“Stop! Thief!”
It took me a couple of seconds to realize that the yelling was coming from outside my rather nice dream.
“Muzzit?” I mumbled, raising my head.
The meaning of the words slowly filtered through my thick sleep addled skull, before it became clear to me and my horn lit up from my magic a golden shield forming over the bed.
This was the royal palace in the Crystal Kingdom. Thief here might just as easily mean Assassin.
“Page, lower the shield.” Luna ordered as she got up.
Dropping the shield, I followed her as she jumped off the bed, heading for the door.
“Skitter.” I said as we walked outside before I felt like facehoofing. For once she was not outside the door because I ordered her to take the room across the hall.
Her door quickly opened, however, and she rushed outside almost tackling me back inside Luna and mine's quarters.
“Damn it! Get of me!”
“Stay down, sir!”
“Skitter! Get off!”
I finally managed to push her off, guards were already rushing around and Luna was looking on, seeming way too amused at the entire situation.
Skitter on the other hand seemed prepared to force the issue of keeping me inside the quarters but I shot her a glare as I rolled onto my hooves to trot over to Luna, “Any ideas?”
“Someone stole Twilight's Element of Harmony.” She answered, turning away from the guard, “My sister is already on the way to the scene, I'll go join her. I want you to stay here.”
Stole the Element of Harmony? The same Element of Harmony that keeps motherfucking Discord in check?
Double plus ungood.
“Fuck that. I'm going.”
Skitter was buzzing in annoyance behind me, but Luna nodded,
“Very well. Let's go.”
We made our way through the palace, a couple of floors down from where Twilight and her friends had taken up residence.
The castle was in uproar, guards at every intersection. Even so Skitter was rather jumpy and was hovering above us, looking like she was trying to look in every direction at once.
I think it bothered her badly that she had been unable to react instantly when there was a disturbance.
I suspect that I'll find her outside my door tomorrow, no matter what I tell her.
But that's a problem for a later date. Following the directions of the guard leading us, we entered what seemed to be a kind of storage room.
Technically it wasn't that small, but with four alicorns, a bunch of mares, me and a changeling, it was kind of crowded.
“What is that thing?” Rainbow Dash asked and pointed at a mirror by the wall.
Luna hesitated and then walked up to it, “This is no ordinary mirror. It is a gateway to another world. A gateway that opens once every thirty moons.”
I flicked my ears at that. Seriously? You leave a stargate laying around in a storage room?
Luna, you and your sister may be older and more experienced than pretty much everyone else other than possibly Discord, but your security absolutely sucked.
Pinkie Pie trotted up and stuck her hoof through it, “Sparkly!”
...Case. In. Fucking. Point...
Luna continued as she pushed her away, “It had always been kept in the throneroom at Canterlot Castle, but when Princess Cadence took over the Crystal Empire, we sent it here for her to watch over.”
That's it.
Luna. Celestia. When this is over, I'm personally demanding to go over every single potential doomsday device you have laying around and making sure it's secure.
Because this is the third time something like this has happened. That I know off, during my short stay in Equestria.
Celestia sighed, “I always hoped that Sunset Shimmer would someday use it to return to Equestria seeking my guidance. Obviously, this is not what happened.”
Who?
“Twilight. You must use the mirror to go into this other world and retrieve your crown. Without it, the other elements of harmony are left incomplete and Equestria is left without one of it's main defenses.”
Luna nodded, “Your crown does not belong in the place Sunset Shimmer now calls home. And in her possession it can without doubt cause great harm to the inhabitants of this other realm. They will be unable to defend themselves.”
So send the fucking guards!
Celestia nodded and settled a pair of satchels on Twilight's back. “So you understand the importance of this task?”
“Of course.” Twilight answered with a grave nod.
“We will however not send you alone, this task is too important to risk.” Celestia continued meeting Luna's eyes, “You will require somepony with experience in these matters. Blank Page, If you would assist Twilight in her quest, we would all be grateful.”
