PART 2: A Whole New World

Twilight Sparkle, Spike, Applejack, Rainbow Dash, Rarity, Fluttershy, and Pinkie Pie hurried up the steps and into the castle. In the throne room waited Princess Luna, as well as Princess Cadence, Prince Shining Armor, Prince Blueblood, and Curaj. "Princess Luna," said Twilight Sparkle. "What's the emergency? And where's Princess Celestia?"

"She...has been kidnapped," stated Princess Luna.

"WHAT?!" the seven cried out.

Curaj snapped, "She said, Celestia has been kidnapped! Geez, are you guys deaf?" Prince Blueblood smiled and patted him on the back to comfort him, Curaj grumbling and blushing in embarrassment.

"We are not sure how," said Princess Luna. "But she has most certainly vanished. Discord might be behind it."

"But yer Highness," Applejack spoke up. "Discord was turned ta stone!"

Princess Luna nodded, "Yes, he was. However, his stone form cannot be located nearby the Garden Maze where he was placed. My worst assumption is that something horrid may have occurred..."

"Well, what're we waiting for!?" Rainbow Dash flew up. "Let's kick some Dracone-whatever butt, Elements of Harmony-style!"

"That's the problem," spoke up Princess Cadence.

Princess Luna sighed, "Discord's presence can not be located anywhere in Equestria. Prince Blueblood sent multiple tracking waves throughout the land, but it seems he has disappeared completely...as has my sister."

"D-did they leave Equestria for another land?" Fluttershy asked nervously.

"No...I... I have sensed traces of ...some of Discord's magic... Far more powerful magic than just one of his simple teleporting spells..." muttered the princess.

"Hmm... Maybe if we all pitch in our magic together, we can find a wormhole to follow them!" suggested Twilight Sparkle.

"Oh, marvelous idea, darling," smiled Rarity.

"And what're we non-magicy ponies supposed to do?" grumbled Curaj.

"Stand back and watch the magicy ponies one-up you," Shining Armor retorted. Curaj growled while Blueblood giggled at it.

The six unicorn ponies (Twilight Sparkle, Rarity, Princess Luna, Princess Cadence, Prince Shining Armor, and Prince Blueblood) gathered together and begin to charge together a magical energy, each focus centered on Princess Celestia. The energy magic grew bigger, and slowly the six backed up as they channeled the energy bigger and bigger. Suddenly, it exploded.

They were each thrown back. Princess Luna, Princess Cadence, and Prince Shining Armor managed to land safely, Prince Blueblood was safely caught by Curaj, and Twilight Sparkle and Rarity just crashed into the other five.

The group watched as the energy magic expanded and reformed. It slowly began to look like a hole. Everypony slowly approached it. "It's...a portal!" Twilight Sparkle gasped.

"Ooooooh!" 'ooo'ed Pinkie Pie.

"If my calculations are correct," said Twilight Sparkle, "this should take us to where Discord teleported to from here."

"Well? Let's go!" Rainbow Dash stated, eager to enter the portal.

"Wait," spoke Princess Luna. Everypony turned towards her. "You must realize there is a chance you might not return."

"That's a chance we'll just have to take," said Twilight Sparkle.

"Ah ain't scared a' nothin' Discord throws at us," huffed Applejack.

"Same here!" Rainbow Dash agreed.

"Me neither," nodded Rarity.

"Or me!!" Pinkie Pie jumped.

"...I'm terrified, actually..." whimpered Fluttershy.

"Bring it on!!" Spike yelled triumphantly. "...I'm actually also really scared as well..."

"...alright, but you'll need this." Princess Luna lifted a box with her magic and gave it to Twilight Sparkle. "The Elements of Harmony reside in here. When the time comes, use them wisely."

"Thank you," Twilight Sparkle nodded, taking the box.

"Twilie!" Shining Armor trotted up to Twilight Sparkle. "...be careful, sis. You don't know where that'll take you...you may end up somewhere horrible... The last thing I want is to lose you."

"I'll be fine, don't worry," smiled Twilight Sparkle, hugging her BBBFF.

Curaj flew up to Rainbow Dash. "So, uhh... Be careful and what not."

Rainbow Dash smirked and just brohoofed him.

"Let's GO!" Pinkie Pie cheered, grabbing Fluttershy and carrying her resisting form into the portal. Rarity followed, next Applejack, and then Rainbow Dash.

