, they arrived at the mountain area where Griffonstone was. They saw that Griffonstone was still in the same condition it was back in their time.

"Nope, nothing's changed," Gallus said, looking out the window. "So, where do we find Alterro?"

"Nyx said that Alterro is trapped in the one place no one dares to go," Aaron said.

"And that is?" Ocellus asked.

"Abysmal Abyss," Aaron said.

"Abysmal Abyss?!" Gallus asked. "No griffon had ever gone in there and came back out."

"Gilda did when she was getting both Rainbow Dash and Pinkie Pie out of there," Aaron said. "Rainbow Dash was originally going down there to get the Idol of Boreas, but the rope snapped and the griffon who was helping her wanted to get paid to help her get out. But, Rainbow Dash had no bits at the time."

"So, she basically left Rainbow Dash to die down there?" Smolder asked.

"Yeah, griffons don't usually do things for free," Gallus said. "Who knows how tempered the Griffons will be when we're here?"

The Marestream then came down on the higher side of the Abysmal Abyss. They all got out of the Marestream and looked down the abyss. Wind was blowing from the bottom of it.

"Looks like a long way down," Pipp said.

"Alright, get the ropes," Aaron said when putting on a harness. Gallus did the same.

"Okay, so why are you two going down by rope?" Zipp asked.

"Because we have something that ponies don't," Gallus said. Then he and Aaron bared their claws. "Claws."

"Oh," Zipp said. "Oh, I get it. You're gonna dig your claws into the cliff side for extra support if the wind is too strong. Okay. We'll keep you supported."

"Be careful down there, boys," Smolder said. Then Aaron and Gallus started descending down the abyss. As they were climbing down, Aaron and Gallus were ripping out rocks that could cut the rope from the side of the abyss.

"Why are you doing that?" Gallus asked.

"If the rope gets caught on the sharp rocks, it could snap it, and we'll be falling down," Aaron said. "That's how Rainbow Dash got trapped down there."

"WHO'S THERE?!" came a voice. Both Aaron and Gallus looked down. It was too dark for them to see. Aaron and Gallus looked at each other and Gallus shrugged his shoulders.

"Uh, is someone down there?" Aaron asked.

"Leave me alone!" the voice continued.

"I'm guessing you're Alterro?" Gallus asked.

"How do you know that?" the voice asked.

"We're here to bring you to your sister, Allura," Aaron said.

"Allura?!" Alterro asked. "How do you know her?"

"Let's just say we're not on good terms with her," Gallus said. "But, if we reunite you two..."

"She might not be as angry as many ponies thought she'd be," Aaron said. "We know a pony who had lost his daughter for a long, long time, hoping that one day she would find her way home. Eventually, she made friends years later and reunited the two."

"Now it's your turn to be reunited with your sister," Gallus said.

"Like you can get me out of here," Alterro said. Aaron then pulled out his phone.

"Hey, Siri, turn on flashlight," Aaron said.

"It's on now," Aaron's phone said after the flashlight turned on. It then showed Arimapsi's Skull with Alterro half way stuck with his front half coming out.

"Whoa," Aaron said. "How long have you been stuck in there?"

"You don't wanna know," Alterro said.

"Alright, let's get you out of there," Aaron said. Aaron and Gallus then continued descending to the cliff the skull was on. Eventually, they made it to the cliff across from the cliff with the skull on it. Aaron and Gallus unhooked themselves from the ropes and jumped across the gap. When they landed, the ground shifted.

"That doesn't seem good," Gallus said.

"We're getting too heavy for this cliff to hold all the weight," Aaron said. He then inspected the eye socket hole of the cyclops skull. "Looks like we need something to slip him through."

"Like what?" Gallus asked.

"Soap or butter," Aaron said.

Gallus then brought out a spray can of non-stick cooking spray. He then said, "How about this?"

"Why do you have non-stick cooking spray?" Aaron asked.

"I forgot I still had it when we were making that food for the video," Gallus said. He then handed the spray can to Aaron. Aaron then climbed into the skull and started spraying around Alterro's body in the socket.

"Whoa!" Alterro said. "Careful there! That's cold!"

"Sorry," Aaron said. He then continued spraying. "Okay, that should be good enough. Gallus, get ready to pull!"

Gallus then grabbed Alterro's paws and got ready to pull. He then said, "Okay, I'm ready."

"On my count to three," Aaron said. "One..." Gallus then steadied his stance from his hind legs. "Two..." Alterro then got ready to suck in his gut. "Three!" Then Aaron pushed Alterro's haunches and Gallus pulled on the leopard's paws. Eventually, they got Alterro through and they all went up on the other cliff. Then the cliff the skull was on fell down the abyss. The three then looked down to see the other cliff and the skull falling down into the dark abyss.

"That was lucky," Gallus said.

"You're right," Alterro said. "That was really lucky."

Aaron and Gallus then started putting the ropes back on their harnesses, but had access ropes out so they could tie them around Alterro's body.

"Okay, time to start climbing up," Aaron said. He then looked up to the top. "Alright, you all! Get ready to pull!" Then the three of them got ready to climb as the ropes started getting pulled. Just then, a roaring noise came from below the cliff. Aaron, Gallus and Alterro looked down. "What was that?"

"Even I don't know," Alterro said.

"The seal... has been broken! Now, I'm free!"

"That doesn't sound good," Gallus said.

"Faster!" Aaron called out. Then the ropes started being pulled up faster, along with the three. They eventually came out of the Abyss and they all got the ropes off them. Then Aaron, the Young 6, Zipp, Pipp and Alterro headed for the Marestream. Aaron, the Young 6, Zipp and Pipp got in, but Alterro wasn't able to fit through the door.

"I can't get in!" Alterro called out.

"Get on the roof, and hang on to the front!" Zipp said. Alterro then did as he was told, and then the Marestream started taking off, heading back to Maretime Bay. Alterro was holding on for dear life.

"What was that thing?" Gallus asked, looking back towards the Abyss.

"I don't know," Aaron said. "Let's hope he won't find us."

As the Marestream was flying away from Griffonstone, something red came out from Abysmal Abyss and landed on the side of the cliff.

"Finally... out of that seal that my creator had put on me for trying to do things my way! I will redeem myself, Grogar!" The creature then looked up and saw the Marestream flying away from that location. "Harmonic magic. Time for me to take it." It then started following the Marestream.

Back in Maretime Bay, in the cave that Allura was living in, Allura and Twitch were resting together. Allura then looked towards the entrance of the cave, seeing a wall of ice there. Allura smirked at that and closed her eyes.

Then fire burned through the ice wall, startling Allura and angering her. She then growled and stomped towards the cave. She then asked, "What do you...?!" She then gave off wide eyes. Standing in front of her were Aaron, the Young 6, Zipp, Pipp and Alterro. "Brother?"

"Hello, Allura," Alterro said.

"But how?" Allura asked.

"I know that family is important," Ocellus said. "I looked into your memories and saw that you two were separated as cubs. So, I had a new friend of mine search for you."

"Allura," Alterro said. "They helped me get out of a sticky situation. So, I owe them."

"What is it we have to do?" Allura asked.

"You two head up to a mountain with no intelligent inhabitants and stay there," Aaron said. "No mind controlling, and no attacking any pony. If you decide to come down, do not attack any pony. You can make it a snow day to keep up with your natural environment. But that's it."

"Deal," Allura said. "And thank you." Then Allura and Alterro spread their wings. Allura waited for Twitch to come. He then jumped on Allura's back and then the two winged snow leopards took to the sky, heading off somewhere.

"You think they'll be able to keep their word?" Pipp asked.

"Who knows," Aaron said. "Usually it'll take a while for villains to reform. Just take a look at Discord. It took him a little over a full season to finally reform when Tirek betrayed him."

"That true," Yona said. "Although, Discord not very good teacher or student."

"I saw that episode, Yona," Aaron said. "And I still can't believe he hired a Dragon Sneeze Tree as a substitute."

"A Dragon 'What' Tree?" Pipp asked.

"It's a tree that sprouts flowers that makes all dragons sneeze," Smolder said. "I accidentally singed Silverstream's mane during that class."

Aaron then showed Pipp a picture of a Dragon Sneeze Tree on his phone. She then went wide eyed. Aaron then said, "Try not to make that flower into a perfume. Or else Sparky will be sneezing fire everywhere."

"Of course not," Pipp said, getting nervous. She then laughed nervously. She then pulled out her phone and flew off somewhere. "Hello, flower delivery service. Remember those black and orange flowers I ordered? Cancel the order please."

Aaron, the Young 6 and Zipp looked towards Pipp as they heard what she said. Then they all started laughing.

"I think I just did Maretime Bay a favor," Aaron said.

"And Sparky," Zipp said. "How about we all head on over to Sunny's smoothie stand and get some smoothies and spend the rest of the day at the Boardtrot?"

"Yeah," Aaron and the Young 6 said. Then they all headed towards the Boardtrot.

Author's Note

Well, Yona has her Cutie Mark now. I am unable to find a picture of her with a Cutie Mark, but at least she has hers. All that's left out of the teens to get their marks are Aaron and Smolder. As for that creature, you're probably wondering where he came from. Let's just say, he's their destiny from the Series Finale of G4. Here's an image for what I'm talking about:

See you all next time.

Chapter 16: Time to Head Home

Aaron and the Young 6 were getting ready to head back to their home time. Ocellus was making a list of who the New Mane 6 were descendants of. They found out that Sunny was Twilight's descendant due to Nyx giving birth to Sunny's mother, and they used the Family Tree Scanner to find out who the rest of the New Mane 6's ancestors were. Izzy was Pinkie Pie's descendant, Pipp and Zipp were Rainbow Dash and Rarity's descendants, and Hitch and Misty were both Applejack and Fluttershy's descendants.

Twilight, Nyx, the New Mane 6, Sparky, Alphabittle, Queen Haven and Grandma Figgy entered the room of the Treehouse of Harmony they were all in.

"So, I guess this is it," Queen Haven said. "I so wish we could have gotten to know you all more."

"Yeah, you all changed our lives for the short amount of time you were here," Alphabittle said. "Now that you're leaving, I guess we might not be able to see you all again."

"Who knows?" Aaron said. "Maybe one time in the future, we will see each other again. Hopefully when we're all old enough to be parents." He then tilted his head towards Sparky to give an example. Sparky giggled at that.

"He's still too young to understand," Smolder said.

"Okay, all of you," Twilight said. "Misty and I have found the portal that leads to your home time. And we made sure it opens up to the time you all left."

"Like we never left at the present time," Sandbar said.

"Exactly," Twilight said. She then put a hoof to her chin in thinking. "Huh. I feel like there's something I should be remembering." Just then, a cell phone started ringing. Hitch then brought out his cell phone and saw who was calling. It was Phyllis Cloverleaf.

"Why is Phyllis calling me?" Hitch asked. He then answered. "Hello?" Just then, the sound of panicked chattering came from the phone. "Okay, okay, okay, calm down, Phyllis. What's wrong?" Just then, the sound of a roar came in, surprising everyone there.

"What was that?!" Aaron asked. Then they all headed towards a balcony. There was a telescope on that balcony. Twilight looked through the telescope.

"Oh, no," Twilight said. "Now I remember."

"What is it?" Aaron asked.

"Just look," Twilight said, stepping out of the way to let Aaron look through the telescope. He saw the Red Beast charging through Maretime Bay. "It's that thing again!"

"What is it?" Gallus asked.

"It's a creature created by Grogar," Twilight said. "It's purpose was to hunt the most powerful magic and steal it for Grogar so he could put it into his bell."

"Grogar?!" Aaron asked. "Isn't he supposed to be... you know..."

"Dead?!" Aaron and Twilight asked in unison.

"Yes, he is," Twilight said. "Grogar perished not too long after Princess Luna was banished to the moon."

"Guess Gusty the Great had a lot to do when she thwarted Grogar," Ocellus said.

Aaron then got a good look at the creature. He then said, "That thing... looks familiar."

"It should," Twilight said. "You saw it on one of the stained glass windows in the series finale of the G4 show you watched."

"Oh, that's right," Aaron said. "He was supposed to be defeated by my friends here."

"What?" Silverstream asked, pushing Aaron away from the telescope. "We're supposed to fight that thing in the past?!"

"Wait, if that thing's supposed to be defeated in the past, why is he showing up now?" Sunny asked.

"That's a mystery," Twilight said. "But now, we need to get you seven out of here."

"Whoa! That thing can jump!" Silverstream said. "It's like it's... coming right at me!" She then went wide eyed. "Uh-oh." Then they all looked out ahead and saw the Red Beast coming right towards them.

"Yona smash!" Yona said, getting ready to ram the Red Beast. Yona and the Red Beast headbutted each other, but Yona was out-muscled, sending her back. She landed on those who were behind her. "Ow. Yona head hurt."

"What do we have here?" the Red Beast asked. "Pathetic little ponies and other creatures who think they can stop me? Grogar's greatest creation. Don't make me laugh."

"Wait a minute," Aaron said. "He's... never seen us before?" He then got a realization. "Oh, no. He's coming with us to the past."

"Not on my watch!" Twilight said. She then fired a beam towards the Red Beast, but the Red Beast started absorbing Twilight's magic, which was hurting her. "Gah! It... hurts!" She then struggled to stop firing, but the magical blast kept going uncontrollably.

"Twilight!" Aaron said.

"Let her go!" Smolder said. She then inhaled and let out a burst of purple fire, which hit the creature. The creature was now frozen in some kind of dark purple crystal which was set ablaze with Red Violet and Magenta fire on top. The creature also stopped absorbing Twilight's magic. "Whoa. I didn't know I could do that."

Twilight was breathing heavily. She then said, "That was close. Thanks, Smolder."

"No way I couldn't let my old headmare be taken down by a creature like that," Smolder said. Just then, she started floating with a light surrounding her. "Whoa, hey, hey, hey!" The light then went towards Smolder's right hip. Then her hip started growing brown stone scales where the light went into. Then the stone scales fell off, revealing a Dragon Cutie Mark on Smolder. The mark was of a small dark purple crystal set ablaze in a Red Violet and Magenta flame in an orange hexagon with a red outline. "I got a Cutie Mark, too?"