I don't get paid enough for this shit.
Wait, I don't get paid.
...Double shit.
“There is no way...” “I have to strongly protest...”
Luna and Skitter yelled over each other to protest, but I nodded. This was just too important. We had to get the Element back before Discord found out that his leash was... well, in another castle.
“Yes, Princess.” I said and stepped forward, “Just let me get my gear.”
hope this turn out different...don't add a character into a situation directly and let it play off just like the show...We as audience have already seen the show, we don't need to see it again.
Well Page and skitter are on the case, so is Twilight. Though in honesty it would be funny if Page simply stole the crown right back, and/or beat down Sunset Shimmer, had her tied up and brought back as well to face war crimes. Because she basically stole the binding piece to a super magical relic used for a country spanning continent's defense, from under the Royal crown. So burglary, sabotage, breaking and entering, possible assault, treason to the Royal Crown.
I do hope that you will go in a different direction with this.
Page is being trained as a war mage, so it shouldn't be that hard to just punch Sunset in the face and take it back.
He still has his human mindset, so he knows how important it is to get the element back as soon as possible. By any means necessary considering the threat that Discord poses.
6893167 you forgot threat to national security
Also nice idea with Page become Head of National Security
And now, the Element Bearers find out he's from another dimension. Or did they already know, I don't remember.
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Equestria Girls +1, run time: 5 mins aprox.
6893166 This isn't the first MLP story I've read that used the mirror and added new characters the only one that I can recall off hand is so different already I can't even imagine what comes next. So hopefully your worries are for naught.
6893182 True, she's also a Equestrian Citizen, so by legal right he could take her back to get her ass get dealt with. Though with her magic potential she'd likely be if not killed or dehorned, be pressed into conscripted service or rot in the dungeon. Because we know Celestia's been making too many huge sweeping choices and Luna will use Sunset to her advantage. Because there is Warmage Page, Warmage/researcher Moon Dancer?, Sunset Shimmer?
.........I do not approve.
I was kinda hoping he would somehow be involved in stopping Sunset on this side of the mirror, or not be involved at all.
It would've been nice to see what happened on this side of the mirror during Twilights adventure.
To be fair so did we. Nice choice though.
A bit contrived. There is honestly no good reason to send him along with this other than to have an excuse for him to be there. It makes as much sense as involving him in Twilight's ascension scene otherwise. You really should have come up with something that suits the story so far better, and if it had just been him sneaking off in search of dark magic and stumbling through the mirror prior to the whole shebang.
Okay, hands up everybody who DIDN'T see this one coming down the track like a locomotive...
Still, Page is going to get one hell of a surprise on the other side.
Then I'll triple your salary...
Blank Page already drastically changed the course of events with Chrysalis, so I am hoping that he does the same with Sunset Shimmer because let's face it, he wouldn't tolerate the movie events for a second!
Feels short otherwise interesting chapter. Blank Page is an interesting choice to send with Twilight, he is familar with being human though this could backfire sicne none of the princesses have mentioned it.. They have a way back to a human world and have had it for a LONG time
6893237 That's still zero.
6893258 No, I don't think he will be that mad since it will kinda come off as uncanny valley for him...Those aren't normal humans.
6893215 While I don't mind jumping to the other side...I do hope Page change the event greatly. I don't want to see that movie a third time "now with added character".
yep that just happened.
you all know skitter is going also even if she runs at the portal.
hum or is that spike.
6893206 I sure hope so.
6893210 do you mean stargate or warehouse 13
6893265 I know I tried to find that M&M commercial where they complain about their salary and the guy says okay to the raise and asks how much they are paid which they say nothing and he responds then I'll triple it(or double I cant recall) to their delight.
6893237 actualy he already got paid by Luna he just forgot. 10000 bits to print first book.
God damnit, EqG again!
