Story one in a six part plot line.

Havoc, the bringer of chaos, has flung Twilight and the other elements into alternate dimensions. With the instruction to use their elements to complete the task he has handed them, they must get back home. How will Twilight service in a mirror world where she is now the antagonist? Will she play her role, or die refusing to hurt anyone?

Story line takes place in place of season 4 episodes 1 and 2.

Prequel to Twilight Gives Way to Dawn. So if you haven't read it, stop here and return upon doing so, or you'll be lost!

After waiting for so long to join up, Cobalt turns old enough to become a soldier. He's always wanted to be a soldier, to protect ponies, and especially the princesses. So why wasn't he told to protect the two princesses that night? And better yet, why did Princess Twilight Sparkle start calling herself Queen RedDawn? Why has he been ordered to kill Princess Mi Amore Cadenza? But most importantly, with all the shady business, why is he still following along?

This story will jump slightly to cover a good portion of the history from Twilight Gives Way to Dawn.

When a rift tears Princess Twilight Sparkle's relationship with her first Lt. Rainbow Dash,
a war breaks out between Commander Rainbow's rebels and Equestrian forces.
Will Twilight come to the realization of her faults, or will her tyranny continue unto her downfall?
Find out in this brand new fic, "Twilight Gives Way to Dawn".
-not based off of, inspired by, or in any other way affected by the movie, "Red Dawn"-