Twilight Sparkle looked back on the Royal Family around her. She had never felt more terrified before. What if they were jumping into something...horrific? What if they couldn't return? She was beyond scared. Soon, a pat from Spike snapped her out, making her turn and give him a smile. She didn't need to worry. Her friends would be by her side. Nothing could go wrong.

With the box safely in Spike's claws, the duo leapt into the portal. Around them, swirls of colors marked their path. The portal behind closed, but another opened before them and soon they came crashing out. When they looked up, they saw a colorful town with many ponies trotting around. They had certainly never been here before. Behind them, the portal closed. They looked over and saw the other five were in shock. "What's wrong?" asked Twilight Sparkle. Her question was answered. They were looking at a massive sign nearby. Twilight Sparkle and Spike fell into their own shock upon reading it.

"Welcome to Ponyville!"

--

"Hey!!"

"Let us out!!"

"Pleeaaase!!"

Six ponies trapped in a cage, named Starlight, Bright Eyes, Patch, Clover, Melody, and Sweetheart. Their cries went unheard, as the hall before their cage was barren. They soon came to realize no one was going to come, and fear slowly began to sink in fully.

"Waaaaaaah!!" bawled out Sweetheart, curling up against the wall as the reality of the situation settled in. They were trapped, kidnapped...possibly forever...

Starlight approached her and comforted her, "There, there..."

Starlight: Oooh...don't cry....

Chin up, girl. Wipe those eyes...

We'll make it to see another day, I promise.

We'll get out of here soon, I'm honest.

Sweetheart: What if we don't?

Starlight: Don't worry.

We'll get out of here in a hurry.

Believe in me, girl, we'll make it.

We'll seize the light and take it.

Melody, Bright Eyes, Patch, and Clover: Oooh...don't cry....

Chin up, girl. Wipe those eyes...

Starlight: We'll make it out to see another day.

Soon, once again, we'll all be able to laugh and play.

Sweetheart: I sure hope so... I hope your right...

I don't want to be part of a fight...

Starlight: Oooh...don't cry....

Chin up, girl. Wipe those eyes...

We'll make it to see another day, I promise.

We'll get out of here soon, I'm honest.

Oooh...don't cry....

Chin up, girl. Wipe those eyes...

We'll make it to see another day, I promise.

We'll get out of here soon, I'm honest...

"QUIET IN THERE!!" A tall, hairy gargoyle-like creature rattled the cage door, frightening all the little ponies.

"Who're you?!" Patch growled.

"I'm Scorpan," the creature growled back. "And you'd better watch yourself if you know what's good for you."

"Why did you kidnap us?" asked Bright Eyes.

Scorpan turned, "You six are necessary for our plan."

"Our? So there are more of you," frowned Clover.

"There are others around here, yes," nodded Scorpan. "Now keep quiet or else."

Scorpan head back down the hall way, he headed down a flight of stairs, down another hallway, and entered another room. Discord, Chrysallis and her Changelings, Grodar, Catrina, and Rep waited. "Well, it's about time," glared Chrysallis.

"My apologizes, Your Highness," bowed Scorpan.

"Hmph," Chrysallis turned to Discord. "What is our next plan?"

"Hmm... We must recruit Nightmare Moon," grinned Discord. "She controls the sun and the moon and she has powerful magic."

"Excellent!" cackled Catrina. "Let's get her right away!"

"Hrrmm.. One problem..." paused Discord. "Nightmare Moon was simply a corrupted form of Princess Luna... We'd either need to turn her into Nightmare Moon or release Nightmare Moon from her..."

Grodar laughed, "Really, Dissy, that'll be way too easy. We did it with Scorpan here." Scorpan chuckled and nodded in agreement.

"Heh," smirked Discord, turning away. "If you say so~ Catrina, Rep, Scorpan, I want you three to return to Dream Valley. There's a trio of witches I want you to recruit..."

--

The seven trotted down the streets of 'Ponyville', looking left and right at the ponies walking by. "Where the hay are we?" snapped Rainbow Dash.

"Ponyville, apparently..." frowned Twilight Sparkle. "It's so...different, though."

"Rainbow Dash!!" called out a voice. Rainbow Dash and the others were beyond startled and shocked to see another Pinkie Pie trot up to them. Her main and coat seemed inverted from Pinkie Pie's, and her cutie mark was just the same with two blue balloons and one yellow balloon. "Daffidazey wanted to see you!"

"O...okay..." stuttered Rainbow Dash. "Wh...wh-where...is she?"

Inverted Pinkie Pie just laughed, as if it was so obvious. "At her hair salon! Duuuuh! How could you of all ponies not know that?" Soon, Inverted Pinkie Pie had trotted off gleefully.

