This is what we do

by Foxgear


A mad human in a horse world

This is what we do Chapter 18
By Foxgear


Rainbow sat on the roof of the school observing the broken statue. Grounding her teeth in annoyance as Maddie stood in front of the portal talking on her phone. The mad scientist seems intent on entering as soon as her conversation was done. Rainbow checks the time on her phone, it was getting late. Her presence would be missed soon if she didn’t get back home and she couldn’t risk Maddie spotting her on the other side of the portal. Add to the fact there was a second her on the other side that would further muddy the waters.
From around her neck Ebony hisses softly. Rainbow listens intently to the snake. Her familiar? Pet? She wasn’t sure what to call Ebony yet, but the black and red snake raised a point. She could simply walk through the portal with Maddie, but that would be suspicious. There was little chance she would be allowed to roam free. No, she needs to be unmonitored if she was going to complete her mission tonight.
“Well, girl,” Rainbow says lifting the snake from around her neck. “You’re up. Do Mama, proud.”


“Maddie this is crazy!”
“You told me that when I left, and you told me again when I was driving, and you told me a third time now. You’re a smart girl Moon Dancer, I’m sure you figured out by now I’m going.” Maddie said decisively through her phone while walking on the sidewalk by CHS. She stops at the front entrance taking note of the recent repairs before turning her attention to her real goal, the portal beneath the broken remains of the destroyed horse statue. The portal to Equestria, her dad’s homeworld.
“But your hand Maddie! Something still isn’t right!” Moon Dancer pleads on the other end.
Dejectedly Maddie removes the glove covering her right hand. A huge scar ran down the back of her middle knuckles. When she had first woken up after her attack it had only been a scar. The anti-toxin she injected had purged her body of all negative elements, but by this afternoon black veins began to appear along the scar fractures and by evening her entire hand was consumed with the veins traveling up her wrist.
“I know Moon Dancer, I’m well aware something isn’t right. It’s my hand after all.”
“Then you should know now isn’t the time to go to another world and ask about stupid portals!” Moon Dancer asserts, but her deep sigh and tired tone indicate she had finally given up hope of trying to persuade her friend.
“Look,” Maddie said sharply. “The portal issue is important Moon Dancer. But if it makes you feel better I’ll ask about my hand. An Equestrian Doctor might have a better idea of what’s going on anyway. They might even be able to tell me what creature attacked me.”
Moon Dancer sighs over the line, “I suppose you have a point. Just… just try not to get distracted. Hand first, then portals.”
“Yes mom,” Maddie replies sarcastically. Over the cellular line, Maddie hears Moon Dancer take a deep breath. Clearly, Moon Dancer was nervous about her taking this quick trip and it wasn’t just because of her hand. “Ok, now tell me what’s really bothering you Moonie.”
“Don’t take this the wrong way,” Moon Dancer began sounding nervous. “But those guys that came here from Equestria. The ones that raided my apartment. They don’t like you. I’m worried what they’ll think of you visiting without Mac to vouch for you.”
So that’s what it is. Maddie had suspected that and if she was honest, she held the same fears. Her father’s bad blood with Sixes and the others would be a point of contention, but hopefully, they can move past that.
“Your concern is noted. I’ll see you tomorrow, maybe later. I’ll try to be back before the end of the week. What day is it, again?”
“Thursday, but it’s like ten pm, so it doesn’t matter. Are you sure you don’t want me to come with you?”
Maddie answer curtly, “Yes. I need you searching through the data files. Try and find out whatever attacked me last night stole. It might give us a clue to what it is and to curing my hand.” The chances of that were slim but worth exploring. Maddie swipes end call and pockets her phone. She should be reporting to Mac about what happened, but that would mean giving up her independence early. She handled stuff like this before meeting Mac, she could handle it now. She defiantly wasn’t telling him and the sirens because she didn’t want to add to their burdens. No, that might almost be nice.
Standing before the mirror Maddie wastes no time. Boldy stepping through the portal, not bothering to dip her toe or anything, she just walks in. Her first surprise was the colorful lights as she’s warps between worlds. She expected more a purple or blackness or something like that. But really, she should have known better. What doesn’t a rainbow of magic do in this world?
The sensation was over in an instant and was deposited on the other side of the mirror. Instantly falling on her face. Two hooves were not suitable for standing when one a quad pedal animal. And like others before her, she turns to look at her new form in the mirror.
“Am I really that plain looking?” She asks her reflection. She was a pony. A normal, no wings, no horn, pony. So, no flying or magic, that sucks right off the bat. Also, her coat was peach. Like really light peach, almost like a crème. Or whatever shade of orange Mac’s sister was supposed to be. And her mane and… err… umm tail was brown. Boring brown.
Maddie trots in a circle, taking a moment to raise her tail and inspect the new position of her nether reign. It was weird. That was the only way to describe it. Laying her tail down her human brain finally process the fact she was naked.