"That just leaves Aaron with his," Gallus said.

"I'm not sure I'll be getting one this time," Aaron said. "We gotta go."

"He's right," Misty said. "C'mon, Twilight. Let's start the spell." Twilight nodded.

"Nyx, let's do this!" Twilight said. Then Nyx teleported in. Then Twilight, Nyx and Misty got into position. Then they all fired a blast towards the same spot and a portal opened up. Aaron and the Young 6 looked into the portal, but the destination was unclear.

"Twilight? Where's the other end of that portal?" Aaron asked.

"Don't worry about it, Aaron," Twilight said. "Just go through and you'll end up back in your time." She then hugged Aaron. "Just be careful."

"We will, Twilight," Aaron said. Just then, the sound of something cracking came in. They all looked towards the sound and they saw the Crystallized Red Beast trying to break out of the Crystal, and it was working.

"Oh, that's not good," Gallus said.

"We have to go!" Ocellus said.

"Hang on," Aaron said. "Let's take this thing down before we do."

"You're becoming more Dragonic everyday," Smolder said. "Let's hope you're not too much of a dragon when your aunt gets home."

Then the Red Beast broke out of the flaming crystal. He then looked towards Aaron and the Young 6.

"Did you honestly believe you could contain me?!" the Red Beast asked. "All the powerful Magic in Equestria belongs to Grogar. And there's nothing you can do to stop him!"

"Grogar isn't undefeatable," Aaron said. "He lost a long time ago. In fact, he died a long time ago." Twilight nodded in agreement.

"You lie!" the Red Beast said. "Grogar cannot be defeated!"

"Sheesh," Aaron said. "Bad guys never learn. No matter how powerful they are, and what they use, they're still gonna end up defeated."

"HOW DARE YOU?!" the Red Beast roared. It then charged at Aaron, but Aaron flew out of the way, the Red Beast hitting the wall.

"Oooh!" Aaron, the Young 6, the New Mane 6, Twilight, Nyx, Alphabittle, Haven and Grandma Figgy said in unison.

"That's gotta hurt," Nyx said.

"No, it didn't," Ocellus said, seeing the beast getting back up. "It's skin is like armor."

"What is he supposed to be?" Smolder asked.

"It looks like a combination of rhino, stegosaurus and dragon," Aaron said. "An almighty beast."

"Now, you're all gonna perish for defying the law of Grogar!" the Red Beast said. "Prepare to perish!"

"Not today!" Aaron said.

Yona then yelled and charged towards the Red Beast. The Red Beast then rammed right back at her. But Aaron, Smolder, Gallus, Silverstream and Ocellus came flying in from behind Yona and were helping Yona push the Red Beast back. And it was working. The Red Beast was then pushed back and went out of the room, and it fell down a stairwell.

"That thing will be back," Sunny said. "We'll take it from here, Aaron."

"Sunny, no," Aaron said. "That thing absorbs magic. You saw what it was doing to Twilight."

"He's right," Twilight said, putting a hoof to her head. "I never felt such a migraine from that before."

"Right now, you all need to get out of here as quickly as possible," Hitch said. "Just go!" Then the New Mane 6 blocked the doorway in case the creature came back in. Aaron and Smolder then grabbed the folding wagon that had their stuff in and both of them went through the portal. Gallus grabbed the ice box and went through the portal. Ocellus and Silverstream grabbed the tech they brought and went through. Sandbar and Yona then went through the portal. As they went through, the portal didn't close.

"Why isn't the portal closing?" Queen Haven asked.

"I... might have placed a time limit on the portal," Twilight said. "Sorry."

"Well, we'll keep him busy," Sunny said. Just then, the Red Beast came charging up the stairs. Sparky held onto Hitch during the impact. The Mane 6 and Sparky got launched towards the portal and they went through.

"NOOOOO!!!" Twilight, Nyx, Queen Haven, Alphabittle and Grandma Figgy all shouted.

The Red Beast then looked around. But then, he felt something off. He then looked towards the portal and said, "The Harmonic Magic... They have it!" The Red Beast then growled and went through the portal. After the Red Beast went through, the portal vanished.

"He... went back to the past," Twilight said. "Wait a minute. That was destined to happen."

"Which means it's his destiny to fail," Nyx said. "Hopefully our friends made it back to the past safely." Just then, Alphabittle came up to Twilight.

"Please tell me my little Misty is alright!" Alphabittle said, frantically.

"Oh, don't worry, Alphabittle," Twilight said. "They'll make it back here. My past self made sure of it."

Somewhere in the present time in Equestria, a portal opened up. Aaron and the Young 6 came through the portal with the stuff they brought. They then looked at themselves, seeing they were back to their normal Equestrian looks.

"Sweet," Smolder said. "We're back to..." She then saw that she still had a Cutie Mark. "Well... we're almost back to normal." The rest of the Young 6 looked at each other, seeing that they all still had their Cutie Marks.

"Oh, Gabby is seriously going to be jealous," Gallus said.

"Especially since you're the first non-pony creature to gain a Cutie Mark," Aaron said. "As for me, I don't have a Cutie Mark yet."

"Good for you," Smolder said. "Although, with magic evolving through the future, who knows if that'll happen." She then looked around. "Whoa. This is a shiny place." Then Aaron and the Young 6 looked at where they were. They found themselves in...

"The Crystal Empire?" Aaron asked.

"Hey, that was one of the places we were gonna visit when we were gonna show you around Equestria," Sandbar said. "It was just a pit stop on the way to Yakyakistan. You're gonna need winter gear."

"Yeah, that's true," Aaron said. "Let's get going." Just then, the sound of screaming came from the portal. Aaron and the Young 6 looked towards the portal and the New Mane 6 and Sparky came out. They all changed to fit in with the time they were currently in. "Sunny?"

Sunny looked up and saw Aaron and the Young 6 in front of them. She then said, "Oh. You're all back to your normal forms." Just then, the sound of roaring came. Aaron, the Young 6, the New Mane 6 and Sparky looked towards the portal and saw something coming towards them.

"Close the portal!" Aaron said. "Close the portal!"

Misty then got up and she used her magic to try and close the portal. Her horn was glowing in a pink aura, with the same aura surrounding the portal. It was starting to close, but it was giving off resistance.

"It's... too strong," Misty said, her eyes shut closed. The portal then started shifting to a different angle. Then the Red Beast came flying out of the portal, shooting through the sky and out of sight.

"Where... was he heading?" Aaron asked.

"That... was South," Ocellus said, holding a compass. "Which means he's heading towards Twilight."

"Okay, that's not good," Hitch said. "We need to warn her. But how?"

"I'll text her," Pipp said, pulling out her cell phone. But she saw she was getting no service. "What? How come I'm not getting a signal?"

"Because you're in a time where cell phones haven't been invented yet in Equestria," Smolder said.

Pipp gasped at that, and started making multiple gestures and asked, "What did you just say to me?!"

"But don't worry about that," Gallus said. "We got a way to contact Twilight."

"Oh, yeah?" Pipp asked. "How?"

"We go see her brother and sister-in-law," Aaron said, pointing his left thumb towards the castle.

"Whoa!" the New Mane 6 said in unison, seeing the castle.

"Where... are we?" Hitch asked.

"Fillies and gentlecolts of the future... welcome... to the Crystal Empire," Sandbar said. "Now, we should get their as quickly as possible." Sparky then jumped off of Hitch's back and started running towards the castle.

"Sparky!" Hitch said. "Wait up!" Then Aaron, the Young 6 and the New Mane 6 started chasing Sparky as they were all heading towards the castle.

Author's Note

Well, Aaron and the Young 6 made it back to their time. Unfortunately, the New Mane 6, Sparky and the Red Beast are also there. Hopefully, they all can overcome the Red Beast and save Equestria again.

Smolder's Cutie Mark is based on this image by Prixy05:

Chapter 17: Princess Cadance and Shining Armor

In the Crystal Empire Castle, Princess Cadance was sitting in the throne room as she finished up her morning Royal routine. Princess Cadance sighed in relief.

Just then, two Crystal Royal Guards came in, one had a purple coat, and the other had a yellow coat. Princess Cadance raised an eyebrow and asked, "What is it?"

"Princess Cadance, it would seem that Aaron Blazer and his friends have arrived here," the purple guard said. "And they arrived with some guests."

"Send them in," Princess Cadance said. The two guards nodded and got out of the way so Aaron, the Young 6, the New Mane 6 and Sparky could come in. The New Mane 6 and Sparky were astonished by what the place looked like on the inside.

"This place is... amazing!" Sunny said.

"So spectacular!" Pipp said. She then tried pulling out her phone. "I've got to..." She then remembered. "Oh, right. No cell phones in Equestria yet."

"Aaron Blazer and friends," Princess Cadance said. "Welcome. Although, I wasn't expecting you all to come here."

"It wasn't our first intention, Cadance," Aaron said. "Let's just say there have been some... complications... to our arrival."

"What do you mean?" Princess Cadance asked.

Aaron and the Young 6 turned to the New Mane 6 and Sparky. Aaron then said, "Cadance, meet Sunny, Hitch, Izzy, Pipp, Zipp, Misty and Sparky. They all came from the future."

"The future?" Princess Cadance asked. "How far?"

"About... 200 years," Sunny said. "Give or take."

"200 years?" Princess Cadance asked. "How did...?"

"Future Twilight helped us with getting the portal back to this time," Ocellus said. "Along with somepony none of us were expecting. Who was originally from a fanfic about this world."

Princess Cadance's shocked face then softened and gave a smile. She then said, "So, you know about Nyx. I was wondering when that would happen."

"You were in on it, too?" Aaron asked.

"Twylie was planning on surprising you all about it," came Shining Armor's voice. The group all looked towards the right side of the room and they saw Shining Armor in his armor coming in. "I was hoping the next time you all came to visit Twylie, you'd all find out about Nyx. But it looks like you found out sooner than later."

"More like a lot later than sooner," Zipp whispered towards Misty, making her laugh quietly.

"Okay, now to get to important business," Aaron said. "Anyway, when we all came here, a Red Beast also came here from the future."

"We tried keeping it in-between the portal by closing it, but it was shot out of the portal and headed South," Misty said. "He'll be heading..."

"Right towards Twilight!" Cadance said. She then got out a quill and parchment and started writing. "Here we go. 'Twilight, apparently, a red monster is heading right towards you. We're sending help right to you. Cadance.'" Cadance then rolled up the scroll and sent it to Twilight. "That should do it."

"It'll be a matter of time until Twylie gets the message," Shining Armor said. He then noticed something on the flanks of the Young 6. "Wait a minute. Are those... Cutie Marks?"

"What?" Cadance asked.

"Yeah, magic is evolving," Smolder said. "When we got to the future, we changed forms into fitting of the proper time."

"Of course it didn't happen immediately," Ocellus said. "We all changed overnight."

"Ocellus and I were the first ones to notice," Aaron said.

"Seems that you all went through a lot," Shining Armor said. Just then, a scroll came in and landed in front of Cadance.

"Twilight replied," Cadance said. She then unrolled the scroll and read it. "Okay. She's setting up the guards to get into a defensive position. She'll be ready to use magic if that thing comes near her."

"No, that's a bad idea!" Sunny said.

"That thing absorbs magic," Misty said. "We need to get to her before it's too late."

"But how?" Cadance asked. "There's no way we can get to Canterlot. I haven't even mastered teleportation spells."

"Dang," Aaron said.

"You said 'Dang' this time, right?" came Dang's voice. Everyone there looked towards the voice and they saw Dang at the door. Then all of them screamed.

Aaron then smiled and said, "Dang, we need to get to Canterlot. Quickly. Think you can help?"

"No problem," Dang said.

"Hang on," Shining Armor said. "We can't leave Flurry Heart here all by herself." Just then, Flurry Heart teleported in, giggling. "Flurry."

"There's a baby Alicorn?!" Sunny asked.

"The first natural born Alicorn," Aaron said. He then faced Cadance. "This place does have those ultrasound machines, right?"

"That's right," Cadance said. "Although, we were all surprised when we saw Flurry on the Ultrasound Monitor. Including the doctor."

"Alright, Dang," Smolder said. "Take us to Canterlot."

"Already done," Dang said. Then they all looked around and saw that they were in Canterlot. That made everyone surprised that they made it to Canterlot so fast.

"How did we get here so fast?" Hitch asked.

"Wow," Sparky said.

"It's either super speed or teleportation," Aaron said.

"I think it could be both," Smolder said.

"Okay, well since I'm done, I'll head back home," Dang said. Just then, he just vanished.

Aaron then turned to face the castle. He then said, "Let's go." Then they all headed towards Canterlot Castle.

"Wow," Sunny said. "This place looks so much better than it did in our time."

"How'd it turn out in the future?" Shining Armor asked.

"Everything was in ruins," Pipp said. "And there was only one creature living there. And it was Discord."

"He's still alive in your time?" Cadance asked.

"He passed away before we got there," Sandbar said. Just then, the sound of a phone ringing came in. That made everyone stop.

"I thought cell phones weren't invented yet in Equestria," Zipp said, getting suspicious.

"That's mine," Aaron said. "It's tech from my world. And with the portal open now, my cell phone reception works." He pulled his phone out of his bag and used a stylus to answer his phone. "Hello?" He then waited for someone to reply. "Oh, hey, Aunt Marissa."

"So, how have you and your friends doing?" Marissa's voice came from the phone.

"Oh, it's been alright," Aaron said, trying to hide the fact that he and the Young 6 got sucked into the future. "Although, there have been some eventful things."

"Oh, really?" Marissa asked. "What happened?"

"I'll tell you when you and Liam get back," Aaron said. "We'll see you when you two get back. Bye." Aaron then hung up.

"Hey, why didn't you tell them about our adventure in the future?" Gallus asked.

"Last time I was gone for a few hours and came back the next morning, I didn't come back alone," Aaron said, pointing his left thumb at Smolder.

"I pulled you through the portal, and you were gone for at least a few seconds," Smolder said. She then looked towards the New Mane 6. "He bumped his head when the Treehouse of Harmony was being attacked by Ragnarok."

