8-Bit Pony

by Dawn Flower

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“Alright, let’s light this candle!” Fighter suddenly shouted out, with both of his arms in the air, now wearing the Armor of Invincibility. Black Mage couldn’t help but chuckle a little at his choice of words, mirroring the beginning of this particular adventure.

The four humans – and Thief – then all walked through the portal, as the assembled ponies – and Discord – waved goodbye to them as they left. After all five had stepped through the portal, it closed behind them, once again keeping both worlds distinct and separate.

Once the portal had closed, Pinkie Pie suddenly spoke up. “Hey, Twilight. Since it was already established that Discord could open up portals between dimensions, and since Fluttershy knew this, had a way of calling him to her in an instant, and she was the first one that the two of them approached, and they explicitly told her that they were from another world and were trying to find a way back there, couldn’t we have sent them back this entire time and avoided all of this?”

Twilight suddenly frozen in place, with her hoof in the air, mid-wave, and a blank empty look on her face upon hearing Pinkie Pie’s words.

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