Personally, I think that it was made just for money and merchandise. That is why I don't like it much. I think I'll skip a chapter or two to see the finale, not the whole story.
6893312 Wait, I thought that was a gift...
6893210 to be fair, we didn't know it was a stargate, then left it under ineffectual guard once we did. wasn't until we were attacked SG-1 became the preferred strategy
I am very much looking forward to seeing what happens. I hope that Page somehow affects the outcome much sooner and perhaps makes the friendships with Sunset Shimmer.
6893314 That is the only reason MLP exists is for Merchandising. EqG isn't that bad tbh and it'd be silly to sip a ew chapters when the only person who is going to be deprived of something is yourself.
. !!!?
6893314 yeah, but now we got Page their! A no nonsense, cursing, chakram using, Princess laying, Changeling Queen fighting, Mo Fo.
This is gonna be great!
Commence the eating of the bacon! Show the puny mortal ponies what they have forsaken with their barely opportunistic carnivore ways!
ALL HAIL BACON! THE FOOD OF GODS AND THE GOD OF FOOD!
hehehehe
Hiver!!! You Magnificent Writer!!!! Once again you have me chomping at the bit!!!!
The following MUST happen:
1.Update tomorrow of course, no cliffs hangers or disapearing acts!
2. Page is a student like Twilight, not an adult or "her uncle".
3. He MUST meet Vice Principal Luna.
4. We will be in the mirror world for a few chapters, we don't go in to go out for Page to explain what happened after the fact.
5. Skitter? Stay or go, happy with either!
Other than that? Write on my friend, write on!!!
6893477 Damn straight.
6893290
He'd better. There are honestly enough stories of the "let's retell episode X, but with character Y instead!" variety already. That kind of blandness is really nothing anyone needs any more of.
Oh boy Page is going back home? that could get problematic when its time to return
6893435
5.b) If Skitters goes, can she turn into a pet like Spike did? it could be a bit funny if now she turn into a colibri or a mocking bird when she face over the other side
6893517 Did you look at the humans in the mirror world? That is not his world!
6893537
But its a very close second, and if they can 'reprogram' the mirror they can launch him back to his world once all that is over
6893520 I love that idea, and the idea of her being super protective of Page! So cute!!!
Hmmm maybe a mouse? Or a rat?
6893369 While you are right about MLP existing for merchandise, I disagree with your point of me depraved of something. There is nothing that I'm going to miss in the next few chapters.
And I like MLP for, well, ponies. Idea of existing of a parallel universe that has multicolored humans is just stupid to me. I have already seen some kind of show about high school with humans that are not only their natural color.
And why did Celestia send Page with Twilight while she did no such thing in the movie? There is just no reason whatsoever.
6893553
Hmmm I don't know, her fashion is aways with the wings so I picture her as either a chameleon or any kind of bird, I say colibri because those flap their wings real fast too
6893550 The possibility of finding his home was thrown into the trash bin already. Plus, depend on the story own canon, the mirror can not be altered. I'm leaning toward it since they synced the lunar cycle...Still no idea how that work for a world where it is manually controled and a world where it is all auto. And don't say because it is manual it can be adjusted...A lot of events happened that prevented adjustment.
I think the first story of this series already stated that while they have the power, finding his exact world is not possible....or in his life time.
6893339 at first it was a gift but looking back its the only money he got from princesess. Wait a second doesnt he gets monthly payment from goverment?
6893651 yeah and Rainbow Dash will demand he make her 20% cooler
6893696 I thought that was no longer needed....as it was only there to help him get on his fee... hooves...
Please make this an actual thing that actually happens, and not just something that gets talked about and then forgotten about until Tirek...
6893651 Will she have a lishp?
Can I s(h)it here?
That's gotta be the worst way to wake up. Less than ten minutes and ya going on a mission. Be sure to pack the sandwiches
6893309
Stargate. Warehouse 13 wasn't bad but apparently not good enough to stop the axe from falling.