"Ohhh!" the New Mane 6 said in unison.

"Not to be an interrupter, but... the Beast," Sandbar said.

"Right," Aaron said. "Let's go." Then they all started running towards the castle.

In the throne room of Canterlot Castle, Twilight had every guard in the room, getting ready for an upcoming battle.

"Alright, guards," Twilight said. "We need to prepare for what's coming. A red beast is on its way here, and we need to be prepared for what it's got."

Just then, Aaron, the Young 6, the New Mane 6, Sparky, Shining Armor, Princess Cadance and Flurry Heart came in. Aaron then said, "Not everything."

"Aaron and friends?" Twilight asked. "How did you...?" She then noticed the New Mane 6 and Sparky. "Wait a minute. Aren't those..."

"Six ponies from the next generation show?" Aaron asked. "Bingo." He then pointed a thumb at Misty. "But don't worry about Misty. She defected to the good side."

"Oh," Twilight said. She then sighed. "Well, good for her." She then noticed the Cutie Marks on the Young 6. "Are those Cutie Marks?"

"Magic evolved in the future," Aaron said. "Such as non-pony intelligent creatures getting Cutie Marks and..." He then looked towards Hitch and nodded. Hitch nodded. He lifted his right foreleg, and his hoof started glowing green. Then he tapped the ground and a vine sprouted out of the floor. "...Chlorokinesis."

"Chlorokinesis?!" Twilight asked. "The manipulation, growth and shape of plants?! That's amazing!"

"I just started with calling it Floral Magic," Sunny said. "But I guess that makes much more sense."

"Well, we're gonna need all the magical help we can get if we're going to stop whatever that thing is," Twilight said. "Anything else we should know about the future?"

"Dragon fire has also evolved," Aaron said. "Since Spike is the first dragon to have magic, magic has also gotten into the fire of all other dragons in the future. For example..." Sparky then spat fire and it was heading towards a guard. The guard gasped at that and Sparky's fire hit the guard's helmet and it transformed into a baby bonnet, the same one that Spike wore when he and Twilight were hiding from the ponies of Ponyville when they found out Twilight had a second ticket to the Grand Galloping Gala.

All the guards around that one guard laughed at that guard for wearing a baby bonnet.

"Transformation fire!" Twilight said. "That's amazing!" She then used her magic to grab Sparky and inspect him closely. "Evolved dragon fire! I guess magic made it even more unpredictable in the future! But, I still don't know how it happened."

"I think I know," Aaron said. "That battle against Tirek, Cozy Glow and Chrysalis. When every across and beyond Equestria came together in harmony to help stop them."

"Which made magic start to evolve more than we knew," Twilight said. "Aaron, you are a genius! How did you learn so much this?! From the show?"

"No, I learned it during the semester I took at your School of Friendship," Aaron said.

"Ahh, right," Twilight said. "I forgot you were a transfer student."

"From another dimension," Aaron said. That made the Young 6 laugh.

"So, does that mean that you and Smolder have new abilities with your fire?" Twilight asked.

"I don't know about me, but Smolder, definitely," Aaron said. "In fact, she just discovered it when we first saw that beast before going through the portal."

"My fire can crystallize a creature in a purple crystal with a darker shade of purple fire," Smolder said. "It temporarily trapped the Red Beast."

"We need a name for that thing," Gallus said. "We can't just keep referring it as the Red Beast." Just then, Discord popped in.

"I see you all had a journey," Discord said.

"You know, I'm actually glad to see you around, Discord," Aaron said.

"You as well, Aaron Blazer," Discord said. "But, we got a problem." Just then, he snapped his fingers and a projection appeared above them. They all looked at the projection and saw the statue of Tirek, Cozy Glow and Chrysalis in it.

The statue of the three villains was at the city limits of Canterlot. Then something came up. It was the Red Beast. It snarled at it.

"I can sense the power you all have," the Red Beast said. "Or at least, reside of the power that once belonged to my master; Grogar. The power I stole for him. Much of that power from Alicorns in the past. How you all had it in the past, I want to know why. But not the time. From now on..." Then the Red Beast's eyes started glowing.

Then the statues started cracking. Then all three of the villains came out of there. All of them fell down to the ground. Then their heads got surrounded in red auras. Tirek held his hands to the sides of his head while Cozy and Chrysalis were holding their hooves to their heads, all of them feeling some intense energy going into their heads.

"...You all serve me and my master, Grogar," the Red Beast concluded. Then Tirek, Cozy Glow and Chrysalis opened their eyes, and their eyes were all the same as the Red Beast's. Then they all saluted the Red Beast.

"We live to serve, General Crunch!" Tirek, Cozy Glow and Chrysalis all said in unison.

"I'll be heading to the ruler of this world to take her magic and take back the Bewitching Bell," the Red Beast, now known as Crunch, said. "You take down any other threats that might want to try and stop me."

"Oh, we know just the creatures who might want to try and stop you," Cozy Glow said, rubbing her hooves together.

"Then go," Crunch said. He then looked towards the castle. "Magic belongs to Grogar." He then started walking towards the castle. Then Tirek, Cozy Glow and Chrysalis headed away from Canterlot.

Everyone in the Throne Room of Canterlot Castle all had their jaws dropped when they saw what happened on the projection that Discord brought up.

"That thing just freed the three biggest villains we know of G4!" Aaron said.

"That's not good," Smolder said. "We need to get to Ponyville and warn Twilight's friends of this."

"No," Aaron said. He looked towards the Young 6. "It's your destiny to stop the Red Beast, Crunch. I'll handle the villains."

"Not alone," Sunny said. "We'll help out. First, we need to get to Ponyville."

"I'll set up transportation," Twilight said.

"Or, you can just let Spike send us there by fire," Hitch said.

"Wait, what?" Spike asked. "No way. I can only send pieces of paper, not whole ponies."

"You're limiting yourself, Spike," Sunny said. "Sometimes, it's okay to stop."

Spike took a breath. He then nodded.

"Just be careful, all of you," Twilight said. "Tirek, Chrysalis and Cozy Glow are very dangerous."

"Cozy Glow's a manipulater, Chrysalis is a trickster, and Tirek is a powerhouse when he steals magic," Aaron said. "So the best way to stop them all is to divide and conquer."

Hitch then walked over towards Twilight and handed Sparky to her. He then said, "Watch him until we get back?"

"Of course," Twilight said. "I'll watch him. You can trust me." Sparky then jumped out of Twilight's foreleg. "Hey!" Sparky then ran over to Smolder, jumped into her arms, and nuzzled her. "Huh. Guess he's taking a liking to you."

"More than you think," Smolder said. "Apparently... he's mine and Aaron's son."

"What?!" Twilight asked.

"We haven't done it yet," Aaron said. "Time travel."

"Oh, right," Twilight said. "Okay, Spike. Send them to Ponyville."

"Got it," Spike said. He then walked up to Aaron and the New Mane 6. Spike then inhaled a big breath. Aaron gave a thumbs up to the Young 6 before Spike blew his Emerald flames at them and sent them to Ponyville.

"Good luck, Aaron," Smolder said.

In the Castle of Friendship Foyer, Emerald Flames appeared and coming out of them were Aaron and the New Mane 6. The group all looked around and the New Mane 6 were amazed by it.

"Whoa!" the New Mane 6 said.

"This place is amazing!" Sunny said.

"This is the Castle of Friendship," Aaron said. "Twilight's old castle before she became High Princess of Equestria."

"Why would she give up this to live in Canterlot?" Pipp asked. "It's amaaaaaaazing!" Pipp sang that last part.

"Don't worry," Aaron said, annoyed. "I have the number for the decorator."

"Really?" Pipp asked.

"I'm kidding," Aaron said. "This thing grew from a magical box that grew from the Tree of Harmony. The last time I saw one of those... was in Opaline's Castle."

"Seriously?!" Zipp asked.

"It's probably in the debris of what's left of the castle down below," Aaron said. "But let's not worry about that now. Right now, we have some villains to stop."

"Right," Sunny said. She then reached into her saddlebag and pulled out her heart-shaped locket. Aaron then went wide-eyed at it.

"Where did you get that?" Aaron asked.

"Oh, this?" Sunny asked. "Oh, a Breezie just gave it to me one day. It came in handy when I went hoof-to-hoof with Opaline. Then a rainbow beam came out of it and..."

"It wrapped around her and she was unable to do anything to get out of it?" Aaron asked.

"Yeah," Sunny said. "How did you know?"

"That locket dates back all the way to G1," Aaron said. "It defeated the Tirek of G1."

"It did?!" Sunny asked. She then smirked. "Looks like we have a backup plan in case our first plan doesn't go as we planned."

"Right," Aaron said. "For now, let's prepare for the battle." Then Aaron and the New Mane 6 headed out the doors. Aaron then put his left hand above his eyes to see if he could spot any of the G4 Mane 6. He then spotted Pinkie Pie. "Gotcha." He then put his hands to the sides of his snout, and cried out, "Yo, Pinkie Pie!" Just then, Pinkie Pie zoomed in, surprising the New Mane 6.

"Hey, Aaron!" Pinkie said. She then noticed the New Mane 6 and gasped. "Oh, boy! New ponies in town! I better get ready for...!"

"There's no time!" Aaron said. "Big trouble! Tirek, Cozy, Chrysalis, they're free and they're on their way here!"

Pinkie Pie gasped loudly and said, "Okie dokie loki! I'll gather our friends!" She then jumped up and defied gravity. "I'll have 'em back here by the next chapter! See ya!" She then zoomed away in the air.

The New Mane 6 were surprised by how Pinkie Pie was able to do all that. Sunny then asked, "How did she do that?"

"Pinkie Pie is the most unpredictable pony of all time and generations," Aaron said. "The laws of Physics don't really work around her. Now, let's come up with a plan to stop the villains." Then Aaron and the New Mane 6 huddled together.

Author's Note

VOTING TIME!!

Okay, looks like Aaron and the New Mane 6 are gonna be taking on the Legion of Doom in G4. Things are gonna get hairy. Aaron and the New Mane 6 might have trouble taking down their respective villains, especially since one of them is able to drain the magic out of them. But for this to work, they're gonna have to take them down one at a time. You all get to vote for one villain each, and the number of votes will be the order of who will get to be taken down in order; highest going first and lowest going last. Who will the heroes take on first?

Option 1:

Lord Tirek

Option 2:

Queen Chrysalis

Option 3:

Cozy Glow

See you all next time.

Chapter 18: The Young 6 VS Crunch

There was a barrier surrounding Canterlot Castle with a bunch of guards standing guard on the inside. On a nearby rooftop outside of the barrier, the Young 6 were preparing for battle. Gallus had on armor from his training days.

"I can't believe you put on your training armor for this," Smolder said.

"Hey, it's for extra protection," Gallus said. "Plus, this armor of mine is custom made."

"And I'm guessing that I'm the only one who could fit into armor that they have at your training camp?" Sandbar asked.

"They do, but we don't have time to get it," Gallus said.

"He's right," Ocellus said. "Here comes the beast." Then the Young 6 saw Crunch coming up to the barrier. Gallus then carried Sandbar, Smolder and Silverstream carried Yona, and all of them went down to the ground getting in the way of Crunch as he was coming towards the castle.

"That's far enough," Smolder said.

Crunch then smirked and said, "You foolish young creatures. Do you honestly believe that you can stop me? I am one of the most powerful creations of Grogar! You're all foolish to think if you can stop me!"

"We may be young," Sandbar said.

"We may be different," Silverstream said.

"But our friendship very strong!" Yona said.

"And we're not gonna let you take us down," Ocellus said.

"Not now, or ever," Gallus said.

"We shall see about that," Crunch said, getting ready to charge. He then charged towards the Young 6, who charged towards him as well.

In Ponyville, at the Castle of Friendship, Aaron, Applejack, Fluttershy, Rarity, Rainbow Dash, Pinkie Pie, Starlight, Trixie, Sunburst, the Cutie Mark Crusaders and the New Mane 6 were all in the Throne Room, around the Cutie Map.

"Whoa," Sunny said. "This is amazing! A whole map of Equestria and beyond!"

"Ah hate ta be a stick in the mud, Aaron, but who are these ponies?" Applejack asked.

"They're the main characters of the next Generation of the My Little Pony series," Aaron said. "Sunny Starscout, Hitch Trailblazer, Izzy Moonbow, Pipp Petals and her sister, Zipp Storm, and lastly, Misty Brightdawn."

"So, they're all from the future?!" Rainbow Dash asked. "That... is... AWESOME!!"

"Time travelling from the far future surely sounds interesting," Rarity said. "How is that possible?"

"Magic is changing," Aaron said. "Like what Twilight said in that message she left in the Unity Crystals. Which she probably haven't made yet."

"Yeah, that's true," Zipp said. "I still can't believe we're in Twilight Sparkle's castle in the past."

"Guess it might be a while for that to happen," Rainbow Dash said. She then smirked. "Cool mane by the way. Not as cool as mine though, but still pretty cool."

"Rainbow Dash, she and Pipp are your descendants," Aaron said. "Rarity's as well."

"What?!" Rainbow Dash and Rarity asked in unison.

Rarity then got a good look at the two futuristic pegasi. She then said, "I actually see it." She looked at Zipp. "Zipp has my lovely white coat, and Pipp has my sense of style."

"Aww, thank you," Pipp said.

"Guess we know where Mom got her fancy speak," Zipp whispered, making Pipp quietly giggle.

"I get that Pipp got Rarity's style and Zipp her coat, but what does Pipp inherit from me?" Rainbow Dash asked, looking at Pipp.

"How about your showoff-ness?" Aaron asked. "She's full of pride and loves to get attention."

"Huh, I can live with that," Rainbow Dash said before giving Pipp a noogie.

"Hey! Not my mane!" Pipp said. "I don't need a bad hair day when I'm in the past!"

"Pipp, don't forget, she's your..." Aaron then checked the list of Pipp and Zipp's ancestors. "...great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great grandma."

"Wow, that's about... ten generations," Sunny said. She then gasped. "The tapestry."

"Oh, yeah, it had to be made around this time," Aaron said.

"What tapestry?" Misty asked.

