There was no telling what would happen next. Sunset Shimmer was about to destroy the mirror that would lead back to Equestria. The only way to prevent this was to give her Twilight's crown. But if she got her hands on it, then Equestria would be in danger as well, if what Radiant Blast said before was true. Sunset Shimmer would use the crown to control the students and attack Equestria, and with one of the Elements of Harmony in her possession, no one would be able to stop her.
Needless to say, the decision was not easy and Twilight struggled what to do next. Star Twinkle was not sure what he would do himself so he just waited patiently for Twilight's answer. So did the others and Radiant Blast who stood next to Sunset Shimmer.
“Tick-tock, Twilight. We haven't got all night. The portal will be closing on its own in less than an hour. So, what's your answer?” Sunset Shimmer said, still swinging her sledgehammer around, threatening to destroy it.
Twilight still hesitated. Sunset Shimmer's words didn't really help much.
“Just give her the crown,” Radiant Blast then joined in, slowly losing his patience.
Star Twinkle noticed that Radiant Blast did act a little more serious recently which was surprising since, in the last conversation they had, he said he didn't like Sunset Shimmer's actions.
“Don't you see what you guys are about to do?” Star Twinkle then said, watching Sunset Shimmer holding her hammer, still determined to crush the mirror in front of everybody. “Didn't you want to take over Equestria? How are you gonna do that if you destroy the portal?” Star Twinkle said quickly seeing through Sunset Shimmer's possible bluff.
This caused Sunset Shimmer to look over to Radiant Blast. “How does he know about my plan?” She then asked towards Radiant Blast who could only turn his head away ashamed. But she then focused back on Star Twinkle and the others. “Doesn't matter. This isn't about me. It's about you returning home! So you better make a decision!”
There was less than one hour left until the portal closed. Time was running short either way. The decision was up to Twilight. And Star Twinkle had an idea what she was about to do next. He looked over at her and she looked back with an expression that practically said: “It has to be done”. She knew that Star Twinkle won't like what she was about to do but he also realized that something far greater was at stake then him, Twilight and Spike not being able to return home. With that in mind, Star Twinkle nodded and smiled, ready to accept Twilight's decision.
Twilight then looked over to Sunset Shimmer with a serious expression on her face and gave her a straight answer.
“No,”
“What!?” Sunset Shimmer replied in shock, not believing what Twilight just said. “Equestria! Your friends! Lost to you forever! Don't you see what I'm about to do to the portal?!”
“Yes, but I've also seen what you've been able to do here without magic. Equestria will find a way to survive without my Element of Harmony. This place might not, if I allow it to fall into your hands. So go ahead. Destroy the portal. You are not getting this crown!” Twilight replied determined as she grabbed her crown on her head and taking back those words.
Sunset Shimmer didn't like this answer. She was furious to be precise. Radiant Blast noticed that and couldn't help but stand next to her helplessly as she glared at Twilight. At the same time, Radiant Blast looked over to Star Twinkle who was giving him a worried but also serious expression. It was like as if he wanted to tell him something. Radiant Blast remembered the conversation that they had before. He knew that Sunset Shimmer's actions sometimes went too far but was it worth never going back to Equestria? Was that going too far? Those questions circled around his head, realizing that Sunset Shimmer would soon prevent Star Twinkle, Twilight, and Spike to ever go back to Equestria. They would never see their friends ever again. The moment he imagined himself in this situation, only made him sad.
One moment later, he saw how Sunset Shimmer was raising her sledgehammer, ready to smash the mirror because of the choice that Twilight made. Seeing that only left him in shock. “Fine! Have it your way then!” She said before she raised the sledgehammer above her head in order to swing it right at the mirror.
The group widened their eyes in shock and gasped loudly, mainly everyone except Star Twinkle and Twilight who were now fully prepared for the consequences. Star Twinkle, however, still couldn't look and closed his eyes and just waited for the sound of shattering glass that soon could be heard.
But to his surprise, there was no sound. It was silent, except for one more gasp that came from the girls behind him. Wondering what that was about, he opened his eyes again and saw something that he didn't expect.
