A Link Between Destinies

It has been a few seconds since Twilight crossed the portal. All she saw was an endless tunnel of light that somehow seemed to be taking her somewhere. She also noticed that she was going even faster than before, like if the tunnel itself was making her go faster. She even wondered if this was gonna harm her, probably a good idea to have considered this before crossing the rift.

Suddenly, she heard voices, many voices. She didn't recognize them, but it seemed like those voices were trying to talk to her. Even though it wasn't possible to understand what they were saying, it seemed like this wasn't an accident at all, like if those voices wanted this to happen. Twilight knew she had to find Rainbow Dash and get out of there as soon as she could, that was her main priority, but curiosity was getting the best of her.

The tunnel eventually faded and she landed on solid ground. Twilight felt that she was on hostile grounds, but she was happy to see that there was still a chance to save Rainbow Dash after all.

Twilight checked her surroundings and all she saw was a barren land without anypony in sight. No signs of civilization too, just ground, rocks and mountains. The second thing Twilight noticed is that the sun was gone. Not gone like in "it's night time", but really gone! Twilight couldn't see either the sun OR the moon on the sky, it was just an empty void.

"Seems like Celestia and Luna don't have the control over this realm", said Twilight.

"Snap out of it, this is no time to be studying this wicked world, I must hurry and find Rainbow Dash while I still can."

Twilight then started walking, looking for signs of Rainbow Dash or any trail that might lead her in the right direction. She crossed the land, got past between two mountains and the only thing she saw was an empty world, with nothing ahead of her but grey earth, this time she didn't even saw rocks, it's like the world had ended and there was nothing left for her to see there.

Twilight was running out of hope. It seemed like Rainbow Dash was nowhere to be found, she even considered the thought that she had landed on the wrong dimension and that Rainbow Dash was lost forever in another world out of her reach. Luckly, Twilight looked to her left and saw the body of a blue pegasus. She quickly ran towards her to see if she was ok. At this point, all she wanted was for her to be alive so that they could go back to Equestria and resume their normal lives.

"Rainbow Dash, are you okay?", Twilight asked to make sure Rainbow Dash was still alive.

Twilight checked for any life signs and noticed that she was still breathing. Twilight then felt relieved and decided to wait for Rainbow Dash to wake up so that they could get back to their world.

While she waited for Rainbow Dash to wake up, she had time to look around and think about the world where they are. it was a dark world without any signs of life, the lands are empty and barren, the atmosphere feels incredibly depressing and the sun was nowhere to be seen. However, she had the feeling that they weren't alone and that somepony or something was watching them.

Twilight also considered the idea of not being able of coming back and being stuck there forever. That idea haunted her in the deepest corner of her mind. There was so many things she wanted to do with her life and she didn't want this to ruin her big life plans. But she did it for Rainbow Dash, so as long as their friendship remains, she couldn't care about anything else, those six ponies went through a lot together, so she's willing to give up her life for her friends.

After a little while, minutes, maybe even hours, Rainbow Dash woke up and Twilight felt even more relieved than she did before.

"Wha- What happened?", Rainbow Dash asked, confused and dizzy because of the crash.

"Rainbow Dash, I'm so glad you're awake, your Sonic Rainboom opened a rift that left you unconscious in this dark realm"

"Dark Realm?", Rainbow Dash asked, even more confused than before.

"Yes, another world besides Equestria that has no life whatsoever. Take a look at the horizon, there's nothing there, and that's all there is in this world. You may find a few rocks on the way, but I haven't seen anypony, signs on civilization or life whatsoever, it's like this place is completely dead."

"What about the others? Are they here too?", Rainbow Dash asked again.

"No, they're all waiting for us back in Equestria."

"And how are we exactly gonna get back?", Rainbow Dash asked one last time.

"I don't know, I saw Celestia using a spell to open a portal to this world, maybe i can pull it off too"

Twilight focused as hard as she could, trying to copy Celestia's spell by trying to remember the demonstration. Celestia didn't had time to teach her the spell or to explain her how it worked, but she had to pull it off. In her mind, all she could think of was getting back home with Rainbow Dash safe and sound, nothing else. Suddenly, her horn started glowing and she was blinded by the strong glow.

When twilight regained her vision, she found herself in a completely dark void without anything in sight. She also noticed that Rainbow Dash was gone. Suddenly, she heard a voice.

"Twilight Sparkle! The time for you to fulfill your destiny is approaching!", said the mysterious voice.

"What?! Who are you? Show yourself!, said Twilight in an assertive yet intimidated tone.

"For now, you must find the power within this land that allows you to seal the deal"

Twilight held her voice for a brief moment, "the power to seal the deal" he said? What was that supposed to mean? Did she had to find something hidden in that dark realm? But that world was empty, there's nothing that could be considered useful.

A light started shining, blinding Twilight again.