"Oh, right, Misty wasn't with us when we put it together," Sunny said. "I wonder who will make it and when?"

"Don't know," Aaron said. "It probably hasn't happened yet. But right now, we need to focus on stopping these three villains." Then an illusion of Tirek, Chrysalis and Cozy Glow came up over the Cutie Map.

"Tirek, Chrysalis and Cozy Glow," Rainbow Dash said.

"The three nasty villains who teamed up after Discord brought them together," Pinkie Pie said.

"Which was clearly a stupid idea from the start," Aaron said. Just then, Discord appeared in a flash, leaning in next to Aaron.

"I wasn't counting on them using that bell against me," Discord said. He then looked at the New Mane 6. "Who are these ponies?"

"He doesn't recognize..." Hitch asked, but then he remembered. "Oh. Right. Time travel. We haven't been born yet."

"Anyway, we got the three of the biggest villains in Equestria on their way here to Ponyville," Aaron said. "Two of them are top five."

"Which one of them isn't in the top five?" Starlight asked.

"Cozy Glow, obviously," Aaron said.

"Right, because she's not armed with magic," Pinkie Pie said.

"Personally, Ah think the top five villains things are just in yer head, Aaron," Applejack said. "Who are yer top five villains?"

"Number five, the Dazzlings, also known as the Sirens who are on the other side of the portal to the world where Twilight went to get her crown back from Sunset Shimmer," Aaron said.

"That makes sense," Rarity said. "They were able to control the minds of those around them by singing."

"Chrysalis is number four," Aaron said. "Number three, Sombra."

"That makes sense," Starlight said. "Since he's completely shadow and dark magic."

"Lord Tirek, number 2."

"That makes sense," Sunburst said. "After all, he's a power hungry centaur who wanted to suck up all the magic and use it to try and destroy Equestria."

"Then, who's number one?" Trixie asked. "It cannot be... the Great and Powerful... Trrrrixie!"

"Is she gonna do that a lot?" Sunny asked.

"More than you think," Rarity said. "Well, Aaron, who's your top villain?"

"A certain evil Alicorn that had been removed from history," Aaron said, making the New Mane 6 cringe.

"But Nightmare Moon is reformed," Rainbow Dash said. "How can she..." She then deadpanned. "You were talking about the mysterious Alicorn in the next generation, weren't you?"

"Bingo," Aaron said. "Although, she'll eventually be defeated."

"Right, since we weren't born yet," Sunny said, walking up to the Cutie Map. "But she will be defeated."

"And how do you know?" Trixie asked.

"Because I have done it in the future," Sunny said. She then started glowing. "I am all three pony kinds wrapped up into one. My cutie mark comes to life with hope as bright as the sun!" She transformed into her Alicorn form in front of the current heroes of the present time.

"Whoa!" the ponies of the present time all said in unison.

"Okay, that is awesome," Rainbow Dash said.

"Please tell me she's Twilight's descendant," Starlight said.

"Yep," Aaron said. "Sunny is Twilight's descendant. Only by three generations on her mom's side. And I think Twilight gave birth to only one child."

"That means you know about Nyx?" Pinkie Pie asked.

"I was the one who gave her the idea for that," Aaron said. "Although, my friends and I didn't know about her until we met her in the future. Thanks to the current Dragon Lord of that time. Spike."

"Spikey-Wikey is still alive in that time?!" Rarity asked. "How old do dragons live for?!"

"Don't know," Aaron said. "Shoulda asked Ragnarok."

"Right," Rainbow Dash said. "He lived for centuries under magical hibernation but could be awoken when there's a Jade Dragon in our land. Eventually being was stopped along with your world's military."

"So that's how you became a hero of Equestria," Misty said, looking at Aaron.

"Technically, the general of that division went against the President's orders and was disgracefully fired," Aaron said. "He was told to stand down when he had a nuke aimed at us and I had to throw Ragnarok at it to save everyone there."

"Well, you did it," Rarity said. "You're a hero to every creature in Equestria and about every human on Earth."

"Mostly the Bronies and Pegasisters," Aaron said. "I'm sure the Anti-Brony community has decreased a little when I threw Ragnarok at the Nuke."

"At least your friends stuck with you," Rainbow Dash said. "Where are they anyway?"

"Canterlot, fighting the creature that freed the three villains on their way here," Aaron said.

Back in Canterlot, the Young 6 were still in combat with Crunch as he was trying to get past them then through the barrier that Shining Armor put up.

"I will not let some barrier stop me from reaching my goal!" Crunch said. Then Smolder, Ocellus and Yona jumped on top of him. "And I'm not going to lose to some ignorant young creatures!" He then started moving around like a bucking bronco, trying to shake them off. He only succeeded with Yona and Ocellus while Smolder hung on tight.

"Whoa!" Gallus said. "Smolder, how are you doing that?!"

"I had a little practice with a mechanical bull back on Earth when Aaron, Marissa and I went to the County Fair with Liam!" Smolder said.

"Get off me!" Crunch said, still trying to shake Smolder off his back. He eventually succeeded and Smolder let go. Then Yona rammed Crunch's behind, making him face plant into the ground.

"Did you honestly expect you could actually win against us?" Smolder asked. "We defeated the magic you had stolen for Grogar about two years ago. Face it, you're out of date."

"You're wrong!" Crunch said. "What you don't know is that those from the past have a lot more experience of fighting than those of the present ever would! I am your doom!" He was then surrounded in a crimson aura, sending the Young 6 back.

Sandbar's right hoof then started glowing in a green aura. He then slammed it into the ground and a bunch of vines came out and surrounded Crunch, trapping him.

"Whoa!" Sandbar said. "I can't believe that worked!"

"Guess the training with your new magic from Sunny and Hitch is finally paying off," Gallus said. "I was almost expecting that what we gained in the future would disappear when we got back to the present."

"Guess we're still changing even after we saw what it could become of it," Ocellus said. She then changed into that giant bug thing she transformed into when the Young 6 were playing hooky during Friends and Family day in the first year the School of Friendship opened.

She then charged at Crunch who tried dodging Ocellus, but she was too big for him to dodge. Crunch got sent flying. He tried to land, but Yona charged at Crunch as he was heading towards her. Yona sent Crunch up into the air. Then Gallus and Silverstream came and slammed Crunch into the ground.

Sandbar then used his new magic to wrap the vines around Crunch, tying him up tightly. Then Smolder used her new magic fire to contain Crunch, leaving only his head out of the burning crystal.

"You can't stop me like this!" Crunch said. He then tried breaking out of the vines and crystal, but then the Young 6 came in front of him. "Do you honestly think you can defeat me?!" He then broke out of the Crystal and vines, sending out a force of magic, pushing back the Young 6. "Prepare for your doom!" He then used his magic and shot a beam straight up. Then a space portal opened up above Canterlot.

"Holy cow!" Gallus said. "He tore open a hole in space!"

"And you'll be gone with this whole city!" Crunch said. "Goodbye you foolish young freaks!"

"Not today!" Smolder said. Then the Young 6 started holding hands (or rather talons and hooves). Then their Cutie Marks started glowing. Then they released their magic and it shot right up through the portal. Then a rainbow tornado came down and swallowed up Crunch.

"What?! NO!!!!!" Crunch said. He then got sucked up into the portal, screaming. But then he started turning to stone. No! I cannot be defeated! I must redeem myself to my master! GAAAAAAAAAAH!!!!" Eventually, he was fully turned to stone and was heading towards a star that was close to the portal on the other side of it.

The Young 6 looked up at the portal with shocked expressions. Ocellus then said, "Okay. We've taken care of Crunch, but how do we stop that?" Then a pair of magical beams came from the castle and hit the edges of the portal, which started closing. Then the barrier surrounding the castle vanished. Then Twilight came flying to the Young 6 with a proud smile on her face.

"I'm so proud of all of you," Twilight said. "You all defeated a very powerful villain on your own."

"Hey, it was no big deal," Gallus said. "It's not like we can be rewarded for it."

"Oh, we'll get to that once Tirek, Chrysalis and Cozy Glow are recaptured," Twilight said. "I hope Aaron will be able to stop them."

"I'm sure he will," Smolder said. "After all, he knows them better than we do."

"Better to have that battle out of Canterlot so Nyx will grow up safely," Gallus said, smirking towards Twilight.

Twilight gave a shocked expression. Then she gave a loving smile. She then waved a hoof indicating for the Young 6 to come close to her. She then lit up her horn for a teleportation spell.

Twilight and the Young 6 then teleported into Twilight's quarters in the Castle. Twilight then led the Young 6 towards a crib in the room. The Young 6 looked into the crib and saw baby Nyx asleep in the crib.

"Wow," Sandbar whispered. "Through the terror and battle, she managed to sleep through it."

"Not exactly," Twilight whispered. She then lit up her horn and something invisible surrounding the crib diminished. "Sound blocking spell."

"That makes sense," Ocellus whispered.

Then baby Nyx squirmed. She then opened her eyes and saw Twilight and the Young 6. She then looked towards Twilight, cooed and reached her forelegs towards Twilight. Twilight then used her magic to pick up Nyx and brought her to her forelegs.

"So that's why you wanted Aaron and Smolder to stay here during the whole Catrina debacle," Gallus said. "You were afraid that Catrina might go after Nyx if she got the information about the portal back here."

"Yes," Twilight said. "Nyx is important to me, and I wanted to do whatever it took to protect her. But I forgot that Aaron has family back on Earth and would want to stay with them. Being hurt emotionally is a bigger issue than being hurt physically. And I'm sorry for that."

"Twilight stressed out during that time," Yona said.

"All first time mothers are stressed out about their young one's safety over the safety of others," Ocellus said. "Like what happened when Sombra came back and went after Flurry Heart."

"Good example," came Shining Armor's voice. They all looked towards the door and saw him, Cadance, Flurry Heart, Spike and Sparky coming in.

Smolder then looked towards Twilight and asked, "So? Who's Nyx's daddy?"

Twilight blushed and said, "Oh, that. Well... I had one guard volunteer for this. He didn't want to disappoint his princess, so..."

"Flash Sentry," the Young 6 said, deadpanned.

"Wow," Twilight said. "You all are good." She then realized something. "You all got that from the show, didn't you?"

"According to Aaron, Flash Sentry didn't make his official debut until Equestria Girls," Gallus said. "You know, the time you went through that portal to get your crown back from Sunset Shimmer."

Twilight groaned annoyingly. She then said, "Aaron, I still can't believe he knew almost everything about me."

"Oh, yeah," Smolder said. "He still doesn't know why you're afraid of quesadillas."

"I AM NOT!!" Twilight said, getting anxious. "They're just so... cheesy." She then sniffed something. She then put her right forehoof to her nose. "Okay, time for Nyx to be changed." She then carried Nyx towards the bathroom.

"I better let Aaron know that Crunch has been defeated," Smolder said, transforming into her human form and pulling out her cell phone. She then started texting.

Back in the Castle of Friendship, Aaron and the others were coming up with a plan to take down Tirek, Chrysalis and Cozy Glow. Aaron's phone then received a text. He then checked it.

"Okay, Crunch has been taken down," Aaron said. "Smolder says that he's been turned to stone and sucked into a... space portal and sucked into a star. Oh, that explains the background in the stained glass window in the future."

"Oh, you saw it in their time?" Rarity asked.

"No, in the G4 Series finale," Aaron said. "You'll see what I mean one day during your Counsel of Friendship meeting with a young unicorn mare named Luster Dawn."

"Good to know," Rarity said. "Who's Luster Dawn?"

"Pink unicorn, will eventually be Twilight's protege," Aaron said. "Like when she was Princess Celestia's protege before coming here to Ponyville."

"Makes sense," Pinkie Pie said. "Although she wasn't too keen on friendship. We've seen it on the show you showed us when everypony found out you were human."

"Please tell me Lyra doesn't know I'm here," Aaron said.

"AARON!! PLEASE STAY HERE FOREVER!!" Lyra's voice came from the halls of the castle. Then the doors started opening in a golden aura, but then Applejack and Rainbow Dash pushed back on the door.

"We need ta focus on keepin' 'er away from Aaron," Applejack said, making Rainbow Dash nod.

Rainbow Dash then got an idea. She then said, "Hey, Lyra. Warn the town. There are villains coming."

"WHAT?!" came Lyra's voice. Then the sound of hoofsteps going down the hall came in.

"Well, that was easy," Rainbow Dash said. "Plus, the town will be ready."

On the path that leads to Canterlot, two sets of black hooves, one of them full of hooves, came into view. Then it showed Tirek, Cozy Glow and Chrysalis, all still under the influence of Crunch's magic. Then they started walking towards Ponyville.

Author's Note

Okay, it's up to Aaron and the others to take on the Equestrian Legion of Doom. Hopefully Aaron will have it under control with help from the New Mane 6 and the others.

Chapter 19: The Wild Cards

Rainbow Dash, Applejack, Rarity, Pinkie Pie and Fluttershy were all heading off South leading Lord Tirek away from town. Tirek was already bigger.

"Okay, everypony," Aaron's voice said in the background. "

Tirek, Cozy Glow and Chrysalis are all destined to get what they want. But they all focus on getting their revenge on who taken them down. Tirek would focus on getting revenge on the current Element Bearers, so to make sure nopony else gets hurt, lead him to Ghastly Gorge, just in case he's bigger.

"Bigger my butt!" Rainbow Dash said. "He's almost as strong as he was when we last battled him!"

"Hopefully he'll be easy to take down by Aaron and our descendants," Rarity said.

Standing on top of the School of Friendship, Starlight, Sunburst and Trixie were keeping their eyes peeled for Chrysalis in case she was coming for Starlight.

"Obviously, Chrysalis would want to go after Starlight because of what happened with her former subjects reforming," Aaron continued in the background. "So just in case, you all stay in the School of Friendship and secure yourselves in case she finds her way in."

"She's out there," Starlight said. "I know it." Then she teleported the three into the School.

The Cutie Mark Crusaders were preparing for Cozy Glow to come, since she wants revenge on the Young 6.

"And since Cozy Glow wants revenge on the Young 6 for ruining her plans and getting her locked up in Tartarus, the Crusaders are gonna have to lure her to a disclosed location," Aaron said in the background. "So it's best if they lead Cozy Glow to the lake."