“Well…” She said with a blush. “At least I’m not cold.”
Trotting. That was weird too, trotting. Though she did like the ‘clip, clop’ sound her hooves made, it was neat. Neat was cute to her. Anyway, trotting out of the room she was intrigued by the inner structure she found herself in.
“Giant purple crystal halls must have coast some money to make this place.” She whistles observing the shining walls. Which were made of real crystal? “Maybe zillion is a real money number in this world, unless these crystal’s value is lower then I’m assuming. But still, this has to be what? Trillions of dollars’ worth of gems?”
Her entire body was shaking with excitement. There was so much to learn! Where’s a library? She needs a library NOW!
“Um… Are you ok?” A feminine voice said.
Maddie turns to the person, scratch that, pony addressing her. A soft pink mare with a purple mane, kind of looks like Aria. If she were imagining Aria as a pony. But that wasn’t important. The pony in question was a unicorn!
“You’re a unicorn!” Maddie exclaims excitedly. Making the pony grin nervously as she backs away.
“Yes, yes I am. I’m Starlight Glimmer, Princess Twilight’s student, and you are?”
Maddie smacks herself, “Oh right, sorry. You must find me very strange.”
“A little, yes.”
“Right, well… I’m Maddie Hoof, I’m from the other side of the mirror and… your looking terrified. Right, can I assume you’ve heard about me from Sixes?”
Starlight chuckles nervously, “A little, well Sixes had… colorful things to say about your dad at least. Sunset Shimmer told me a little bit during her visit last weekend. Did you know she was Princess Celestia’s Granddaughter.?” Maddie gave her shrug. “Right, that’s not as big a deal in your world. But it was quite the news here.”
“So, does that make Sunset a Princess in line for the throne or something?” Maddie inquires making some small talk as they trot. She wasn’t really interested in the politics of this world. Though she wouldn’t mind meeting Princess Celestia, she missed the quote ‘Damn Princess’ her father used to rave about during his experiments when she came to visit last time. Her being confined to the east shack playing a role in missing that fateful meeting.
“I don’t know,” Starlight answers honestly. Not sure herself. “We kind of moved away from the royal bloodline thing. Well, Celestia did. Princess Cadence will probably pass on the title of the ruler of the Crystal Empire to her daughter someday down the line.”
“Uh huh… interesting…” Maddie says dully. She should just cut to the chase. “Look Starlight. I’m not much of gossip gal, and I have a reason for being here, and Sixes' seal with roast me alive if I stay past my allotted free time, so you could kindly point me in the direction of Sixes. I have some things I need to ask him. Do you know where he is?”
Starlight taps her chin. “I don’t really keep up with what the Night Patrol does, but Luna’s castle would be a good place to start. I’ll have you there in a jiffy! Last time my aim was a little off but I’ve been practicing, so hopefully, we don’t end up on a table.” The unicorn declares as a teal magic engulfs the two of them. Neither noticing the black snake curl around their hoofs as they disappear in a shower of magical sparkles.
Maddie’s stomach was still churning when they suddenly went from the brightly purple tint of Princess Twilight’s Castle to the middle of a gloomy courtyard. The night sky bright above them as ponies in armor rush around them. Noticeably dragon ponies, in their true form surround them. She had to say her dad made some scary looking monsters. Which is something she should probably keep to herself? The rinin were not looking happy about their arrival.
“It’s just Starlight again,” One of the ponies said and the ponies began to disperse, leaving only her and Starlight in the courtyard with a tall white rinin with six legs. Maddie had a feeling she knew this one. Upon a closer look, she recognized the swords strapped to the pony’s side.
“Kira?” Maddie inquires eyeing the mare up and down. Six legs. What was the point of that dad? She wonders, waiting for Kira to reply. The elder rinin eyeing her curiously.
“Hard to tell, but Maddie I assume?” Kira questions, Maddie nodding as Kira wrinkles her nose. Did Maddie always smell so foul? The girl stuck like she hasn’t groomed in days! “How… pleasant? For you to visit us. Is there something we can aid you with?”
A smile grace Maddie muzzle. “Yeah, hopefully. I came to ask about the portals and some other stuff. Um… is Sixes here?” Her tone turning nervous.
Kira smiles, “Well lucky or unlucky depending on what you want to know. Sixes is off in the Zebra lands with Shadow Specter and is not scheduled to be back until much later tonight or possibly tomorrow morning. In the meantime, I will lend you my ear well you explain what you wish to know. I was just about to go enjoy a bath if the two of you wish to join me.”
“I best get back to Ponyville. Twilight and I were going to go over some things when she got back. It was nice meeting you Maddie, let’s try and be friends.” Starlight said as she charges her horn.
Maddie waves, “Yeah sounds good. Come and visit my side of the mirror sometime.”
“I will!” Starlight replies disappearing in a shower of sparks.
“Follow me please,” Kira said leading Maddie into the castle. From the shadows Ebony slithers out of the nearby brush, tongue tasting the air. A smile spreads across her serpentine lips as she slithers away unnoticed.


