"Twilight, I really think that this prophecy does refer to somepony who's name has something to do with time. I actually think it could be you, I mean, the time between day and night is twilight and your name is Twilight so-" Fluttershy said, but was cut off by a purple hoof.
"No Fluttershy, twilight is also the time between night and day, not just day and night, so if it's actually talking about a time, then it would be talking about the evening, so it would have to be somepony called Evening, or something along that line." Twilight told the yellow pegasus.
"Twi, you're really thinking too deep into this. I mean, we found it, so it must have something to do with us right, and you're the only pony who's name relates to a time." Rainbow Dash said.
"Yes but prophecies don't work like that! It would make them too easy to figure out!"
"Well I still think we should give it a shot with you being who the prophecy talks about. Wouldn't that be awesome? If the prophecy were talking about me, I'd want to jump right in there!" Rainbow Dash declared
"Of course you would, the fact that ponies from centuries ago knew about you would make you ecstatic, wouldn't it?"
"Yup! I mean, who wouldn't? Ponies knowing how awesome you are and writing a prophecy just about you before you're even born!! How cool is that?"
"Yeh! Come on Twilight, it's a possibility, and you can't just throw away any possibility just because you think that it's unrealistic." Pinkie Pie put in.
"Fine, I'll consider the possibility that the prophecy is talking about me. Right, now let's think of some other possibilities."
"Great! Now, I just need to figure what everything else means." Pinkie Pie said and bounced away.
"Well, I think that it means that at twilight, or evening or whenever, somethings going to happen in a cave." Fluttershy suggested.
"No, like I said before, prophecies don't work that way, they're to easy otherwise." Suddenly, Applejack and Rarity burst through the double doors placed in the wall to the dining area where the rest of the main 6 had been sitting.
"Twi...We...found...something....ya might.....want'a...see." Applejack gasped before collapsing on the floor.
"What is it?" Twilight asked.
"Well Twilight, while we were back in Ponyville, we spoke to Big Mac about looking after our sisters, and Scootaloo, however, Big Mac said that the fillies had run off somewhere last night, and he hasn't seen them since. Then while we were searching the town, Applejack thought she saw something in the Everfree forest, so we went to investigate. We found Nightmare moon with a bunch of, of, of these things! Well, they were like ponies, only they had bat-like ears and wings, their eyes were slit and they liked to be in the trees hanging uspidown! Nightmare moon was training them along with some tiny versions of those beasts that attacked us before." Rarity said after catching her breath "We got out of there before they could spot us. We think that Nightmare moon is preparing to launch an attack. There were lots more of those beasts than when they came to fight us."
"Ok Rarity, we'll send some guards down to keep an eye on things for the moment. There's nothing we can't do without the elements and I can't even find the sixth let alone get them to work. Shining armor had his best guards protect them so we should be fine for the moment." Twilight said "Any other information from Ponyville?"
"Not really, the townsponies are startin' to go 'bout their normal business, Ah don't think they know 'bout Nightmare moon's escape. We decided to keep it that way, don't want a panic. Other than the CMC going missin' that's 'bout it." Applejack answered.
"The CMC? Who are they?"
"Oh, right, Ah forgot ta tell ya, the CMC's Scootaloo, Sweetie Belle an' Applebloom, they made a group to help each other git their cutie marks."
"And they're missing!" Rarity cried "My poor, sweet, innocent,.. well not so much innocent, but still, little sister, could be anywhere!"
"Hey, it's ok Rares, those fillies can take care of themselves, we'll find them, and if I know Scootaloo, She'll take care of them. Little squirt never gives up." Rainbow tried to comfort her, it surprised Twilight, to see the brash pegasus trying to comfort Rarity, she supposed it must come from being friends with Fluttershy for so long.
"So Twi, ya found what the prophecy means yet?" Applejack asked.
"No, not really, I said I'd think about me being part of the prophecy, but I don't think it's as simple as that. I think it has a deeper meaning to it, but we can't figure it out." Twilight responded.
"Well, do ya have any ideas?"
"No."
"I can't think o' anythin' neither. Me an' Rarity tried to think o' somethin' but, we came up drier than a bone in the Appaloosan deserts."
"Ughh, ok. So our only lead is the one about me being part of the prophecy."
"Well, it does seem likely, Twilight dear."
"That's just what whoever made the prophecy wants you to think!" Twilight complained.
"But Twilight, Did you consider that the prophecy might want you to think that's what what it wants you to think?" Pinkie Pie asked, which elicited a confused 'huh' from everypony. "Think about it!"
"Ok, I'm thinking about it, I still don't see what you mean."
"Ughh, I mean that if you think that the meaning of the prophecy is so obvious, that the obvious meaning is not actually the real meaning and that the prophecy has a deeper meaning, then the prophecy might have seen that coming and actually meant the obvious meaning to be the real one."
"Ughhh" Said Twilight "Pinkie, that does not make sense in the slightest, sometimes I think you are too random."
"It does make sense Twilight!...Anypony?" Pinkie was practically begging. Twilight hadn't understood what Pinkie said at all, mostly because she had spoken too quickly, and the information had gone right over everypony else's heads.
"I get it." The voice was Rainbow Dash's. "It does make sense, and it makes sense to Paul too."
"YOU CAN UNDERSTAND HIM?!?!?!?!" Twilight asked in shock, Rainbow Dash ignored her.
"Thank you so much Dashie! And you Paul." Pinkie thanked them cheerfully.
"What Pinkie means is that you are so obsessed with thinking that the obvious answer can't be the real one, because it's too obvious, that you failed to notice that it's the most likely answer and the only one we have. Plus, if the prophecy is actually tricking us, then it's making you think that there is a deeper meaning, when the real meaning is the one you keep pushing aside." Rainbow Dash explained.
"....I, I think I get it." Twilight said after a while. "So, I am actually part of the prophecy, the obvious answer that I pushed aside for thinking that it was 'too' obvious, is the real answer. There is no deeper meaning to the prophecy." Twilight's eyes lit up in realization. "Girls! We figured out the prophecy!" Twilight cheered, the others did the same, now finally understanding what Pinkie meant. Then Twilight got back her confused expression, Turned to Rainbow Dash and asked, "You can understand Paul???"