We Broke the Universe

Zack wandered around Ponyville for a few hours, waiting for the point in the timeline where the party starts. Throughout his walk, he pondered explanations as to how they had been dropped in Equestria. But so far, he has had no idea what might have caused it. He continued to wonder as the sun began setting and he started in the direction of the library. When he arrived, he heard Spike describing his life to Fluttershy.

“And that’s the story of my whole entire life!” Spike exclaimed, “Well, up until today. Do you want to hear about today?”

“His ego is the size of Will’s…” Zack sighed.

“Oh, yes please!” Fluttershy said excitedly.

“I am so sorry.” Twilight said as if on cue, turning back to Fluttershy, “How did we get here so fast? This is where I’m staying while in Ponyville, and my poor baby dragon needs his sleep.”

“No I don…WOAH!” Spike yelled as Twilight bucked him off her back.

“Awh, look at that. He’s so sweepy he can’t even keep his wittle bawance.” Twilight said, turning to Fluttershy with a wide smile.

Fluttershy flew over to Spike and picked him up in her arms.

“Poor thing,” Fluttershy said sweetly, gracefully flying over to the door of the library and flying inside, “You simply must get into bed.”

Twilight Sparkle ran inside and pushed Fluttershy out the door.

“Yes yes, we’ll get right on that. Well goodnight!” Twilight said, slamming the door in Fluttershy’s face.

Zack walked up to the door of the library.

“Oh, hello.” Fluttershy said shyly, startled by the sudden appearance of the grey pony beside her.

“Hello Fluttershy,” Zack said with a smile, opening the door to the library. “Are you here for the party?”

Fluttershy looked down and backed away, letting out a small squeel. Zack was about to introduce himself when he heard a loud crash behind him.
He turned around and saw Will lying there in the remains of a destroyed cart. Somehow, a piece of it had caught on fire.

“Oh, hello Will,” Zack said with small smile on his face, “I thought you had learned to fly?”

“To fly, not to land,” Will said, getting up and rubbing his battered head as he had been doing all day. He noticed the flaming piece of wood and stomped on it with is hoof to put it out. “I’ve been practicing for hours and I can’t land without crashing.”

“The trick is to start to hover just above the ground, then stop flapping your wings so you land softly,” Fluttershy said quickly, before squeeling again and hiding behind her hair.

“Why will she talk to you and not me?” Zack asked.

“Maybe it’s because she and Dash took me to the hospital when I first crashed,” Will said with a shrug. “Or maybe it’s because you’re an ass.” He stopped rubbing his head and started towards the door. “Hurry up or we’ll miss Rapidash Twilight.”

“Oh, you’re right.” Zack said, following Will inside before popping his head back outside, “You coming Fluttershy?”

“I… I guess so…” Fluttershy mumbled quietly, walking inside and shutting the door behind her.

"It's progress I suppose." Zack quietly sighed to himself

The three ponies walked inside just in time to see Twilight Sparkle’s mane burst into flames with tears in her eyes.

“There it is.” Will said with a smile, walking over to the table with all of the refreshments on it. He noticed another table adjacent to it, with bottles spread out all over it. He picked one up and read the label, reading ‘Fillydelphian Hard Liquor’.

“Holy shit, no way!” Will said as he opened the bottle and poured himself a shot. “I had no idea Equestria had booze!” Will downed the shot and quickly had a pained expression on his face. “That’s way stronger than I thought it would be!” Will said as he poured another shot and downed it.

Zack stared at his friend downing shots and shook his head. He turned back to Fluttershy to see her still hiding in her hair.

“I’m sorry, I don’t think I ever introduced myself.” Zack said, holding out his hoof to Fluttershy. “My name is Zack. I’m a friend of Will’s.”

“I’m… I’m Fluttershy…” Fluttershy mumbled, backing away from Zack’s outstretched hoof. Fluttershy then ran over to a group of ponies where Pinkie Pie and Rarity were talking.

“Well, I shouldn’t be surprised,” Zack said to himself as he looked back at Will, still downing shots with Rainbow Dash flying over to him.

"What are you doing?" Dash bluntly asked Will, tilting her head to the side and putting her forelegs to her hips.

"Getting wasted. Want some?" He replied.
Soon both she and Will were downing lines of shots off of the table. Zack slammed his hoof into his forehead and started walking to the stairs, only to be stopped by a pink pony with a beaming grin on her face.

“Crap.” Zack thought, dropping his head with a sigh. “Hello,” Zack said in an almost annoyed tone.

“Hello there! I noticed I didn’t know you and I know everypony in Ponyville, so that means you’re new just like Twilight! I was going to throw you a party too, but I thought it would be more fun to have one big, shared party! Don’t you think that’s fun?” Pinkie asked, getting uncomfortably close to Zack. Seeing Zack’s annoyed look, she quickly realized her mistake. “Oh no, I almost forgot to introduce myself! I’m Pinkie Pie!” Pinkie Pie said, smiling even wider than before, while holding out a hoof.