"Well, that was...uhh..." paused Twilight Sparkle.

"She looked JUST like me~!!" Pinkie Pie giggled. "She could be my twin!! Hmm, what if she IS my twin? Then that means the fun has been doubled!!! Wait, no.... Then that means one of us would have to be the evil twin! And it can't be me, I'm too good to be not good! GASP!! Girls!! Don't trust her!! She's secretly my evil twin!!!" Five of the others (Fluttershy just smiled nervously and crouched down) glared at her.

"Hold on, I shall ask for directions to the hair salon," spoke Rarity, hurrying off.

Rainbow Dash pouted a bit, "Who even said I wanted to go to some dumb salon?"

"It might give us some clues as ta where the hay we are," suggested Applejack.

"I don't care!" yelled Rainbow Dash.

"Applejack does have a pointed..." piped up Fluttershy. When Rainbow Dash glared at her, she meeped and crouched down.

"Uhh, guys..."

"They have a point, Dash," said Twilight Sparkle. "It could give us some clues as to where we are."

"Guuuys..."

"No means no!!" persisted Rainbow Dash. "I wouldn't be caught dead at a stupid hair salon!!!"

"Y'all really need ta grow up," gritted Applejack.

"Hellooo?"

"You wanna say that to my face!?" growled Rainbow Dash.

"Please, no fighting..." quivered Fluttershy.

"Grow..." glared Applejack, approaching the cyan pony. "...up."

Rainbow Dash was about to assault the cowpony, when- "HEY!! BABY DRAGON TRYING TO TALK HERE!!" The group stopped and turned to the baby, as did a few confused ponies passing by.

"What is it, Spike?" asked Twilight Sparkle.

Spike simply pointed behind himself. In the distance, they could see their Pinkie Pie skipping off. "Ah'll get her," Applejack chuckled, chasing after her.

Rarity returned, "Alright, darlings. Let us make our way to the hair salon. ...where did Pinkie Pie and Applejack go?"

"Long story," laughed Twilight Sparkle. "You got the directions?"

"Quite do," nodded Rarity, smiling with satisfaction in herself. "Say, have any of you heard of a place called Unicornia?"

"Unicornia? That's what Princess Platinum had wanted to call Equestria when she and Clover the Clever had discovered it," said Twilight Sparkle.

Rarity blinked, "But...Hearth's Warming Eve is just a silly old mare's tale...right?"

"Maybe..." frowned Twilight Sparkle. "...we'll just have to wait and see. To the hair salon!"

--

Pinkie Pie dashed down the road. Ponies all around smiled and waved, saying, "Hello, Pinkie Pie!"

Such foals. Such foolish foals. So sad. They called out hello so often to a pony that was more than they'd ever expect. They had no idea. If only... If only they knew that...they only knew the evil Pinkie Pi- "Oof!" She crashed into a door. Stepping inside, she found a sweets shop. "Huh?"

"Hello!" Inverted Pinkie Pie popped out. "Oh, you're- wait... You're..." The two stared at each other awkwardly. "You...look...just like..."

"EVIL TWIN!!" Pinkie Pie cried out. She leaped at Inverted Pinkie Pie, but was suddenly pulled back. "Erk!"

"Whoa there, pardner," Applejack pulled her down. "She's not yer twin. I bet yer hardly even related."

"Who...who are you?" asked Inverted Pinkie Pie.

"I'm Applejack, this is Pinkie Pie. Ah apologize fer her actions earlier," nodded Applejack.

Inverted Pinkie Pie's jaw dropped, "...impossible... MY name's Pinkie Pie..."

Applejack paused, then gulped, "Well, that's a mighty fine coincidence... We best be goin' now..."

"...you're not from here, are you?" asked Inverted Pinkie Pie.

Applejack frowned and shook her head, "It's...complicated."

"...alright," sighed Inverted Pinkie Pie.

"C'mon, Pinkie," gestured Applejack, and Inverted Pinkie Pie watched as the duo trotted off.

--

Princess Luna sighed as the portal closed. "Oh, I do hope that they'll be alright..."

"Hey, it's Twilie and her friends we're talking about," chuckled Shining Armor.

Princess Luna nodded, "True, but still..."

"They've defeated Discord once before already," Princess Cadence reminded. "And they saved you once."

"Don't remind me," sighed the moon princess.

Suddenly, the whole ground shook. Out of the blue, an army of Changelings appeared. "No..." Shining Armor and Princess Cadence caught their breaths.

