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// Of rebellions and hope lost 
// Story: A Time Apart 
// by gentleheart 
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Days had passed since Twilight had arrived in the past, and she had never missed home more. Twilight remained silent as she walked through the streets of the crystal empire her head hung low and her wings carefully hidden beneath a simple cloak. She had just left the food stocks and was making her way back to the shop she had made her own these past few days. She swiftly hid in the shadows her senses on high alert as a pair of guards walked past her. She let out a soft sigh as they didn't notice her. She began to move again once they were gone doubling her pace. She arrived back at the shop without any other problems. For days Twilight had been trying to come up with a way to usurp King Sombra.  Idly she wondered just what her friends would do if they were there by her side. Rainbow dash would suggest charging up to Sombra's castle. Fluttershy would hide away somewhere or try to help the slaves when she could. Rarity would definitely clean up the shop while talking about how they could help the slaves themselves. applejack would talk rainbow dash out of fighting Sombra. Pinkie Pie would try cheering everyone up in her own way.
Then again her friends weren't there with her. They and everypony else she knew with the exception of the princesses were stuck in the future. depending on her to return home. Not to mention that the princesses didn't even know her.  Twilight's thoughts kept circling as she put away what little she could get from the stocks without getting caught. She knew she couldn't wait for the princesses to act either or she would be trapped with the crystal ponies for a thousand years. Twilight Sparkle sighed as she finished putting away what little food she could steal. She looked out at the setting sun as a plan finally formed within her mind. She had lost the spell in the blizzard and she couldn't wait for the princess to help and or guide her to an answer.
She snuck out as the moon rose careful of the guards who would pass through this street every couple of hours. She cast a spell to silence her hoofsteps and galloped down the streets to where she had dicovered the guards kept the slaves if they weren't kept within their original homes. it was a mass quarters made to spefically house the slaves that had originally been homeless. Over time however due to it's proximity to the mines more slaves had been moved there.