Radiant Blast was stopping Sunset Shimmer from destroying the mirror by grabbing the sledgehammer as she was about to swing it. Needless to say, Sunset Shimmer was shocked to see this. “What are you doing Radiant!?” She asked, obviously confused by her friend's action.
At first, Radiant Blast hesitated to answer, especially after seeing Sunset Shimmer's betrayed expression but he couldn't just stand there and watch how things were going out of control like this. “This is going too far, don't you think?” Radiant Blast said in a heavily nervous tone in his voice.
“What do you mean!?” Sunset Shimmer asked confused. “On whose side are you on? I thought we are friends!”
“We are!” Radiant Blast desperately assured. “I just think that destroying the portal and not letting them go home is going too far,” he explained.
Sunset Shimmer widened her eyes in confusion but then quickly looked over to Twilight and the others. Her eyes narrowed and she quickly became angry. Radiant Blast was never questioning Sunset Shimmer's actions before, except once Twilight and her friends showed up. She quickly put one and one together clenched her teeth giving an angry look towards Twilight. “It was you!” She then said angrily as she pointed towards Twilight. “First you take away my title as a princess, then you steal the crown that was supposed to belong to me, and now you make Radiant go up against me!?”
Twilight, of course, didn't know what to say to that. Sunset Shimmer was obviously looking for someone to blame and Twilight was the best candidate for that.
“No! It's not like that, Sunset!” Radiant Blast said, trying to calm Sunset Shimmer down, however, she didn't listen and walked up to Twilight, dropping her hammer in the process.
Star Twinkle tried to calm Sunset Shimmer down as well. “Yes! Listen to Radiant Blast! He-” he tried to say but Sunset Shimmer was almost blinded by anger and continued to walk up to the group.
“Once I have this crown, everything will be how it is supposed to be!” She exclaimed as she charged right towards Twilight, jumping at her and throwing her on the ground and letting the crown fall to the ground. Sunset Shimmer tried to reach it but luckily, Spike grabbed in front of her. He tried to run inside of the school but he couldn't reach the door handle and was stuck in the corner once Sunset Shimmer stood right behind him, ready to grab the crown.
Rainbow Dash was offering some help and Spike threw the crown right at her, out of Sunset Shimmer's reach. Once, Rainbow Dash realized that Sunset Shimmer came closer to her, she threw the crown away again and towards Fluttershy who clumsily managed to catch the crown but once she noticed how Sunset Shimmer ran angrily towards her, she was paralyzed by fear and didn't know what to do. This caused Applejack to take action. She pulled out a rope and snatched Fluttershy towards her. Unfortunately, Fluttershy dropped the crown and Sunset Shimmer caught it. But before she could place it on her head, Pinkie Pie appeared behind her and threw the crown to the girls who began to throw it at each other once Sunset Shimmer got close enough.
When the crown ended up in Twilight's hands, she threw it away behind her. Unfortunately, the one who caught it after that was Radiant Blast. Radiant Blast looked at the crown for a moment and didn't know what to do with it. Needless to say, Sunset Shimmer was happy to see him in possession of the crown. “Good job, Radiant. Now give it to me,” she said relieved walking up slowly to her friend.
“No!” Star Twinkle then interrupted, causing Sunset Shimmer to get angry once more. “Think about what you are about to do next! What the right thing is!”
“I knew what the right thing to do is...” Radiant Blast said with a serious tone in his voice. He then threw the crown to Sunset Shimmer who happily caught it.
Sunset Shimmer had an evil grin on her face as she looked at the crown. “At last! More power than I could ever imagine!” She then said before she placed the crown on her head, ready to use its power.
However, once the crown was on her head, some kind of dark magic began to surround her, causing her to react in shock. The group had a similar reaction to that after a pillar of magic began to surround Sunset Shimmer that slowly began to transform her.
Once the pillar vanished Sunset Shimmer revealed herself flying in the air. Her body transformed into that of some kind of a demon. Her skin color turned red and her eyes were black combined with her usual opal colored eye color. Her hair remained the same as well but it was shorter and stood up. Her ears, who became pointier, the tail that grew out of her and the big wings on her back gave her that more demon look. Her clothes were slightly changed as well, her skirt matched her hair color and her top was black, she also still wore her black boots.