The Crusaders looked around in case Cozy Glow was nearby. Scootaloo then saw something and tapped Apple Bloom's flank. Scootaloo pointed up and saw Cozy Glow in the sky, looking around for something. Sweetie Belle also noticed it. Then the Crusaders smirked.

"Boy, Ah sure hope that Sandbar and his friends'll be alright," Apple Bloom called out, trying to make her performance as obvious to anyone around her.

"Yeah," Scootaloo said, going along with the act. "I sure hope that they're okay."

"Hey, it's not like they can hide anywhere," Sweetie Belle said, going along with the act as well. "Cozy Glow would never dare to look inside of Carousel Boutique."

Cozy Glow overheard the Crusaders and gave a dark smirk. She then flew towards Carousel Boutique, getting the attention of the Crusaders.

"That was easier than I thought it was gonna be," Scootaloo said. Then the three fillies laughed.

Meanwhile, at Ghastly Gorge, Aaron and the New Mane 6 were waiting for the G4 Mane 5 to bring Tirek to them. They were all standing atop a cliff side.

"So it's best to take out the big guy first," Aaron said. "Which is why we're here in Ghastly Gorge to ambush Tirek."

"Are you sure this will work?" Zipp asked. "If Tirek is a power hungry tyrant, then maybe we shouldn't take him on head on. He might steal our magic as well."

"Plus, if we die in the past, our royal family line will not continue in our present," Pipp said.

"I still don't know how your family became official royals after so long of being separated," Aaron said.

"I'm still looking into that," Zipp said. Just then, the sound of something big landing came in, shaking the ground. The seven looked towards the sound and saw the G4 Mane 5 being chased by Lord Tirek.

"Time to set our plan into motion," Aaron said. Sunny then transformed into her Alicorn form and carried Hitch, Izzy and Misty down as she, Aaron, Pipp and Zipp flew down behind Lord Tirek.

Tirek eventually caught the G4 Mane 5 in his telekinetic hold, all of them squirming to get out. But he brought them closer to him.

"Oh, I am so going to enjoy draining your magic and life source," Lord Tirek said. "Any last words?"

Rainbow Dash smirked and asked, "Did he seriously fall for it?"

"Fall for what?!" Tirek asked, a little annoyed.

"Sorry, sugarcube, but this place is the perfect place for an ambush against ya," Applejack said.

"And you fell for it big time!" Pinkie Pie shouted.

"Fell for what?!" Tirek asked. Just then, a bunch of vines sprouted out of the ground and tied up around Tirek's legs. "WHAT?! What is this?!"

"We have some new friends that live... far away," Rarity said.

"Who dares to try to take me down with vines?!" Tirek asked.

"We dare!" came Hitch's voice. Tirek turned his upper body around to see the New Mane 6 standing tall, Sunny in her Alicorn form.

"A new Alicorn?!" Tirek asked. "How?!"

"We're also not the only ones you should be worried about," Sunny said, smirking. "Oh, Aaron!"

Just then, Aaron came flying towards Tirek as big as the centaur himself. Aaron grabbed Tirek and took off into the sky, making sure Tirek's head wasn't facing Aaron so he wouldn't be able to drain Aaron's magic. He flew both himself and Tirek about 100 yards beyond the G4 Mane 5 and slammed Tirek into the ground. He then started punching Tirek's face multiple times so Tirek wouldn't be able to focus on draining Aaron's magic.

But Tirek grabbed Aaron's fist as it was coming into another punch. Tirek then said, "A jade dragon, huh? I heard the tale of Ragnarok the Reaper. But I didn't think that it would be possible one day for a jade dragon to come!"

Tirek then used his four legs to kick Aaron off of him. Aaron got pushed back. Tirek then said, "This is the day you die!"

The G4 Mane 5 and the New Mane 6 saw this. Rainbow Dash then said, "We gotta help him!"

"But how?" Fluttershy asked. "We need Twilight to activate the Rainbow Power inside us."

"We got this," Sunny said. Then the New Mane 6 started running towards the battle. Then they all started glowing, especially their Cutie Marks. "Hope."

"Bravery!" Zipp said.

"Heart!" Misty said.

"Confidence!" Pipp said.

"Kindness!" Hitch said.

"Creativity!" Izzy said. Then their Cutie Mark magic came together and shot a beam towards Aaron. Aaron absorbed the magic and felt it coursing through him. As that happened, Tirek was about to fire a big magical blast towards him.

Aaron saw this then he started blowing some fire. This fire was blue, but instead of heading towards Tirek, it formed a giant kite shaped shield and Tirek's magical blast was heading towards it. Aaron used the shield and it blocked Tirek's attack.

"WHAT?!" Tirek asked, shocked.

Aaron then put his arm through the straps on the shield, then he used his fire breath to create a blue fiery sword. He then charged towards Tirek and used the sword to slice off Tirek's horns. As that happened, the magic that Tirek absorbed started coming out of him, and he started shrinking.

"NOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!" Tirek cried out as he started going down to his weakest form. Aaron's fiery sword and shield diminished and then he shrunk down and started dive bombing Tirek. Tirek looked up and saw Aaron coming down for another attack. Aaron then punched Tirek in the face and the centaur went unconscious.

Then the G4 Mane 5 and the New Mane 6 ran up to Aaron and Tirek, all astonished by what Aaron just did.

"How did ya do that?!" Applejack asked.

"I have no idea!" Aaron said. "But that was awesome!"

"It sure was!" Rainbow Dash said before giving Aaron a noogie. "You totally took down Tirek!"

"Makes me wonder if Spikey-Wikey would've been able to take him down if he learned to control that trick," Rarity said. "How were you able to control that?"

"I actually focused on protecting my friends from any danger," Aaron said. "That's what was going through my head when that rogue army general launched a nuke at us during our battle against Ragnarok. No way I was going to let my friends be killed by an idiot's bad choice."

"That's it, Aaron," Rainbow Dash said. "That's the Loyalty to your friends we all like in ya."

Just then, Aaron started glowing and he was being lifted up in the air, saying "Whoa! What's going on?!" Then a light emerged from Aaron and it went into his right hip, and then a Cutie Mark appeared on Aaron's hip. It was of three blue diamonds, all flying off to the bottom right of the Cutie Mark, all with fire around them like they were shooting stars. Aaron then went down and said, "Okay. Now I got a Cutie Mark."

"A Cutie Mark on a Dragon?" Rarity asked. "Or, human. Whatever. That's never been done before. That makes you the first..."

"Gallus was the first of their group to get a Cutie Mark," Hitch said, interrupting Rarity. "The rest of them got them in the future."

"Really?!" Pinkie Pie asked. "In what order?"

"Gallus, Ocellus, Silverstream, Yona, Smolder, and now, Aaron," Pipp said.

"Wow," Pinkie Pie said. "This is gonna be one spectacular Cute-ceñeara." She was writing down plans for a Cute-ceñeara on a notepad.

"A what?" Misty asked.

"It's a party where young ponies get their Cutie Marks no more than a week," Rarity answered.

"Oh, you mean like a Cutie Blossom Bash," Izzy said.

"A what?" Rainbow Dash asked.

"One event where every pony who caught their Cutie Mark that year gets celebrated in a weekend event near the end of the year," Sunny said. "Misty wasn't too comfortable with the whole event."

"Something to look forward to when Chapter 5 comes out on Make Your Mark," Aaron said. "Wait, was that before or after Misty reunited with her dad?"

"Before," Sunny said. "Although... well, you'll see it later." Just then, Tirek was getting bigger and got up, and he roared. "How is he getting bigger already?!"

"He's under the influence of Crunch," Aaron said. "This was not what I was expecting." He then noticed the locket on Sunny vibrating. Just then, the locket opened up and headed straight towards Tirek. It went through him and Tirek went back down to his normal form, along with the influence of Crunch diminishing. He then transformed back into the form he was in when he turned to stone.

"Well, that was unexpected," Rainbow Dash said. She then looked at the locket. "Where did you get that?"

"From a Breezie in Bridlewood in the future," Sunny said. "It's how we defeated Opaline in the future."

Fluttershy gasped and asked, "You met the Breezies in the future? That's... so... amazing!"

"Apparently, the Breezie's speeches have evolved to English," Aaron said.

"They have?!" Fluttershy asked.

"But, apparently, they speak it incredibly quickly," Aaron said. "You have to record what they're saying and play it in slow motion."

"It was Hitch who understood what they were saying," Pipp said.

"Yeah, I understand critters," Hitch said.

"That's amazing!" Fluttershy said.

"I still wonder if either Hitch or Misty inherited a certain other ability that Fluttershy has," Aaron said.

"Like what?" Misty asked.

"The Stare," Aaron said.

"Ohhhh!" Pinkie, Applejack, Rarity and Rainbow Dash said in unison.

"What's that?" Izzy asked.

"It's an intimidating stare that Fluttershy has to get certain critters, or even non-critters, to do whatever she wants," Aaron said. "Whenever they wouldn't do what she was doing politely."

"Really?" Pipp asked. "Can we see it? I wanna record it."

"Maybe you'll see it when we go stop Cozy Glow," Aaron said. "Speaking of which, let's hope she's still searching Carousel Boutique for the others."

That made Rarity gasp and shout, "MY BOUTIQUE?! NOOOOOOOOO!!" Then Rarity dashed away from the group. Then they all shrugged their shoulders and started heading towards Ponyville.

In Carousel Boutique, Cozy Glow was knocking down everything with the Cutie Mark Crusaders tied up and gagged on the stand in front of the vanity mirrors. She then flew towards the Crusaders with a scary, angry look.

"WHERE... ARE THEY?!" Cozy Glow shouted. The Crusaders were trying to speak, but the cloths around their mouths were preventing them from speaking. "What's wrong? Cat got your tongue?" Just then, the door slammed open from Rarity and saw the mess.

"My Boutique!" Rarity said. "NOOOOOOOO!" Then the others came in, seeing the mess.

"Whoa," Rainbow Dash said. "Looks like that whole costume party we had a year and a half ago."

"That was an awesome party," Aaron said. He then saw Cozy Glow.

"Who is that?" Cozy Glow asked.

"Someone who doesn't get you," Aaron said. "I get Tirek. His father punished him for stealing magic and overthrew him and attempted to take over Equestria. I get Chrysalis. She only has the need to feed on love, but not understand friendship. That bug is really heartless." He then paused. "I even get Sombra. He was originally a young colt who was being torn apart by all the love from the Crystal Heart's power, and got corrupted by the Umbrum and became the evil tyrant."

"So what's your point?" Cozy Glow asked.

"My point is you are a complete mystery," Aaron said. "Why did you do it all?"

"Like you'd understand," Cozy Glow said. She then flew towards Aaron, screaming. But then she was caught in a pink aura. "Whoa! Hey! What's going on?!"

Misty then came up to Cozy Glow, her horn glowing. She then said, "I grew up with a wicked pony who only destined to be the most powerful one in Equestria. She believed that she had to be both feared and loved by all below her. She gave her reason, but you don't tell anypony about your backstory."

"You don't know anything about me!" Cozy Glow said, angrily.

"But I can see how you are who you are now," Misty said. She then used her magic to look inside Cozy's head.

In Cozy's past, a five year old Cozy Glow was playing in a park in Cloudsdale, her mother sitting on a bench watching her with a loving heart. But then, a stallion came up to her and sat next to her with a grumpy look on his face. The mare had a light blue coat and a curly red mane and tail with lavender eyes. The stallion had a white coat and blue mane, along with yellow eyes. He looked at young Cozy Glow with a sour look.

"I don't understand why you care for that... thing," the stallion said. "She's the reason why you're not feeling well, Destiny."

"Oh, shush, Strict," the mare said. "Don't say that about our daughter. She just needs love and compassion. From both of us."

"She's an embarrassment to the family name!" the stallion said. "I cannot be a father to that... little monster!"

"She's not a monster!" the mare said. But then she cringed and put a hoof to her chest.

"And that's my point!" the stallion said. "Bright Destiny, you haven't been feeling well ever since she was born! She's responsible for your heart problems!"

"That's not true, Strict Order!" the mare known as Bright Destiny said. "Cozy Glow just needs love and compassion. But ever since she was born, you haven't shown any love for her at all. I'm not gonna let you ruin things for her when she grows up."

"Mommy?" came young Cozy Glow's voice. The two pegasus parents looked down at their daughter, who was looking back up at them with a worried look. More importantly, her mother. "Is everything okay?"

"Don't worry, Cozy Glow," Destiny said, picking up the filly. "Let's go home." Then she started walking away from there with Cozy Glow on her back. Strict Order looked towards the both of them with an angry look.

In a hospital, Cozy Glow around the age she was before she came to the School of Friendship. Bright Destiny was laying in the gurney with tubes up her right foreleg.

"Mommy, you've got to get better," Cozy Glow said. "I don't want you to go."

"Don't worry, Cozy Glow," Bright Destiny said. "Your aunt and uncle are happy to take you in. You especially love spending time with your cousin, Spur."

"Yeah," Cozy Glow said. "I love spending time with her. She's the reason why I style my mane like this."

"I know... you'll... be..." Bright Destiny said before closing her eyes. Then her heart rate monitor let out a long, never-ending beep.

"Mom?" Cozy Glow asked. "Mommy? No! Please! Wake up!" Then a bunch of doctor's came in. One nurse came in and pulled Cozy away from the gurney. "No! Mommy! Don't leave me!" She was pulled out of the room, still upset about her mother's passing.

At a funeral, Cozy Glow was crying due to her mother's death. She was upset that her mother died. But on the bright side, she was going to go live with her cousins in Hayseed Swamp. At least, that's what she thought.

Cozy's father, Strict Order, walked towards her and said, "It's time for you to go."

"To Hayseed Swamp?" Cozy Glow asked.

"No. To Military School for bad foals," Strict Order said. He then dragged her away.

"What?! NOOOO!" Cozy shouted when she was being dragged.

In the real world, Misty gasped at that, but then she fell over. She also released Cozy Glow from her magical hold. Cozy then tried getting away, but Aaron jumped up and tackled her to the ground.

