Sunset sighed as she sat under the statute. A month had passed and still barely a day went by without someone giving her a nasty look or a cutting remark, the only thing that kept her from regressing to her old ways where the girls. Despite her reservations they had welcomed her with open arms and were always there when she needed them. Out of the corner of her eye she saw a small crystal tree, it still surprised her that the flower Twilight was wearing had in fact held a seed of the tree of harmony. She was even more shocked when Twilight named her the caretaker of the tree for the human world.
With a sudden rush of air she heard something fall to the ground. When she turned to investigate she found six envelopes, one for her and for each of her friends. Her eyes widened when she saw that they were signed Twilight Sparkle: Lady of the Everfree. One mass text latter, and after hitching a ride with A.J., all the girls were sitting around a table at sweet apple acres, letters in hand.
“Oh, oh, oh, this is so exciting. I wonder what she sent us!” Pinkie said, anticipation clear in her eyes.
“Calm down Pinkie we all want to know what’s in these here letters.” Applejack said, though she knew it was a futile effort.
“I for one am more concerned with how she sent them to us. Did the portal not close after she left?” Rarity asked, voice laced with confusion.
“Hopefully these letters will explain,” after Sunset had said this, the girls all exchanged a look, before simultaneously opening their individual letters.
Each contained a short note explaining that twilight wanted to show them what they each looked like in her home dimension. “Aw yeah, I look awesome even as a pony,” Rainbow exclaimed as she showed off a picture of a blue pony with a rainbow mane and, bat wings? Rainbow did a double take when she saw what type of wings she had "that is so Metal".
“Well, would you look at that. Pony me’s got a hat, too,” AJ said as she turned around a picture of an orange pony with a blonde mane and stetson carrying a bunch of apples.
“My, she looks radiant, though she does have some odd taste in jewelry ” Rarity said with slight awe as she examined a picture of a white pony with a well styled purple mane and a horn on her forehead, wearing a black and gray amulet with a red gem in the shape of a triangle
“Oh She is so cute” Fluttershy squeaked after showing the others the picture of a pink maned yellow pony with wings. She blinked in confusion when she noticed that she also had a picture of a strange creature with a pink web like mane, black chitin covered body with a long horn and gossamer wings. She found a small note explaining that that was her true form, while the first was what she used to blend in.
Sunset’s contained a note from Twilight, which explained that she had discovered how to transport small objects through the portal due to the connection being stronger with a tree on both sides. Behind that was a picture of, well, Sunset thought it was Twilight, but. She had expected a black earth pony who had a blue streak in her mane, not a creature made out of wood vines and was that kelp where her tail should be? There was a picture of a purple pony with fangs bat ears snake eyes and a sea pony tail as well. Which the note explained was a natural illusion she wore when visiting new areas or if she wanted to not be recognized right away. Sunset had no idea how a Frankinstallion monster could be considered an inconspicuous disguise and to be honest she did not want to know.
Pinkie’s face held an expression of confused joy at the site of her pictures. One was a very pink pony with a mane matching her hair, the other was a surreal being with the back legs of an alligator, the front legs of a dog, the tail of a lion, and the antlers of a moose. Everyone was shocked at the sight of that picture, though Sunset’s expression held a bit of terror. “What in tarnation is that thing?” Applejack asked after a moment.
“I was wondering the same thing about that ‘bug’ in the picture Fluttershy has”, Rainbow mumbled, as one the girls turned to Sunset only to blink at the expression of terror on her face.
“T-That's a draconequus” she stuttered after a moment of shock. “ I thought that only one had ever existed and he caused the worst events in equestrian history”! After calming down Sunset was able to think and realized that Pinkie as a chaos spirit explained a lot about her human counterpart and she doubted that this pinkie was much different from the one she knew so there should be no need to panic. “ The creature in Fluttershy's picture is called a changeling I don't know much about them but if she was willing to show her true form than the others must know about it already".
"Do you happen to know what that tacky thing my ponyself is wearing is darling"? Rarity asked with a sniff only to blink at sunsets shell shocked expression.
" That tacky thing as you called it is the Alicorn Amulet the most powerful magic amplifier ever made! I am more surprised your counter part can wear it at all every record of it I found said that it drove anypony that wore it mad in a matter of hours. Yet she seems just fine, how does that work"?
After explanations were given and all the photos passed around sunset found another photo after taking one look at it she went pale and faster than the others could blink she was in the corner mumbling “it’s just a dream I am safe here it’s just a dream”. After coaxing Sunset back to her seat she showed the others what caused her freak out the picture contained all of the ponies they had seen before with 3 others 2 ponies so tall they could be confused for horses stood behind the group one was pure white with a long spiral horn and bird like wings, the other was pitch black with a curved horn and bat like wings another creature which looked like Pinkie giving them all rabbit ears. (Some how?) Sunset read the attached note before explaining “those are Princess Celestia, Princess Nightmare Moon AKA Luna and Discord the spirit of chaos .
Silence filled the room before the barrage of questions began AJ’s question was simple “What is with Celestia's mane it’s purple”? Rainbow’s question caused Fluttershy to squeak
“why is the bug pony version of Shy sitting behind some green orbs”?
“Those are eggs” Fluttershy managed to say before falling back into her chair in shock. Pinkie’s question grabbed everyone's attention.
"Why is there a tiny version of Luna curled up with Twilight?” After blinking, eye rubbing, and double takes had all occurred none of them could deny that there was in fact a tiny filly with Nightmares coat and mane color but Twilight's eyes.
“Well my word ” Rarity exclaimed with shock, Sunset posed the final question as she got ready to write a reply to Twilight What is going on in Equestria?