Sunset Shimmer inspected her body and seemed to be happy about this change. It most likely was because of the strength that she could feel at this very moment. Radiant Blast didn't expect this to happen and he also didn't seem to be happy about it. Still, he didn't look like as if he regretted it, much to Star Twinkle's surprise.
His attention was then brought back to Sunset Shimmer who finally spoke up again. “I did it! I gained the ultimate power to rule not only over this but also Equestria!” She said happily before she broke out in laughter. She then looked towards Radiant Blast with a smile on her face. “Radiant! Come! Have a taste of this power as well!” She then said before she focused some magic in her hands.
Star Twinkle tried to warn Radiant Blast to not let himself be consumed by this magic as well but Radiant Blast stood there and let Sunset Shimmer transform him too. There was a frown on Radiant Blast's face once he was engulfed with magic while he looked over to Star Twinkle in an almost apologizing expression.
Soon, Radiant Blast also turned into some kind of demon creature similar to Sunset Shimmer. His skin color turned to a bright red color, his eyes turned black, his ears became pointy and he also grew wings on his back. His blue jacket turned black and his lower body turned red like his skin as well as if his trouser had merged with it.
Once, Radiant Blast's transformation ended, he stood in front of everyone motionless and with a frown on his face before he used his wings to lift himself up in the air next to Sunset Shimmer. It was now time to set her plan in motion. Sunset Shimmer turned towards the school where some students tried to escape but then went inside once they noticed, how Sunset Shimmer and Radiant Blast looked over at them.
“I've had to jump through so many hoops tonight just to get my hands on this crown, and it really should have been mine all along,” Sunset Shimmer said as she growled at the students angrily. However, she calmed herself down immediately once she realized that she was no in control of the situation. “But let's let bygones be bygones. I am your princess now, and you will be loyal... to me!”
Sunset Shimmer used her magic to destroy the school entrance and flew right into the building. The next step was exactly what Star Twinkle expected. She mind controlled the students with her magic so that she can use them to attack Equestria. Every student walked mindlessly outside of the building, like a herd of zombies. With these many people against Star Twinkle and the others, there was no way that they could go up against the students. There were way too many.
Still, Twilight didn't lose her confidence to go up against Sunset Shimmer. “We have to stop her!” She exclaimed towards her friends while also focusing on Sunset Shimmer.
This was of course, not unnoticed by her. “Stop me? Oh, please! What exactly do you think you're going to do to stop me? I have magic, and you have nothing!” She said amused.
The sad thing was, that it was true. There were Sunset Shimmer, Radiant Blast and a dozen of students in front of seven, plus one dog. But The rest of Twilight's friends didn't think so and still supported her. Rainbow Dash stepped up and let Sunset Shimmer know that they won't give up. ”She has us!”
Not only was Sunset Shimmer not impressed at all but she also intended change that determination. She remembered the way how Radiant Blast was disagreeing with her before and that made her angry again. But instead of showing it, she smiled again once she came up with something to lower Twilight's determination. “Let's see how you react if I'll take someone away from you as well,”
Sunset Shimmer used her magic to levitate Star Twinkle away from the ground and getting him a few feet closer to her. There was nothing that Twilight or her friends could do at this moment because of the lack of magic. Star Twinkle struggled but he couldn't get free at all. Radiant Blast wasn't looking like as if he wanted to stop Sunset Shimmer this time, judging from the constant frown that he had on his face.
“Don't hurt him!” Twilight exclaimed worriedly.
“Oh, I won't,” Sunset Shimmer returned amused. “I will just make sure to do the same that you did with me and Radiant. I will make sure that you know how it feels having a close friend betray you by turning one of your friends against you,”
Sunset Shimmer used her magic to surround Star Twinkle in some kind of mist. She was most likely planning to turn him into a brainless zombie like the other students and wanted him to go up against Twilight and her friends.