"Misty, are you okay?" Izzy asked, trying to get her back up on her hooves.

"She... she was promised to go live with her cousins in Hayseed Swamp," Misty said. "But her dad dragged her off to a military school."

"Seriously?" Aaron asked. "Abusive father?"

"You have no idea," Cozy Glow said. "Like you know what it's like to have a father who never wanted you."

"My dad killed my mom when he thought I was with her," Aaron said. "He never wanted kids." That got Cozy Glow's attention.

"Seriously?" Cozy Glow asked.

"Listen, Cozy," Aaron said. "Just because your dad didn't want you doesn't mean you don't have a family that cares about you."

"You... don't... know... me!" Cozy Glow said, flying back towards a wall and smashing Aaron on the wall.

"Gaaaah!" Aaron shouted in pain. Aaron groaned as Cozy was trying to crush him onto the wall. "Fluttershy! Now!"

Fluttershy then came up to Aaron and Cozy Glow. She then used the Stare on Cozy Glow, which was freaking her out and Aaron was astonished by it.

"Whoa," Aaron said. "That is more intense in person than it was in the show."

"Oooh, I gotta record it!" Pipp said. But then she got a good look at Fluttershy's Stare and she jumped back in fright. "Whoa! That is more intense than I thought it was gonna be!"

"I have gotta learn that whenever my mom wants me to do something I don't want to do," Zipp said.

"I think that can only be inherited by those who are related to Fluttershy," Aaron said. Then everyone except Fluttershy and Cozy Glow looked towards Hitch and Misty.

"I'm not so sure about this," Misty said. "I'm not so... intimidating."

"And I'm already respected to all back in Maretime Bay," Hitch said.

"I got an idea," Aaron said. "Hitch, imagine that Cozy Glow is a pony who has been littering all over Maretime Bay and refuses to pick it up."

"Oh, it is on!" Hitch said. He then stood next to Fluttershy on her left side and tried staring her down, but she wasn't budged.

"Okay, Hitch doesn't have it," Aaron said. "Misty, imagine that Cozy Glow is Opaline and give her the glare you've wanted to give her for a long time."

Misty then looked towards Cozy Glow and she saw Opaline in Cozy Glow's face. Misty then started glaring at Cozy Glow, which was the Stare, which was making the Stare twice as intense. She also stood on Fluttershy's right side.

"Whoa!" Aaron said. "Misty got it! Time to get her down!" He then used his feet and his heavier body to pin Cozy Glow to the ground.

"OW!" Cozy Glow shouted. "That hurts!"

"Like you haven't hurt anyone before," Aaron said. "Cozy Glow, instead of focusing on all the bad things that happened in your life, why not focus on all the good things you have growing up."

Cozy Glow then remembered all the good times she had before what her father did. She remembered the times her mom tucked her in, playing in the park, eating dinner together, dancing together, having fun with family, and even when they hugged when her mom dropped her off at school.

Cozy Glow had her eyes closed tight when she was remembering all the good things, and she was crying. She then opened her eyes, and the influence of Crunch left her. She then sighed.

"Let me go," Cozy Glow said sadly. Aaron then let go of Cozy Glow and she got up. While she was remembering things, Rainbow Dash and Applejack were untying the Cutie Mark Crusaders.

"Ya couldn't have done this sooner?" Apple Bloom asked.

"Sweetie Belle didn't seem to have her magic deactivated when the three of you were tied up," Rainbow Dash said.

Then the three fillies looked up at Sweetie Belle's horn. Then they all went deadpanned. Scootaloo then said, "Why didn't we think of that before?"

"I'm... I'm sorry," Cozy Glow said. "I never should have done all that stuff. Just because my dad never wanted me around since I was born."

"Why?" Applejack asked.

"My dad was a pegasus born in a family of unicorns," Cozy Glow said. "He was shunned from the whole family just because he was a pegasus. He thought if he had a unicorn foal, he would be back on good terms with his family. But it didn't matter when the only mare who he could fall in love with was a pegasus. She has parents that change pony types through every generation. Pegasus, unicorn, Earth Pony. Mom had a strange family. But this time..."

"Her type change tradition stopped?" Sunny asked.

"Big time," Cozy Glow said. "My mom thought that all life was precious, but ever since she died... My dad... He... He..." She then started sobbing. "He sent off to a military school for bad foals. So, he went off to join the Canterlot Royal Guard and not bother to even care for my well being. I was supposed to be sent to my family in Hayseed Swamp. I enjoyed spending time with my cousin Spur."

"Spur?!" the Crusaders asked.

"Brown coat, green mane styled like yours, yellow neckerchief?" Sweetie Belle asked.

"Yeah," Cozy Glow said. "She's my cousin." She then realized something. "Wait, how do you know her?"

"We've... met her and her brother, Biscuit," Scootaloo said.

"Although, we were... different that day," Apple Bloom said.

"Well, at least we got Cozy Glow to change," Aaron said. "Speaking of which, we still have one villain to take care of."

"Chrysalis!" the G4 Mane 5 and the Crusaders all said in unison.

"Crusaders, you three stay here and keep an eye on Cozy," Aaron said. Then the grown ups and Aaron left the Boutique and headed for the School of Friendship.

At the School of Friendship, Starlight, Sunburst and Trixie were all roaming the halls, looking for any sign of Chrysalis. Then Aaron, the G4 Mane 5 and the New Mane 6 came in.

"Seriously?" Aaron asked. "Chrysalis hasn't come yet?"

"That doesn't make any sense," Pinkie Pie said. "After all, Chrysalis has a huge grudge against Starlight..." Pinkie Pie appeared behind Starlight. "...after what happened with her former subjects turning to the side of friendship..." Then Pinkie appeared above Sunny. "...and would continue on her revenge until everypony who took her down would suffer like she wanted them to."

"How is she doing that?!" Hitch asked. "She's... defying physics!"

"Pinkie is known ta break the laws of physics," Applejack said. "Nopony has ever figured out how she does it."

"The last pony who tried ended up getting hurt," Aaron said. "A lot. But she gave up and just went with Pinkie's methods."

"I'm sure that Twilight would be able to figure out how Pinkie does what she does," Sunny said.

"It was Twilight," Aaron said.

"Wow," Trixie said. "I guess that not even Twilight Sparkle can do anything."

"No offense, Trixie, but you really need to work on your sympathy with Twilight," Aaron said. "After all, you have been friends with her since you and Starlight became friends with each other."

"Oh, right," Trixie said. "I guess I do need to work on that."

"Besides, we need to find Chrysalis," Rarity said. "No doubt she's around here."

"No need for that, Rarity," Aaron said. He then blew out his blue fire and it became a burning blue shovel. "Because I just found her!" Aaron then used the shovel and hit Trixie in her right cheek. But then green flames surrounded her and it wasn't really Trixie, but Chrysalis in disguise. Everyone else was jaw dropped by that.

"How did you know... that was Chrysalis?" Fluttershy asked.

"Trixie... not addressing herself in third person, surrounded by others," Aaron said. "That's very suspicious."

Sunny then tapped on her locket and a rainbow came out of it after it opened up and surrounded Chrysalis. When the rainbow diminished, Chrysalis was back in the form she was when she was turned to stone along with Tirek and Cozy Glow.

"If that was Chrysalis, then where's Trixie?" Sunburst asked. Just then, the sound of stuff falling over came from down one of the halls.

Eventually, they came to the closet where Spike hid when he was molting and Smolder told him about the Molt. Trixie was in a cocoon trying to get out. Aaron then used his blue fire breath and it turned into a machete. He then used it to cut the cocoon open and got Trixie out of there.

"How did you do that?" Trixie asked. "The Great and Powerful Trrrrrixie wishes to know about this."

"Apparently, magic is evolving," Aaron said. "Also, there will be Cutie Marks on non-pony creatures."

"Really?" Starlight asked. She then noticed the Cutie Mark on Aaron's right hip. "Huh. That's new."

"I better let the others know that the villains have been defeated," Aaron said pulling out his phone. But then, Twilight, the Young 6, Spike, Sparky and Nyx came in by a teleportation spell.

"You all did it!" Twilight said. "I'm so proud!"

"Yeah, kinda had to..." Aaron said before noticing baby Nyx. "Is that... Is that Nyx?"

"Uh-huh," Twilight said, holding Nyx in a foreleg. "And I thank you for giving me that book, Aaron. Without it, I never would have had her."

"Well, you're welcome," Aaron said. But then, he was tackled by Sparky. "Oof!"

Sparky giggled and snuggled into Aaron's chest. The others found it cute. But then Hitch came in and picked up Sparky.

"Take it easy, Sparky," Hitch said. "Let's all get some rest after all this battling."

"Good idea, Hitch," Sunny said. "Let's all get some rest in the Castle." Then they all headed towards the front door of the School so they could get some rest for the next day.

Author's Note

Well, that was an epic battle for our heroes. See you all next time for the ceremony of our heroes and, eventually, the G5 characters returning to their home time.

Chapter 20: Hero's Ceremony

In one guest room of Canterlot Castle, Aaron, Gallus, Sandbar, Hitch and Sparky were all preparing themselves for the ceremony in their honor for defeating the villains they faced.

"I can't believe we're actually being honored by the ponies of this time," Hitch said. "I'm sure that one day, Sparky will grow up and ask me about this moment."

"This happens a lot more than you think," Aaron said. "Mostly around Twilight and her friends. We'll see how this goes."

"Yeah, that stuff happens a lot around here," Gallus said. "I can't wait to see what they'll do when they put us on stained glass." He then looked towards Aaron. "We are going to be on stained glass, right?"

"Oh, I've seen it in the future when Twilight was bigger than she is now," Aaron said. "A stained glass window of you, Sandbar and the girls taking on that Red Beast, Crunch."

"But not you?" Sandbar asked.

"I wasn't involved with that fight," Aaron said. "Perhaps I'll be getting my own glass window for taking down three of Equestria's villains, with your assistance, Hitch. That also goes for the other futuristic ponies." Just then, there was a knocking at the door. "Who is it?"

A Royal Guard came into the room. It was the stallion that happened to be Cozy Glow's father. He then said, "The Ceremony is about to begin. You all better prepare. I don't know why the Princess would honor insignificant creatures."

Aaron gave off an angry expression and asked, "What was that?"

"Nothing, nothing," Strict Order said, trying to get Aaron to drop it. "Just... get ready." He then left the room.

"Something was up with him," Aaron said.

"Yeah," Gallus said. "Strict Order was always like that with all of us." Aaron and Hitch then went wide eyed at the name of that guard. "I still don't understand why he doesn't seem to enjoy working with certain individuals."

"Did you say Strict Order?" Hitch asked.

"Yeah," Gallus answered. "Why?"

"That dude is Cozy's father!" Aaron said. "Apparently, Cozy was supposed to be sent to her relatives in Hayseed Swamp after her Mom passed away, but Strict Order sent her to a military school for bad foals. And he didn't even care about that. That was before Cozy showed up at the School of Friendship."

Gallus then got angry and asked, "Why would he do that to his own daughter?"

"He was hoping to get a foal who was born a unicorn since he was a pegasus born in a family of unicorns," Hitch said. "Cozy's mom's family always had a strange family lineage since they change different pony types every generation."

"And Cozy's father was expecting a unicorn foal instead of Cozy Glow," Sandbar said. "That's cold and heartless." He then thought about it. "So that's where she got it from."

"We gotta tell Twilight about this," Aaron said, the other boys nodding in agreement.

In the throne room of the Castle, a lot of ponies were waiting for the heroes to come in. Including the G4 Mane 6, Spike, Starlight, Sunburst and Trixie. The doors to the room opened up and coming into the room were Aaron, the Young 6, the New Mane 6 and Sparky.

They all headed towards the throne where Twilight was waiting to award them. They eventually made it to her and the others where they would reward them for their actions.

"Fillies and Gentlecolts of Equestria, as well as creatures of other species, may I give you... the heroes of Equestria!" Twilight announced. Nearly every creature applauded towards the heroes. "For defeating the Red Beast known as Crunch, a demon created by the infamous villain, Grogar, these six young creatures will be rewarded with these Gold Medals for their bravery." The G4 Mane 6 presented the Gold Medals, which were all round with the Elements of Harmony emblems going around in a circle. Magic on top, Generosity on the bottom, Loyalty on the top left, Kindness on the top right, Honesty on the bottom left and Laughter on the bottom right. Twilight put one of the medals around Gallus's neck, Rarity put another one around Ocellus's. Applejack, Yona. Pinkie Pie, Silverstream. Fluttershy, Sandbar. And Rainbow Dash, Smolder.

"Wow," Smolder said, looking at her medal. "This is sweet. And pretty heavy."

"As well, as being remembered in glass," Twilight said. She then looked towards something that was covered, and there were a couple of guards next to the covered object. They removed it and it showed a stained glass window of the Young 6 defeating Crunch.

"Whoa!" the Young 6 all said in unison.

"Okay, that's awesome," Gallus said.

"It sure is, Gallus," Twilight said. "In fact, Gallus, your bravery against Crunch and your training here, you are hereby now a member of the royal guard." Just then, some guards came in and put custom-made royal guard armor on Gallus. He looked down at it with a big smile.

"This is awesome!" Gallus said, flying up. "I made it big time!"

"WHAT?!" came the voice of Strict Order. He came through the crowd and towards the throne. "He's been in training for only a year and you're making him a guard?! I've been training my flanks off to be in the guard for four years! Why is he special?!"

"Because he went above and beyond to protect his friends and the kingdom from villains," Twilight said. "He's a very special griffon willing to sacrifice himself to keep his friends and home safe."

"That's not good enough!" Strict Order shouted. "He shouldn't even be in the guard! He's a freak to the Royal Guard!"

"Like your daughter was a freak for being born a pegasus?" Aaron asked, making Strict Order gasp. "You might have come from a family of unicorns, but that doesn't mean you know what's best."

"How do you know that?!" Strict Order asked.

"You were hoping for a foal that was born a unicorn, but you got a pegasus daughter instead," Aaron said. "Your late wife loved her so much and wanted what was best for that little filly. She was supposed to be sent over to her relatives in Hayseed Swamp for a happier life. But you decided to send her to a military school for bad foals. And that led for her to becoming a villain."

