//------------------------------// // Chapter 2 - Realization // Story: Two and a half years... // by Ephraim Blue //------------------------------// Chapter 2 - Realization Twilight's room June 1st 1003 Spike was having one of the best naps he could ever think of. There were no noises, no distractions, and most importantly, no Twilight. Wait, what? Spike knew Twilight, and sense he knew her, she should be worrying about how her visit with Cadence was going, or how she wasn't going to get enough sleep by worrying too much. "Twilight?" he called out, but it seemed like nopony was even in the room with him. He then decided to look around for anything that might provide a clue about where she was. He eventually found a note on her bed, and if it wasn't any more obvious, addressed to him. The note read: Dear Spike, I have just been visited by myself from the dimension that we traveled to together two and a half years ago. Once you get this note I will most likely have already gone to Canterlot High once again to help out a problem that only I can solve. Although, I wish for you to come with me. I would have woken you up, but you never liked it when I woke you up. And I still don't, Spike thought to himself as he continued reading. I want you to inform the others of this, but just like last time, they can't come. It could mess up the time stream and make it impossible to complete this task. Tell Princess Cadence that I am very sorry about this, but I promise to return home once this disaster is behind us. Again, I want you and you alone to come and help me with this task. Be sure to tell the others about this and I promise to make it up to them. Sincerely, Twilight Sparkle. "Stupid Twilight," he said as he went to tell the others about the note. Canterlot High's Portal to Equestria June 1st 2013 Twilight knew this was a bad idea. She had to travel to another world, defeat a new student named Discord, and get back to her world before the portal closed on itself in less than 3 days. The main reason she decided to come was because her other dimensional self said they all needed her help to beat Discord. Once her vision came into focus, she looked down at herself, and to her surprise, was back in the human form she took when she first entered the portal 30 moons ago. She was back in the world she never hoped to return. Mirror Room June 1st 1003 After Spike brought together all of Twilight's friends, he read them the note. After finishing, everypony else sat in silence, thinking about what to make of the note. Rainbow Dash was the first to speak, saying, "So, what happens next?" she asked. Applejack shrugged and said, "Ah don't know Rainbow, the most we can do is wait for her to return like last time." "But she needs our help!" Rarity complained, "We should go in after her and help out with the problem she is in." "Yeah!" exclaimed Pinkie Pie, "Then I can throw a party for every new pony that we meet there!" "No," Cadence replied, "you all heard what she wrote, if anypony else tags along, it could create a dimensional rift, and she might never be able to return home." "Well...," said Fluttershy, "she did ask Spike to come and help her with the problem she is in. Maybe she had a good reason to ask Spike to come with her." "I agree with Fluttershy on this one," said Rainbow Dash, "I'm all ok with Spike going and all that, but Spike, can you promise us one thing?" "Sure," he replied, "what is it?" "Can you promise us you'll make sure that Twilight will come right home with you after all this is over?" Spike thought for a moment before replying, "Yes, Rainbow, I promise to make sure she returns with me," he said as he started to step through the portal and onto the human world. After Spike walked through the portal, Rainbow Dash called out to everyone saying, "Well, that's that. Now, does anypony know if the next Daring Do is in this castle's library?" Canterlot High school June 1st 2013 It took an hour, but Twilight finally once again got used to her human body. When she was done with that, she went into the school to find out where everypony - I mean - everybody was. She found herself in the cafeteria right before her stomach growled. And if by coincidence, the lunch bell ringed right about then. When everyone came in the lunch room, they all looked, grey. No one talked to each other, they tried not to sit next to each other, and worse of all, no one seemed like they were friends. She started thinking the worst until she saw 7 friends sitting next to each other. She recognized 6 of them, they were the other Twilight, Rainbow Dash, Rarity, Fluttershy, Applejack, and Pinkie Pie from this dimension. The 7eventh was a total mystery, seriously, she didn't recognize her at all. The other Twilight saw that her interdimensional self was looking in their direction and beckoned for her to come over. As soon as she sat down, Applejack saw her and said, "What in tarnation is going on around here?" "There can't be two Twilights, right?" said Rainbow Dash. "Um...," Fluttershy said, "Would someone mind explaining why there is two Twilights in the cafeteria right now?" "I think I can explain what is going on," said the mysterious 7th friend, who drew all the attention at the table to her. She spoke to Twilight from the pony world next, "You may not recognize me Twilight, but I am Sunset Shimmer." Canterlot High's portal to Equestria June 1st 2013 Spike took a look at his surroundings. It looked joust like he remembered it. Big, lots of windows, and full of humans. After remembering what he came here for, he started to look for Twilight, but remembered that he didn't know where to begin looking. Shrugging off his thoughts, he started to make his way into the school, being very careful not to be noticed by anyone. He got lost quickly, forgetting which way he had been and had not been. Furious, he decided to sit down out of sight of everyone. He sat still until he heard a familiar voice saying, "Lets go someplace we can talk quietly." He would have recognized that voice anywhere, the voice of Twilight Sparkle. Study Hall June 1st 2013 Twilight and her friends had left the cafeteria and went to the study hall to talk about the current situation. Twilight then told them the story of how their Twilight had convinced her to come here and stop Discord's reign over the school. After she finished her story, A dog came up to the other Twilight and tried to get her attention. The other Twilight looked down at the dog and said, "What is my dog spike doing here?" Unexpectedly, the dog spoke saying, "Don't you recognize me?" "AH!" the other Twilight screamed as she pushed the dog away, enough for Twilight to see him. "Spike? Is that you?" she said to the dog. Spike the dog looked over and confusion. He then spoke again, saying, "Well, this is just weird. I have to deal with two Twilights now." Applejack stood up and said, "Hey, ah recognize you. You spoke in front of us in Rarity's Carousel Boutique when Pinkie here guessed at where Twilight came from." "Yup, that's me." He replied. Twilight couldn't help but smile at the situation, until she noticed a mean little kid with a weird fashion sense walking over toward them. She curiously asked when she realized who that could be, "Hey, is that kid over there who I think it is?" The others looked over in the direction he was coming from, and all of them replied, "Yup, that kid there is the one known as Discord."