The more magic Star Twinkle surrounded, the more he struggled. But it was no use. He couldn't get free. His friends also could only watch until Sunset Shimmer was finished. Eventually, Star Twinkle's ran out of energy to struggle anymore and closed his eyes. The magic that surrounded him felt weird. It didn't even hurt. In fact, it felt strange and familiar. Like a while back. As soon as Star Twinkle realized what it was he opened his eyes immediately. He let out a short scream and the magic around him vanished, setting him free from Sunset Shimmer but also letting him fall down to the ground much to his demise. But instead of falling, he was slowly descending to the ground.
He had wings. Two wings were on his back. He was able to grow two wings on his back just like in Equestria. Once he came in contact with Sunset Shimmer's magic, he somehow was able to use it to transform. He was surprised in this very moment. So was Twilight and her friends, not to mention Sunset Shimmer and Radiant Blast who had no idea what was going on at all. This confusion was perfect to take advantage of.
Compared to feet and two legs, wings were actually something that he was used to, making it easy to fly right at Sunset Shimmer. “Maybe if I remove the crown, then she turns back to normal?” He thought as he charged right at her. Luckily, Sunset Shimmer was too much in a shock to even realize what was happening right now and couldn't react in time.
Star Twinkle was dangerously close to Sunset Shimmer but just as he reached out his hand to grab the crown, Radiant Blast interfered and grabbed his arm, overpowering Star Twinkle and preventing him to get any closer. “You won't harm Sunset,” Radiant Blast said threatening as he focused his eyes right on Star Twinkle.
Realizing that Star Twinkle was probably the only one who could be a threat for Sunset Shimmer, Radiant Blast pulled Star Twinkle away from her. He wanted to take care of him before things could get out of hand. He made sure to take Star Twinkle as far as way as possible from Sunset Shimmer so that she could take care of Twilight and the others.
“At first, I thought that you finally made the right choice. But then you crawled right back at her site!” Star Twinkle said as he kept flapping his wings flying on the same height as Radiant Blast.
“I'm doing the right thing!” Radiant Blast replied angrily. “I disappointed Sunset. I let her down. But I intend to not repeat that!”
“You are trying to put Equestria in danger!” Star Twinkle replied in the same angry manner than Radiant Blast.
“I'll do anything for a friend!” Radiant exclaimed. “You should do the same!” He then added.
Star Twinkle was not sure what he was getting at but he soon looked over to Twilight and the others and realized that Sunset Shimmer was still a danger to the others. Just now, he realized that Sunset Shimmer was attacking his friends. Star Twinkle was so occupied with Radiant Blast that he didn't even notice that the very friends that he cared so much about were in danger.
Sunset Shimmer shot a magic blast right at Twilight. Seeing this, instantly made Star Twinkle rush to her side but unfortunately, he was too late. Her friends managed to cover her before she got hit but Star Twinkle was not sure if they were okay at this moment. After the beam of magic connected, Sunset Shimmer began to laugh maniacally at her victory but she stopped once she noticed Twilight and the others surrounded by a light purple light. It was magic.
Twilight seemed confused about what happened at this moment but eventually, she figured it out and shared it with Sunset Shimmer. “The magic contained in my Element was able to unite with those that helped create it!” She explained.
Shortly after, the group began to transform. The girls all had pony ears growing on their heads and Twilight, Rainbow Dash and Fluttershy began to grow wings on their backs. Their hair also grew a little longer, making it almost look like as if they had tails. Magic was covering the girls and Twilight was no longer afraid or nervous but rather confident to defeat Sunset Shimmer now. “Together with a crown, they create a power beyond anything you could imagine, but it is a power you don't have the ability to control! The crown may be upon your head, Sunset Shimmer, but you cannot wield it, because you do not possess the most powerful magic of all: the magic of friendship!”
Seconds later, a rainbow formed around the girls. The rainbow began to shot up into the air and flew down right at Sunset Shimmer. Sunset Shimmer stood no chance and was helplessly surrounded by the rainbow while screaming in fear. “No! What is happening?!” She said as she was slowly covered in the rainbow before it completely surrounded her.
“Sunset!” Radiant Blast screamed out as he saw Sunset Shimmer being attacked. He wanted to help but the shock left him paralyzed and helpless.