"Wait, what?" Twilight asked. "I've read his file. It doesn't say anything about having a daughter."

"So you lied on your résumé, huh?" Gallus asked. "You are so low."

"So where is his daughter now?" Twilight asked.

"Twilight, his daughter is Cozy Glow," Aaron said, making everyone look at Strict Order. Mostly in shock.

"You treated your daughter like a monster before she even became one?" Twilight asked.

"She was the reason my wife got sick in the first place!" Strict Order shouted. "I don't know why she was happy with the reason why she was sick in the first place?!"

"I looked into her medical files, and it wasn't because of Cozy's birth that made her sick," Zipp said. "It was because of some heart problems that she inherited from her father's side of the family, and it was too late for her to get it fixed. No doubt Cozy will go through the same once she gets older, but that can be stopped when the time comes."

"Yeah, no doubt about that," Twilight said. "But now, you on the other hoof, Strict Order..." Then a bunch of guards surrounded Strict Order. Then a unicorn guard removed the armor off of Strict Order.

"WHAT?!" Strict Order asked. "You're firing me?!"

"And punishing you for every bad thing you've done to your daughter!" Twilight said. "And for that, let's see how you like it being a clone of your own daughter and taking her place in the statue of the other villains."

"What?!" Strict Order said. Twilight's horn was already glowing and she shot a beam towards Strict Order. He was surrounded by a puff of pink smoke. When the smoke cleared, he was now a complete copy of his own daughter. He looked down and saw his new form. "What?! No!" He then noticed his voice changed as well. "What? My voice, too?!" Strict looked towards Twilight and said, "Change me back now!"

"You will be in that form for the rest of your life, Strict Order," Twilight said. "Even if you find a way out of your stone state." She then fired another blast towards the stallion turned filly, and then he was turned to stone and stuck in the position Cozy Glow was when she was turned to stone with Tirek and Chrysalis. "Make sure he joins the other villains." The other guards nodded and took their former fellow guard and took him away. "Now, let's move onto the rest of the heroes."

Then another guard came in and held out a velvet pillow with seven kite shaped shield like medals on them. The medals were also adorned with the Elements of Harmony on them. The center had the Element of Magic, the top left had the Element of Loyalty, the top right had the Element of Kindness, the Element of Honesty was to the left of the Element of Magic while the Element of Laughter was on the right, and on the bottom was the Element of Generosity.

Twilight had placed one medal around Sunny's neck, Fluttershy had placed a medal around Hitch's, Rainbow Dash placed a medal around Zipp's neck, Rarity put a medal around Pipp's neck, Pinkie Pie put a medal around Izzy's neck, Applejack put a medal around Misty's neck and Starlight put a medal around Aaron's neck.

"Give a round of applause to our heroes from another point of time and space!" Twilight announced. "Sunny Starscout, Hitch Trailblazer, Zipp Storm, Pipp Petals, Izzy Moonbow, Misty Brightdawn, and our legendary jade dragon hero, Aaron Blazer!" Everyone in the room applauded the heroes for what they've done for their time. Twilight then leaned towards Aaron and quietly asked, "Where is the real Cozy Glow?"

"In another guest room being watched by your brother, Cadance, Flurry and the Crusaders," Aaron responded, quietly.

Up in one of the guest rooms, Shining Armor and Cadance were standing at the door to make sure Cozy Glow didn't get out while she was having a chat with the Crusaders. Flurry Heart was being held back by Apple Bloom.

"Seriously?" Cozy Glow asked. "You three made yourselves older?"

"Biggest mistake of our lives," Scootaloo said. "Especially when we gave a couple of ponies a little older than us some bad advice."

"Really?" Cozy Glow asked. "What happened?"

"The colt wanted ta bring their pet to the animal showcase in the Appleloosa County Fair," Apple Bloom said. "The filly wasn't on board with it. We were currently adults at the time and we told them to bring their pet to the fair."

"And it turns out that their pet gets really stressed when it's in a big crowd," Sweetie Belle said. "Luckily, Fluttershy came in and calmed the creature down."

"What happens if that creature get's stressed?" Cozy Glow asked.

"It becomes a living cyclone," Scootaloo said. "It tore up the entire showcase. That little purple... whatever it was. I don't know why they named it Bloofy."

Cozy Glow gave a shocked expression and asked, "Bloofy?"

"What's that look about?" Sweetie Belle asked.

"Was this creature purple and fluffy?" Cozy Glow asked, the Crusaders nodding. "And their owners. Was the colt a red earth pony with a blue country styled brushed mane and the filly a brown Pegasus with a turquoise mane styled similar to mine and had a yellow neckerchief?"

"You know them?" Apple Bloom asked.

"They're my cousins, Biscuit and Spur," Cozy Glow said. "I was supposed to be sent to them after my Mom died. But my dad sent me to a military school instead."

"If you were sent to military school, how did you end up at my sister's School of Friendship?" Shining Armor asked.

"I slipped out of there without them noticing," Cozy Glow said. "In a way, I was assisted by Lord Tirek."

"That makes sense," Princess Cadance said. "Let me guess, they had their magic drained when that happened?"

"That was the only way for me to get away," Cozy Glow said. "I was gone by the time they recovered. I've been living with a foster family in Baltimare for a year. But the school I was attending had a lot of bullies that got away with everything. They had rich family and said that they had all the power in the school. Made me so angry. Makes me wish that... I'd get back at them by having more power."

"So that's why you wanted all that power," Shining Armor said. "If you had all that power, you would show those bullies that they would regret pushing you around. Plus your dad's bad behavior had gotten into you and you were acting like him."

"I... guess I was," Cozy Glow said. She then sighed. "I... accept my punishment for what I've done." Just then, there was a knocking at the door. Everypony in the room looked towards the door and it opened up. In came Twilight and Aaron.

"Well, you won't have to worry about your dad anymore, Cozy," Aaron said. "He was exposed for what he did to you. He was one of the guards here in Canterlot until we exposed him."

"Strict Order was fired, turned into a copy of Cozy Glow and now is punished to be the statue with Tirek and Chrysalis," Twilight said. "He'll be punished for everything he did to you, Cozy."

"He is?" Cozy Glow asked. She then sighed. "I guess... I'll accept any punishment you'll give me." She then shut her eyes tight. When nothing came, she opened her left eye and looked towards Twilight, who wasn't even flinching. Cozy then opened up her other eye and looked up at Twilight. "You're not doing anything. How come you're not doing anything?"

"Well, after what you've been through before coming to my school, you had a right to be angry," Twilight said. "Not at me or my friends, not at the other students, not at the bullies who picked on you, but at your father. Your mom would've wanted what was best for you. So that's why... we're bringing your family to you, and you all can live someplace that's both calm and not very crowded. There, you'll be forced to wear a magical ankle monitor that informs us of your actions in case you try something bad again."

"That's... a good idea," Aaron said. "Better to have her kept watch on her own actions than to lock her up." He then checked his phone. "I should get to the restaurant. My friends and I have reservations."

"Go on," Twilight said. "You deserve it."

"I still don't know what's going on about that dragon," Cozy said. "Who is he?"

"He's actually from another dimension where there's a show based on this world," Twilight said. "Focusing on me and my friends."

"Seriously?!" Cozy Glow asked.

"Yeah," Twilight said. "Aaron is actually good friends with the six students that originally stopped your plans at the School. In fact, he and Smolder are dating."

"Who knew I could hit it off with a tough girl from here," Aaron said.

"Awww," Apple Bloom and Sweetie Belle said in unison.

"Eww!" Scootaloo said.

"Oh, grow up," Aaron said. "And I mean mentally, not physically." He then jumped off the railing and started flying towards the restaurant to meet with the Young 6. That made all the ponies in the room laugh.

Author's Note

Well, to be clear with this, there will be one more chapter, and then the epilogue of this story. Hopefully things will be better from there on for the heroes. See you all next time.

Chapter 21: Back to the Future

In the Castle of Friendship, Twilight and Starlight were looking up spells for a one way portal back to the future for the New Mane 6 and Sparky. Aaron, the Young 6, the rest of the Mane 6, the New Mane 6 and Sparky were all waiting in the Throne Room. The New Mane 6 were all checking out the Cutie Map.

"So, this map basically calls out for somepony and sends them someplace to solve a Friendship Problem?" Sunny asked. "That's amazing!"

"That's right, Sunny," Aaron said. "Although, in Season 9, there wasn't much of a Friendship Problem."

"Huh," Rainbow Dash said. "You're right. Ever since Princesses Celestia and Luna announced their retirement to us, there wasn't much of a Friendship Problem for us to solve. Or anypony else."

"Interesting," Zipp said. "I guess friendship has been a lot stronger during that time."

Then Sparky jumped up onto Aaron, tackling to the ground, making him cry out, "Whoa!"

Sparky giggled and hugged Aaron, saying, "Dada!" That broke Hitch's heart.

"Sparky," Aaron said. He then got up, still carrying Sparky. Aaron then walked over to Hitch and gave the baby dragon to the stallion. "He still doesn't understand."

"Yeah, I know," Hitch said. "It just breaks my heart that Sparky would want to be with you and Smolder here in this time than back in our time in Maretime Bay."

"Hitch, we both know that Smolder and I aren't old enough to be parents," Aaron said. "We're starting High School when the summer is over. Maybe... when we're old enough to actually have kids, you, Sparky and the others can actually find a way to us in our world."

"Hopefully," Hitch said. "We'll ask the Twilight of our time to do so." He then looked down at Sparky who was still looking towards Aaron. "It's also gonna break my heart that Sparky has to be separated from his birth parents."

"Ah'm sure that one day, he'll understand," Applejack said, walking up to them. "This li'l fella will understand."

"I'm sure he will," Sunny said. She then thought about something. "Did you seriously lift up a giant boulder and throw it over a hill?"

"Eeyup," Applejack said. "Earth Pony magic is based on their strength and endurance. How come ya never knew that before?"

"When they were foals, magic had been dormant for decades," Aaron said. "And somehow, all the other pony types believed that they were going to attack each other."

"Now that don't make sense," Applejack said. "Equestria was literally founded upon the three pony types that started off as enemies and eventually came together in harmony."

"Really?" Sunny asked. "I need to know more about this."

Aaron then brought out a series of books and put them in front of Sunny. He then said, "Here's the story of how Equestria came to be. In fact, you should make a movie out of that in the future and have it come to theaters by November."

"Why November?" Hitch asked.

"A lot of movie theaters are releasing Holiday Movies in November nowadays," Aaron said.

"Good point," Hitch said.

"Twilight knows the story of Hearth's Warming like the back of her hoof," Aaron said. "You should have her in the future be a part of it. Like her sitting in a comfy chair with a library background, reading one of those books, a fireplace keeping her warm, and, if needed, a cup of hot chocolate." Misty was standing next to Sunny and Hitch, writing down what Aaron was saying on a notepad.

"That's actually a good idea," Misty said. "I'd want to see that." Just then, the door to the room slammed open and in came Twilight and Starlight.

"Okay," Twilight said. "We found a way back to your home time." The two mares walked over to one side of the room and prepared to fire the spell. "The portal will stay open for only a couple of minutes. So, you all better say your goodbyes."

"It really has been fun seeing everything that this time has to offer us," Sunny said. "But now, it's time for us to go."

"Yeah, it is," Pipp said. "I have like so many pictures of this place, and I can't share with them when I'm back here. I don't have any service!"

"You should've seen her reaction when she found out that cell phones haven't been invented in Equestria yet," Smolder said. "Ocellus."

"On it," Ocellus said before she transformed into Pipp. She then gave the same reaction Pipp did a few chapters ago. "What did you just say to me?!" That made everyone in the room, except Pipp, laugh at that.

"That was hilarious!" Rainbow Dash said. "I guess she got that type of reaction from Rarity."

"You had a reaction like that when you heard that AK Yearling was retiring because of a certain situation," Aaron said.

"Hey, he's right!" Pinkie said.

"AK Yearling?" Zipp asked. "Who's that?"

"She's the author of the Daring Do series," Sandbar said. "I don't know why it takes her so long to do all of that."

Aaron and Twilight looked at each other and Twilight asked, "You think we should tell them?"

"Meh, the G4 series ended in 2019," Aaron said. "I think it's time." Twilight nodded.

"The reason why it takes AK Yearling to write those books is because... AK Yearling is Daring Do," Twilight said. "She does the adventures and then writes them into her books when she's done."

"Yeah, right," Gallus said. "Like an Author can actually be an adventurer."

"Oh, yeah?" Aaron asked, pulling out his laptop. "Watch this." He then pulled up a clip of the MLP G4 episode "Daring Don't".

That made the Young 6 jaw dropped. All of them couldn't believe their eyes after seeing what they saw on Aaron's computer.

"That would explain why your picture was on the cover of that one Daring Do book," Sandbar said.

"That's right, Sandbar," Rainbow Dash said.

"Well, it's been fun seeing all of this," Izzy said. "And I can't wait to show these medals off to everypony." She pointed at the medal around her neck. "Hopefully we'll meet again, Aaron."

"You as well, Izzy," Aaron said. The Young 6 said their own goodbyes to the G5 Mane 6. Twilight and Starlight then used their magic and opened a time portal, which led them to the Crystal Brighthouse the day after Crunch ambushed them at the Treehouse of Harmony in the future. There, Future Twilight, Alphabittle, Queen Haven and Grandma Figgy were all there, astonished by the sudden Portal opening.

"Oh my hoofness!" Queen Haven said.

"Mom!" Pipp and Zipp both said in unison. Then they ran through the portal, the two pegasi returning to how they looked in their time.

"Dad!" Misty said. She ran through the portal and changed when she got through. Izzy followed and changed when going through the portal. She then headed over to her crafting corner and pulled out seven Friendship bracelets and went through the portal again, changing back to her G4 form.

"I almost forgot," Izzy said. "I made these for all of you." She then placed the friendship bracelets on the wrists and hooves of Aaron and the Young 6. "So you'll never forget our time in the future." The Friendship Bracelets had the Cutie Marks of the G5 Mane 6.

