Chapter/Episode 15 Preview. · 10:08pm Nov 18th, 2021
It was like a flippin' rollar coaster! Travelling through time felt somewhat similar to when I visited the Mirror World, but something about the different situation made it seem more surreal.
Fortunately, it finally came to an end, and I flew out of the portal. Unfortunately, there was nothing that could serve as a crash pad, so I was in for a rough landing. But hey, at least I was in a position where it wouldn't hurt as bad or break anything important, so that was a plus.
Diamond Tiara and Cozy Glow also had it easy. Apple Bloom and Starlight? Not so much. Apple Bloom easily dusted it off, but Starlight was still dazed and shocked.
"N-NO!!" Starlight panicked. "What the hay happened?!"
"You don't remember?" Apple Bloom replied. "We saw some suspicious activity comin' from the castle, and when we all went to investigate, you were just sittin' at the table. Then this red Alicorn that looks like Leo came along and did... this!"
"He sent us through time... that's what happened," Starlight answered. "He went through my memories, found the spell I wrote, and used it against all of us!"
"Wait, we time travelled!?!" Diamond Tiara exclaimed. "Okay, I'm dreaming. There's no way this is real..." She started to hobble around, clearly shocked that she got roped into something this extreme. "...I'm just a regular Ponyville citizen that's the daughter of very rich parents... hehe... I don't get into situations with time-travel, red Alicorns, crazy magic-"
Apple Bloom grabbed Diamond Tiara and shook her.
"Will... you... snap out of it?! This is real. Ah'm not a time-traveler either, but this is real!"
Diamond shook her head vigorously. "Okay... okay... I'm good, but... Starlight, how did you manage to make a spell this extreme?"
Starlight sighed. "A long time ago, I was an enemy of Twilight's just like Cozy Glow. Before I changed for the better, I used time travel as an attempt to destroy Twilight's friendship with her friends. Even though the experience has made me a better mare, I still feel a little uncomfortable with the subject..."
"Well, there's nothing you can do about it now," I replied. "What's done is done. And how do we fix what's been done? We just have to rewrite the spell in order to get back to our time."
"Easier said than done," said Starlight. "We need some parchment paper, and I need to refresh my memory on what the spell exactly was..."
"Wait, you don't remember the spell?" Cozy asked.
"When Sephtis searched my memories for the spell, I'm pretty sure he erased all my memories about what it was, because now I know nothing about it!"
"So what do we do?" Apple Bloom asked.
"I don't know... But maybe if I find the original spell by Starswirl, it could either jog my memory, or at least give me something to work with."
"Then that's what we'll work with," Cozy proclaimed. "So... where are we, anyways?"
"Technically, it's 'when' are we," Apple Bloom pointed out. "But 'where' works too."
Of course somepony was bound to say that.
"I think I may know where we are," said Starlight. "We're-"
"Hey!" Diamond Tiara piped. "I can see a village from here!"
We all joined up with Diamond Tiara. I could hear Starlight say "What she said..." before joining us.
We all looked over the ledge, and could see a village not too far away. It had two rows of the same building, and at the end of the village was a bigger house. I recognized it. And so did Starlight.
"My old village..."
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5608819
Thank you. Probably one of the most unlikely roundups in the lore so far.
5608821
Yep.
5608823
*cracks knuckles* All part of the plan.
5608824
Okay.