Soon, the light from the rainbow traveled to the other students and helped them to turn back to normal. Once that all was over, the girls laid on the ground exhausted and slowly began to stand up again. Sunset Shimmer was left in a crater that was created from the previous attack. Twilight got up again and walked up to Sunset Shimmer. “You will never rule in Equestria. Any power you may have had in this world is gone. Tonight, you've shown everyone who you really are. You've shown them what is in your heart,” she said, as if she was scolding her for what she has done.
“She will rule over Equestria!” Radiant Blast exclaimed angrily towards Twilight, causing her to turn around to see what became of him. To her shocking surprise, Radiant Blast did not turn back to normal and was still in his demon-like form. Not only that but Star Twinkle laid on the ground right in front of him, seemingly hurt. “Stand away from her!” He advised as he focused some magic into his hand threatening to hurt Star Twinkle if Twilight would do something rash.
It was at this moment, when Sunset Shimmer got up again. She looked over to Radiant Blast and instead of having a happy smile on her face, like someone would expect from her by now. She looked over at him in worry, seeing him in this monstrous state, intending to do evil.
Twilight, of course, wanted to help but the closer she would get, the more in danger Star Twinkle would be. “Don't hurt him!” She said as she reached out her hand in concern.
“I won't if you let Sunset win! If it means to hurt your friends to get to that, then I will do that!” Radiant Blast explained further before he focused more magic in his hand, ready to fire at Star Twinkle any time who was not aware of any of that due to being half unconscious.
Sunset Shimmer was watching all this. She remembered the cheerful and easygoing Radiant Blast but right now, she only saw a monster. A monster that she created. Her lips began to tremble at the sight of that.
“Sunset worked so hard to get to this point...and she was so close to archive her goals. But then all of you came along and ruined everything!” Radiant Blast explained further, his magic getting even stronger in his hand. He was slowly consumed by anger and couldn't even control his next actions, causing him to snap. “No, I will take something away from you to show you how that feels!” He then exclaimed angrily before he pointed his hand to Star Twinkle on the ground, ready to fire at him.
“No!” A female voice then shouted, which Radiant Blast couldn't even identify due to his anger at the very moment. He figured that it was Twilight who was worried about Star Twinkle but that soon proved to be wrong. He felt someone on his back. Someone was hugging him from behind tightly. Once he turned his head around, he saw Sunset Shimmer who was crying as she hugged her friend. “Stop...Radiant...please stop...” she said quietly in an ashamed tone in her voice.
It didn't take long for Radiant Blast to feel bad now. He wondered if he was the reason why she cried right now. His eyes began to tear up seeing Sunset Shimmer like that and he turned his head around again. A bright light emerged from him. The light soon removed the demonic appearance from him and turned him back to normal. “Sorry...” he then said quietly, causing Sunset Shimmer to finally release him. He turned around to face Sunset Shimmer and smiled the way how she always remembered him.
However, their “reunion” was interrupted by Twilight and the others who walked up to the two. This caused Radiant Blast to place himself right between them and Sunset Shimmer so that he could protect her. But of course, neither Twilight or her friends were out for more fighting.
“You two...The magic of friendship doesn't just exist in Equestria. It's everywhere. It's not too late for you to seek it out, instead of trying to control or driving everybody apart,” Twilight advised in a warm voice, trying to come up to the two.
Sunset Shimmer was not sure if that was possible in her case. “But... But all I've ever done since being here is drive everyone apart. I don't know the first thing about friendship,” she said frustrated.
“Do you?” Star Twinkle then spoke up before he got up to his feet again while looking at Radiant Blast. “I think you do,” he added with a smile.
“And if you have any more questions, then I bet they can teach you as well,” Twilight said, hinting at her friends who stood right behind her.
Sunset Shimmer and Radiant Blast looked at each other after realizing that it was not just the two now. Sunset Shimmer was not wrong. Until now, she didn't seem to care much about friendship. That somehow caused her to not notice how Radiant Blast was always at her side. It was just now that she realized that.