"Thank you, Izzy," Aaron said. Izzy then went back through the portal.

Sunny and Hitch looked at each other and said, "Let's go home." Hitch nodded. He then noticed that Sparky wasn't with him.

"Sparky? Sparky?!" Hitch asked.

Aaron and Smolder were standing next to each other, and both of them felt something pushing them from their legs. They looked down and saw Sparky trying to push them towards the portal.

Sparky pointed at the portal and said, "H... Home."

Aaron smiled at that, picked Sparky up and said, "I'm sorry, Sparky. But that's not my home." He then walked over towards Hitch and gave Sparky to him. "Take good care of him."

"I will," Hitch said. "Don't worry, Sparky. You'll see 'em again." Sparky was sad at this. He looked towards Hitch. Hitch then sighed and said, "How about one picture to remember them?" Sparky smiled at that, jumped out of Hitch's grip, and ran over towards Aaron and Smolder. They caught him and Sparky looked towards Hitch, who got out his cell phone, and took a picture of the three dragons. Smolder then carried Sparky over to Hitch and then he carried Sparky through the portal.

Sunny then transformed into her Alicorn form and said, "I'll make sure Equestria is well taken care of in our time. And I hope we do see you again."

"Don't worry about us, Princess Sunny," Aaron said. "I'm sure that we'll meet again." Sunny was already walking towards the portal. She went through and changed back into her normal form. She then looked back through the portal.

"I'm not a... I'm not a princess!" Sunny said.

"Technically, you are!" both Twilights said in unison as the portal was closing. All of the creatures in the Castle of Friendship looked towards where the portal was with smiles on their faces.

"So, who's hungry?" Twilight asked.

"Yak very hungry," Yona said.

"Then let's go," Smolder said. All of them headed out of the room to get something to eat.

Meanwhile, back in the future, Future Twilight and the G5 Mane 6 were all at the top of the Brighthouse with the Unity Crystals. All of them were remembering what happened in the past.

"I can't believe we got involved in the past," Sunny said.

"Yeah, I can't believe it either," Future Twilight said. "Izzy, I might have placed a tracking enchantment on those Friendship Bracelets you gave to Aaron and the others."

"You have?" Izzy asked. "So we will see them again?!"

"Yeah, but we'll have to wait," Future Twilight said. "After all, it might take a while for me to recreate a portal to Aaron's world." She then sighed.

"Oh, yeah," Hitch said. "Opaline destroyed the portal a long time ago."

"No... she didn't," Future Twilight said. "I did."

"What?!" the New Mane 6 all asked in unison.

"Why?" Sunny asked.

"To protect them," Future Twilight said. "Their magic was just as powerful as your own, Sunny. Along with your friends. They're stronger together than apart. When Opaline attacked, I gathered Aaron and Smolder's friends to the Treehouse. The last thing I said to them was a lie."

"What did you tell them?" Zipp asked.

"I told them to go get Aaron and Smolder so they could help with taking down Opaline," Future Twilight said. "But that wasn't what I wanted for them. Gallus was the last one to go through. But before going through the portal, he noticed what I was doing. I was gathering all the magical medallions that could transform them into humans. He asked why I was doing that. So, I put them into a sack and gave them to him. And that's when I apologized to what I did to him. I blasted him through the portal, taking the medallions with him. Then, I destroyed the portals and the communication books."

"You trapped all of them on Aaron's world?!" Hitch asked. "Then what was the point of sending them to get Aaron and Smolder if you were just gonna strand them there?"

"She would've taken their magic as well," Future Twilight said. "At least they're still together."

"You were just trying to protect them from Opaline," Misty said. She then sighed. "And that's where you were making your final stand against her."

"That's right, Misty," Future Twilight said. "But I know for sure that they're alright."

"And how would you know that?" Pipp asked.

Future Twilight then looked at Sparky. Sparky looked at Future Twilight, tilting his head in confusion. That's when the New Mane 6 all said in unison, "Ohhhhh!"

"Oh, that's right," Zipp said. "Sparky is Aaron and Smolder's son."

"Plus, Smolder was still pregnant at the time Opaline attacked," Future Twilight said. "And, apparently, whenever she gets pregnant, she's stuck in the form she was in until the baby comes out. And she was a human when she got pregnant."

"Yikes," Izzy said. "That had to be troubling."

"So that means that Sparky has an older sibling," Pipp said.

"Actually, Smolder was having twins," Future Twilight said. "That means Sparky has two older siblings. Maybe more. Who knows how many they have before Sparky?"

"Good point," Hitch said. "But, at least Sparky isn't an only child. So, how are we gonna find a way to see them again?"

"Oh, don't worry about that, Hitch," Future Twilight said. "I might have given them a way back to this point of time in Equestria as a College Graduation."

"Well, what was it?" Sunny asked.

"It was actually..." Future Twilight said.

Back in the present, Aaron and the Young 6 all left the Castle of Friendship, breathing in the fresh air.

Aaron exhaled and said, "Well, we got about a week until Aunt Marissa and Liam get back from their trip to and from Salt Lake City. I hope that we can make the best of what we can while we're here." He then put his hands on his hips and asked, "So? Where should we go first?"

"How about a trip to the Dragon Lands?" Smolder asked. "You've never got to see them here in this time."

"That's true," Aaron said. "Alright, let's get going." Then they started walking towards the train station.

"So, how long will it take for your aunt and Liam to get married?" Ocellus asked.

"It might take months for wedding preparations to be prepared," Aaron said. "Location, budget, wedding planner, formality, tuxedos and dresses, even bands and food. Who knows how long that will take?"

"Hopefully, it'll be done," Smolder said. "I'm sure it'll be fine."

"I hope you're right, Smolder," Aaron said. "Hopefully, things will be alright." As they continue onward to their destination, Aaron realized something. "Shoot! I forgot to ask the unicorns why mayonnaise is bad luck!"

Author's Note

Well, the story's almost over. See you all next time.

Epilogue

A week had passed. Marissa and Liam had returned back to the Blazer Residence after getting back from their trip. Marissa and Liam were carrying their bags into the house.

"Aaron! Smolder!" Marissa called out. "We're home!"

Aaron and Smolder then came out of Smolder's part of the house, both of them in human form. Aaron then said, "Hey, Aunt Marissa. Welcome home."

"How long have you two been here?" Marissa asked.

"An hour," Aaron said. "We were already on a train back to Ponyville when you called us two hours ago."

"Showing Aaron all our homes was a long week," Smolder said. "Even longer with what happened when we went through the portal after you two left."

"Wait, what?" Marissa asked.

"What happened?" Liam asked.

"Well, when we went to the future, we ended up in Equestria, over 200 years in the future," Smolder answered. "We basically ended up in G5. After Opaline's defeat."

"At least you didn't have to fight that evil pony," Marissa said. "Anything else happen?"

"Went to an amusement park rebuilt by Izzy, found out who was moving the sun and moon since Opaline tried taking magic, reformed a mind-controlling winged snow leopard, and one found out one surprising thing about Sparky," Aaron said.

"Oh, yeah?" Liam asked. "And what was that?"

Aaron and Smolder looked at each other and nodded. They looked back up at Marissa and Liam and both of them said, "He's our son."

"What?!" Marissa asked. "That little dragon in that new series... is your son?"

"Hey, we haven't made him yet," Smolder said. "It might take years until we're old enough for that to happen."

"Good call," Marissa said. "I don't want you two going that far in your relationship until you two are married."

"Meh, dragons don't usually do that once they're fully committed," Smolder said. "Plus, it's best for dragons to respect the wishes of their mate's family."

"Well, that's good to hear," Marissa said.

"And, apparently, there's one more thing about the Cutie Marks that are usually on ponies now," Smolder said.

"What about them?" Marissa asked.

Aaron and Smolder looked at each other. Then they transformed into their dragon forms. Then they showed off their new Cutie Marks to the grown ups. Marissa and Liam were astonished by the Cutie Marks on Aaron and Smolder.

"They're not just on ponies anymore," Smolder said. "The magic of the Cutie Marks has evolved to non-pony creatures as well."

"Gallus was the first one to get his," Aaron said. "Then Ocellus, then Silverstream, then Yona, then Smolder, and lastly, me. I only got mine when we got back from the future facing off against the three villains when a certain red creature created by Grogar freed them."

"You fought villains?!" Marissa asked. "You didn't get hurt, did you?"

"I'm fine, Aunt Marissa," Aaron said. "Besides, Tirek and Chrysalis never stood a chance against me. Although, I did reform Cozy Glow."

"Cozy Glow?" Marissa asked. "You mean that Shirley Temple filly who tried to use an innocent act to take over Equestria starting with that school?"

"That's the one," Smolder said. "Although, it turns out she went evil because of her father. He was a pegasus born in a family of unicorns and was wanting his foal to be born a unicorn instead of a pegasus. And he tried sending Cozy Glow off to a military school for bad foals after her Mom died. And that was around when Tirek attacked Equestria that eventually led to Twilight getting her castle."

"Oh, so it was her father's fault why she became bad," Liam said.

"That's right," Aaron said. "Also, we busted Iron Will."

"That minotaur that made Fluttershy yell at everypony for every little thing they did?" Marissa asked. "Why?"

"In Season 7, he promoted Princess Twilight and Princess Cadance without their permission," Aaron said. "Nor did he give them any knowledge of the promotional cruise before selling tickets."

"Oh, yeah," Liam said. "That is very illegal."

"He'll be in jail for a long time," Smolder said. "At least that was the first thing Gallus did when he officially became a Royal Guard."

"Alright then," Marissa said. "Although, I'm still a little weirded out that you two have Cutie Marks on your hips. They're not on your hips in your human forms, are they?"

"No, we checked," Aaron said. "It's only when we're in our Equestrian forms that show them."

"That would be hard to explain," Smolder said. Just then, the sound of a truck horn came in from outside. Aaron and Smolder then transformed back into their human forms and then all of them headed outside.

They saw a moving truck backing up into a driveway across the street from them. They saw a 2018 Ford F-150 Super Crew Truck with a camper bed cover that was being towed by the moving truck. The pickup truck had Tennessee license plates.

"Someone's moving here?" Smolder asked. "Who'd move here from..." She then saw the license plate on the truck. "Tennessee? Where is that?"

"It's another state in America," Aaron said. "It's actually across the State of Georgia, which is actually North of Florida."

"That's cool," Smolder said. "So, who's moving here?"

Just then, the family got out of the truck. It was just a man and a young teenage girl around Aaron and Smolder's age. The man had short brown hair and a scruffy beard, a green t-shirt, blue jeans, and brown boots. The girl had long blonde hair with a red bow tying up the hair in a braided ponytail, an orange, short-sleeved button up shirt with a brown vest, blue jeans with a brown belt and a yellow buckle, and brown cowgirl boots.

"Boy howdy, Pop," the girl said. "Ah can't wait to see all the new sights we're gonna see."

"Hold up there," the girl's father said. "This isn't Knoxville. Help out with unloading the truck first."

Aaron, Smolder, Marissa and Liam were all looking out at the new neighbors.

"Who are these guys?" Smolder asked.

"I don't know," Marissa said. "Let's go meet them." Then the four of them walked towards the new neighbors to greet them. Marissa then cleared her throat and said, "Hello there."

The father looked towards Aaron, Smolder, Marissa and Liam. He then said, "Oh, howdy there. We're your new neighbors, the Williams family."

"Nice to meet you, Mr. Williams," Marissa said. "I'm Marissa Blazer." She then wrapped an arm around Liam. "This is my fiancé, Liam Daniels." She then put her hands on Aaron's shoulders. "And this is my nephew, Aaron. I became his legal guardian after my sister... died."

"Oh, Ah'm so sorry," Mr. Williams said. "My condolences."

"And this here is Samantha," Marissa said, motioning her arm towards Smolder. "Aaron's girlfriend."

"Ah, young love," Mr. Williams said. "You all local?"

"Well, I am," Liam said. "I'm a police officer here. Marissa and Aaron moved here from Chicago. Which is where we're planning on having our wedding. In December."

"Seriously?" Aaron asked. "We're going back to Chicago for your wedding?"

"That's right, Aaron," Marissa said. "I'm sure that we'll make it the best wedding ever."

"Well, I hope that you all live happy lives," Mr. Williams said.

"Hey, Pa!" came the voice of the girl. "Are we gonna continue unpackin'?"

"In a minute, Megan," Mr. Williams said.

"Megan?" Aaron asked. He then got a thought. He then quietly said, "You have got to be kidding me."

"Who's Megan Williams?" Smolder asked quietly.

"She's a character that goes back all the way back to G1," Aaron said, quietly.

"So, what brings you both here to Orlando?" Marissa asked.

"Well, the Ranch back in Tennessee has been going under," Mr. Williams said. "Ever since my wife passed away, we've had a hard time trying to keep everything in shape. That is until a billionaire bought out our ranch and started taking care of everything there. Megan's horse will be coming tomorrow."

"Where would you even put the horse?" Liam asked.

"Oh, we're planning on putting in a small stable in the backyard," Mr. Williams said. "We could use some help with putting it together."

"But until then, we'll have my horse stay in the garage," Megan said. "So, y'all gonna be attendin' this Summer Valley High School this year?"

"That's right," Smolder said. "We're registered to attend it this August."

"That's as charmin' as a June bug in May," Megan said. "Maybe Ah'll see ya 'round these parts."

"Alright, Megan," Mr. Williams said. "Let's get back to unloading this truck." Then he and Megan continued unloading the moving truck. Aaron, Smolder, Marissa and Liam walked back towards the house.

"I can't believe it," Aaron said. "A character from the original My Little Pony Series is living across the street from us."

"Now this is gonna be a total mind blower," Smolder said. "Hopefully we won't have our minds totally blown during our High School Years."

Just then, Pinkie Pie came in, saying, "Hey! That's the name of the next story! A Dragon's High School Years!" She then vanished as Aaron, Smolder, Marissa and Liam got into the house. The next story is gonna be interesting.

THE END!

Author's Note

Well, this story has come to a conclusion. Hopefully, things will be amazing in the next story. See you all next time.