Alongside them, Discord, Queen Chrysalis, and Grogar appeared. "Ah, dear Loony," smiled Discord. "Wonderful to see you again. It's been so long... Quite a few thousand years, no?"

"Leave," glared Princess Luna, "or else."

Queen Chrysalis chuckled, "Really, deary, you shouldn't be so hasty."

"Yeah," laughed Discord. "And really. Or else? What're you going to do, yell at us to death?"

"We're warning you..." said Shining Armor.

"You have no idea who you're messing with," growled Curaj. "We'll buck your flank eight ways to next week!"

"Little ponies, you really think it's wise to threaten us?" smirked Grogar. "We are far more powerful than any of you could ever hope to be."

"We'll see about that!" Suddenly, Curaj dashed forward at Grogar.

"Curaj, NO!!" Prince Blueblood cried out.

Suddenly, Curah was tackled to the side. A Changeling Blueblood had tackled him to the ground. "Wow, this is awkward," grunted Curaj, his wings sticking out wide. Prince Blueblood hurried towards him. A Changeling Curaj appeared before him, but he turned and bucked at it, knocking it into the Changeling Blueblood and freeing Curaj. "...you'd never actually do that, right?"

Shining Armor and Princess Cadence hurried at them, before being confronted by their own Changeling doppelgängers. Soon, the entire army of Changelings began transforming into Princess Luna, Princess Cadence, Shining Armor, Prince Blueblood, and Curaj. "Attack," grinned the Queen.

The bloodshed began. The two sides tore at each other like mad. By luck, Luna's side managed to over power the Changelings, but only them. "This bores me," yawned Discord.

Grogar nodded and charged into the fray. He easily overpowered the five, knocking at them with his horns. "Heh..." smirked Grogar as he threw Curaj into the wall.

Chrysalis assaulted Shining Armor and Princess Cadence. The duo attacked at her with their magic, but hers managed to over power theirs. They attempted to use the same love-powered magic they used once before, but the Changelings managed to halt them. "Weak...pathetic...too easy."

They fought away, the villains slowly overpowering the heroes. In the midst, Discord managed to grab hold of Princess Luna. "Pathetic," smirked Discord, snapping his fingers to cause everyone in the to disappear.

"CUTIE MARK CRUSA-"

"GIRLS, GET BACK HE-"

In an instant, they were all gone and the room was empty.

Author's Note

Chapter two. We bring in the Royal Family (plus an OC), introduce six main characters from My Little Pony Tales, and the Mane 7 (yes, MANE 7, NOT MANE 6. SPIKE IS A MANE CHARACTER, TOO. ALWAYS HAS BEEN, ALWAYS WILL. MANE 7 FTW.) take a trip to...Ponyville?

Random song is random. There's a song in, like, every episode of My Little Pony Tales, so I make one up. No music to go with it, as I'm a writer, not talented. :P

As a note, this story takes place shortly after the Crystal Empire episodes, explaining why Discord is still evil. It also means Sombra will be appearing LOL SPOILERS.

Curaj is my OC, of course. Random pointless info is he's the son of the Captain of the Royal Canterlot Guards, Pegasus Division (I believe Shining Armor leads the Unicorn Guards while Curaj's father, Lionheart, leads the Pegasus Guards. Lionheart and Curaj were both designed before Shining Armor was introduced, so hush up.). He's childhood friends with Prince Blueblood and tried to befriend Twilight Sparkle once when they were both foals, but it resulted in him almost getting her killed by a massive dragon, which also led to a big rivalry between Curaj and Shining Armor as he almost killed his little sister. Curaj also got his cutie mark as a result, a dragon's tail, which represents his unstoppable bravery in any situation. He once stole the Elements of Harmony and tried to use them to get ponies to like Blueblood more, but it resulted in him getting corrupted into a monster as a result. From shortly after Season 1 to the end of Season 2 of FiM, he stayed in Ponyville to learn lessons in friendship just as Twilight did, sending letters to Blueblood through Spike. By the Canterlot Wedding episodes, he became boyfriends with Blueblood and decided to return to Canterlot. Yeah, he's boyfriends with Prince Blueblood, so if you don't like gay stallions...sucks for you, haha. Curaj initially had a massive crush on Rainbow Dash, but I decided instead of being cliché, I'd pair him off with Prince Blueblood. Prince Blueblood will also be making several reoccurring/supporting appearances alongside Curaj, Shining Armor, and Cadence, but he has almost no lines ever, so you likely can manage the story even with him in it.

Blueblood. <3