Spike eventually, decided to lighten up the mood a little. “Those are my girls! Woo-hoo!” He then cheerfully said.
This worlds version of Steel Hammer then showed up, happy about how everything went out well. “Well, looks like there will be some repairs around the school because of this mess but hopefully...wait! Did that dog just talk!?” He asked in surprise after just now realizing that.
Spike was questioning how that was the thing that confused at this moment.
Soon, Principal Celestia walked up to Twilight to finally return her crown. “I believe this belongs to you,” she said before she presented the crown to Twilight, causing her to kneel down. “A true princess in any world leads not by forcing others to bow before her, but by inspiring others to stand with her. We have all seen that you are capable of just that. I hope you see it too, Princess Twilight,”
Twilight opened her eyes and looked over at her friends. She knew what Principal Celestia was getting at and fully understood it already. “I do,” she still said in gratitude.
The students began to cheer. The fight was over and Sunset Shimmer and Radiant Blast were dealt with. There was nothing to worry about. Except for maybe the time that was left in this world. Though it was short, there was still some time left to enjoy the party for a while. The group went back to the school and enjoyed every minute of the dance. In Star Twinkle's case this, of course, meant to stand in the corner somewhere, patiently waiting for the party to be over.
“Hey,” a voice then said, causing him to turn around. It was Radiant Blast who was accompanied by Sunset Shimmer. Both of them looked really embarrassed to even show themselves at the party but judging from how Radiant Blast came up to Star Twinkle, they wanted to speak with him about something important. Radiant Blast at first struggled a little to get his words out but eventually, said what he wanted to say. “I...we...just wanted to say sorry. For everything,” he said while he rubbed his head while Sunset Shimmer nodded along to that.
Star Twinkle could tell that Radiant Blast was sincere about his apology and accepted. “Don't worry about it,” he replied happily.
Sunset Shimmer eventually spoke up as well, feeling mainly responsible for everything that happened so far. “I hope it's not too late to make for everything I've done...” she said ashamed.
Sunset Shimmer couldn't even bring herself to look at Star Twinkle while saying that. It was pretty obvious that she was taking all those things to heart and that she was sorry. Star Twinkle was not sure what exactly was causing her to do all those things but he also didn't care too much about that since she was regretting it by now. He truly believed that she wanted to change. He already met some ponies in Equestria who tried to change as well and could tell that she was not lying.
“I don't think it is too late for that as long as you mean it,” Star Twinkle replied, clearly speaking from experience.
The two left after receiving those words. They felt still a little ashamed to talk to Star Twinkle about that which again brought out the question why they talked to him in the first place out of all people. But before he could even get to that question in his mind, another person walked up to him. This time it was Twilight.
“Enjoying the party, Star Twinkle?” She asked with a smile on her face.
“Can't you see?” Star Twinkle jokingly replied. He clearly referred to him just standing somewhere in the corner.
“I know, I know...too crowded, right?” Twilight asked as she began walking next to Star Twinkle. “How about a dance to distract you?” Twilight offered.
This question caught Star Twinkle a little off guard. He needed to come up with an excuse. “I'm not really a good dancer...especially with those legs...” Star Twinkle replied a little embarrassed.
“I'm sure there are worse dancers out there,” Twilight replied to which Star Twinkle could reply easily after seeing how Twilight was dancing. But Twilight really wanted Star Twinkle to go and dance with her and would not give up so easily. “So you want a princess to dance all on her own?” She teasingly said. But Star Twinkle easily saw through this.
“Didn't that one guy asked you to dance with you before?” Star Twinkle asked, referring to the guy who asked him before for an “allowance” to dance with Twilight.
“He did. But he is also playing in the band that plays the music for this dance. The others are all dancing with someone and you are the only one who is free so I thought...” the longer her words kept going, the more she got quieter and embarrassed to ask Star Twinkle.
Star Twinkle noticed and tried to not make it any harder for Twilight and finally agreed and walked towards the middle of the room. “You better watch out for your feet...” he warned.