“It’s nice to meet you Pinkie,” Zack said, shaking her hoof before trying to walk past her. “I’m Zack. If you’ll excuse me, I need to talk to Twilight about something.”

“Won’t you stay for the party?” Pinkie asked, turning her smile into a frown and looking at Zack with wide, puppy-dog eyes.

“Aw... screw it.” Zack said, realizing he can’t say no to those eyes. He walked over to the table where Will and Dash were drinking and downed a shot. “Might as well get plastered.” He sighed as he joined Will and Dash in their drinking activities.

Several hours, dozens of shots, and plenty of lost memory later, it was time for the sun to be risen by Princess Celestia. After everyone had left for the Town Hall, Twilight walked downstairs and saw Zack, Will and Rainbow Dash passed out in a heap by the refreshment table. Sighing, she went to the kitchen and got a water bucket, filling it with water and returning to the main room. She used her magic to hold the bucket above the heap of ponies before emptying the water out on top of them. They awoke in a stir and scattered from where they had been sleeping. Zack, soaked from head to hoof, looked at Twilight with a look of annoyance.

“I needed to wake you up,” Twilight said simply, putting the bucket down and walking out the door.
Zack turned to Will and Dash, shrugged and took off after her. Rainbow Dash and Will flew out of the door after them and, after a few minutes of flying, found themselves above Town Hall. Dash landed just in front of the door while Will stayed floating in midair.

“What are you waiting for?” Dash asked, looking up at Will eyeing the ground cautiously.

“I haven’t had a successful landing yet!” Will yelled, not sure how to get down without crashing.

“Oh for Celestia’s sake,” Rainbow Dash muttered to herself, flying up to Will, grabbing his hoof, and pulling him down to the ground.

“Hey, I did it!” Will exclaimed, raising his forelegs in the air in victory. Rainbow Dash rolled her eyes and walked into the town hall. Zack went by Will as he walked up the steps onto the porch of the town hall.

“Will, hurry up before I drag you in here.” Zack said before walking inside.

Will looked around, realizing he was now alone. He quickly ran up the stairs and into the town hall, almost running into Zack.
“Finished gloating over your amazing achievement of ‘not hurting yourself’?” Zack questioned while rolling his eyes before turning back to the mayor, who was about to begin her speech.

“Fillys and Gentlecolts!” the mayor began in an official voice, “As mayor of Ponyville, it is my great pleasure to announce the beginning of the Summer Sun Celebration!”

The announcement was met with loud cheering from all of the ponies in the room. Will and Zach swiftly shot each other a glance, both mentally preparing for what was about to happen.
Will could barely see over the sea of ponies, so he flew up into the air to get a better view. Zack turned and saw Twilight with a sad look on her face, knowing she was concerned about the coming disaster. Zack looked back to the stage and prepared himself.

“In just a few moments, our town will witness the magic of the sunrise, and celebrate this, the longest day of the year!” the mayor continued. Zack looked back over at Twilight, who was looking up at the moon. Zack looked up to see Will glancing out of the corner of his eye. Zach then looked himself and saw several stars moving into the moon, making it flash.

"Three great minds, all aware of what is to come, all anxious. And not a damn thing any of us can do." Zach thought to himself as he let out a sigh.
“And now, it is my great honor to introduce to you the ruler of our land, the very pony that gives us the sun and the moon each and everyday! The good, the wise, the bringer of harmony to all of Equestria!” the mayor paused and raised her hoof in the air, “Princess Celestia!”

Rarity tugged on a rope, making the curtains open. The spotlight shifted from the mayor to an empty spot on the balcony where the princess should be standing. Everypony in the room gasped, surprised that the princess had vanished.

Zach began a countdown in his head, fully knowing what was about to happen.

“Three…” he started

“Remain calm everypony,” the mayor said, sounding worried herself. “There must be a reasonable explanation.”

“Ooh, ooh, I love guessing games!” Pinkie Pie squeeled, beginning to hop in the air then begin looking around. “Is she hiding?”

“Two…”

Rarity returned from the room leading to the balcony with a worried expression on her face.

“She’s gone!” she concluded, making everypony in the room gasp even louder and more dramatically.

“One…”

“Oooo, she’s goooood.” Pinkie Pie said. Suddenly, she screamed, making the rest of the ponies look back up to the balcony.

A dark blue smoke began to spread from behind the curtain until it had engulfed the balcony. It then dispersed, leaving a black alicorn standing in its place.

“Zero…” Zack muttered as the alicorn laughed maniacly.