Twilight followed him happily and the two began dancing. As usual, Twilight's dance style was really weird. She was dancing on her hands and feet and randomly kicked around as if she was still a pony. Even if she wasn't in this form, it would still look really weird as a pony. But Star Twinkle didn't say anything to that and just went along, even imitating some of her dance moves. Though he was embarrassed a little, the fact that he was about to leave this world made it better. Even if someone would see him dance like that, he wouldn't have to worry about someone thinking that he was weird since he would see this someone for a while.
Time was running out for Star Twinkle, Twilight, and Spike. Only minutes were left until the portal would close and the three had to go through it soon. Of course, there was still enough time to say their goodbyes to the girls. Star Twinkle was sad but he tried to not to show too much of it, Twilight, however, had tears running down on her cheeks even before she said anything. “I know we've only been friends for a short time, but I'm gonna miss all of you so much,”
Star Twinkle didn't to ruin this moment but he had to remember Twilight about how time was getting short. “We better get going,” he said which caused Twilight to turn around and walk up to the mirror. She, Star Twinkle and Spike were ready to leave this world and return to Equestria.
They all looked at each other without saying anything for a moment and then stepped into the mirror. For some reason, the trip was not as weird like before when they left Equestria. They also didn't land on the other site with their faces on the ground which was already a good sign. Though, once they came out of the other site, they instantly walked on their hind legs. Walking on all four was certainly something they had to get used too again.
“Twilight! Star Twinkle! Spike” A bunch of female voices said once they arrived on the other site again.
It was only then, that they realized how everypony was greeting them already. They must have waited there for a while for Star Twinkle's and Twilight's return. The girls came rushing towards the two, some of them had tears in their eyes and some of them instantly noticing that Twilight's crown was back as well.
“I knew you could do it!” Pinkie Pie said as she hugged Star Twinkle and Twilight at the same time.
“Oh, we were so worried,” Applejack added, whipping some tears away from her eyes.
Princess Celestia was glad to see the two back as well but she also wanted to make sure about something else. “Sunset Shimmer and Radiant Blast, are they alright?” She asked curiously but yet worried.
“I think they gonna be fine. We left them in good hands,” Twilight replied happily.
However, the girls didn't quite understand what the last term meant and got confused. “What are hands?” Rainbow Dash asked confused.
It was obvious that there was a lot of explaining to do which Star Twinkle wasn't exactly looking forward to since he just wanted to go home but he figured that there was avoiding that for a while. He didn't saw his friends for three days now so he just accepted it.
When they left the mirror room, they were bombarded with questions of how it looked like on the other site or where they lived and what they did. Questions that were answered one by one. As Twilight was answering one question after another, she accidentally bumped into a member of the Royal Guard. It was a Pegasus stallion with an orange coat and blue eyes. He quickly helped Twilight up again and apologized “We've got to stop bumping into each other like this,”
“Yeah...he he,” Twilight replied a little embarrassed as she got up again. The Guard walked past the group and once he was out of sight, she asked Princess Cadance who it was.
“He's a new member of the castle guard. Flash Sentry, I think,” Princess Cadance replied. “Why? Do you know him?” She asked further.
“Not exactly. I think...” Twilight replied a little confused herself.
“Now that you mention it...” Star Twinkle joined in. “He does look kind of familiar,”
“I wonder why?” Twilight said with her eyes narrowed confused.
Suddenly, Pinkie Pie spoke up raining down some words that left Star Twinkle, Twilight and Spike speechless. “Does he totally remind you of a guy you met in the other world who played guitar, was in a band, and helped prove you didn't destroy all the decorations for a big dance, so you could still run for princess of the big dance, and then asked you to dance at that dance?! Right?”
She pretty much summed up what happened on the other side. Without even being there...technically...
“How did you know that?” Star Twinkle and Twilight both said in unison, heavily confused.
“Just a hunch!” Pinkie Pie replied casually followed with a smile.
There was no way that anyone could explain this. But that doesn't matter. Star Twinkle could only look at each other confused, yet amused. “Well, and here I thought things in the other world were weird...” Star Twinkle said before he continued walking through the hallway of the Crystal Castle.
Whether it was weird in this or any other world, just now he was happy to be home with his friends. And that is certainly something to be happy about...
...The end...