“So, you wish to know more about the portals?” Kira sighs as she leans back in her personal hot spring. After returning to Night Patrol the first thing she did was install a Nippon style hot spring in her room. The herbal waters help her aged bones among other things. “Well, we’ll help as much as we can.”
Across from the white Rinin sat Maddie neck deep in the spring water, her tongue lazily hung out the side of her mouth as the soothing waters relax her entire body. “Ahhh… this is so good…”
Kira chuckles at the sight, “I like my baths a bit more intense. Perhaps it’s too much for a beginner like you.”
“I’m finneeee…” Maddie says almost drunkenly. Her muzzle dipping into the water. “So, what can you tell me about the portals? Staring with the natural ones here in your forest. From my data, most of our Timber Wolves come from the Everfree forest in Equestria. We’ve noticed a decline in recent months, due to your efforts no doubts.”
“Well,” Kira began. “At first, we simply tried sealing the portals, but new ones would spring up almost instantly. After a few weeks of that we figured if we couldn’t keep the portals from appearing, we could change their destination. So, we called on Fluttershy to come and have her friend do that for us. A snap of a claw later and it was done.”
Maddie’s brows raise up. “A snap of a claw? You cannot tell me rerouting interdimensional portals crossing between space and time is that easy?”
“For a normal pony? Sure. It’s nearly impossible without years of training and research and that’s to reroute one. But this being isn’t a normal pony, nor is he a pony. Rerouting interdimensional portals is a simple task for him.”
“And who is him?”
Kira scratches her cheek looking a bit flush. “I’d rather not say his name, lest he comes and bother us for his amusement. He can get to be a clawful if Fluttershy isn’t around to rein him in.”
“You make him sound as if he can hear us.”
“He can,” Kira answers. “Not to be rude, but can we drop him from the conversation? It’s a bit late in the night to be dealing with the god of chaos.”
“God of chaos?”
“Spirit technically, but really the title doesn’t do him justice. Now be quiet about him, lest he decides to come and bother us.” Kira hisses, really not wanting to deal with Discord tonight.
Maddie held up her hooves in defeat. “Alright, alright, I’ll drop it. I got other questions to ask anyway.” Kira nods, urging her to continue. “So, I developed a theory that the portals my dad and Nico came through are still active and are sending things related to them at random points in time. My theory is that there are a finite number of these types of portals. What I want to know is how many teleports were there and see if we can get a number of how many, if any, are left. Because last time that Gore came through and I don’t want to deal with that again. Also, I’ll need more information about the Grau creature you guys banished to our world.”
“That was Starswirl, not us,” Kira said bitterly. The old unicorn was nothing but trouble. “We tend to kill our enemies, not seal them away for later. Still, we can provide you with some historical books on the old monster. I assume you want to read your father notes as well.”
“My father’s notes? You mean you have some?”
Kira shrugs, “We recovered notes from both Madhoof and Hoofenstien at the battle of Maredor. But we haven’t had much use for them, safe for Gadget, he was the only one they interested. They should still be in his room, though he has long since left us.” She rose out of the spring, feeling refreshed. “I’ll take you to the room. Dry off and follow me.”
Maddie follows Kira out of the pool, “Sounds good. Um… how do you dry off without hands?”


The room Kira showed her was old, damp, and covered in cobwebs. Clearly, it has not been used for awhile, perhaps even years. There were some hoof prints in the dust though, so maybe the room wasn't completely abandoned. None the less Kira retrieved the books belonging to her father and his cohorts and set them in the saddle bag Kira had provided her.
“This should be all you need, I will take you to a more suitable room,” Kira said leading her away from the dusk to the room across the hall, which was much cleaner. It was a sort of guest room, with a bed, a desk, and a wardrobe. Ponies wear clothes it seems. Interesting. “I’ll leave you to your study. I must go report your presence to Fierce Fury. I can already guess what his reaction will be, but I will pacify him the best I can. If needed I will send summon to Princess Luna.”
“Thanks, but you don’t need to go out of your way for me. It’s not like I deserve it.” Maddie mumbles placing the books on the desk with her mouth. With her claw, Kira pulls the rest from the saddle bag and place them on the desk for her. “Thanks.”
“No thanks are needed, Maddie.” The white rinin smiles, looking very grandmotherly. Probably because she was a grandmother. Maddie shutters as Kira seem to be looking into her soul with her piercing silver eyes. Kira’s smile widens as if amused by her reaction. “You’ve certainly changed Maddie. Remember that.”
“Ok… thanks.” She said lamely as Kira left the room, uncertain how to reply to such a comment. Solemnly she sat up on the chair and then quickly adjusted her positions as sitting normally wasn’t comfortable. She adjusted her position until she simply ended sitting like a dog would and wonders what the point of chairs in this world if this was how you were going to sit.
Opening the first book Maddie gaze curiously at the research notes, describing what materials were being used to create the new experiment, along with the conditions, amount of magic power used and a drawing of the resulting creature. Stuff her and dad used to do, like when she made White Tail. Though judging from the notes, Dad’s friend Hoofenstien hadn’t figured out control serum or maybe he didn’t want to use it. There were a bunch of behavior notes on the next page.
“Right, originally Dad said they weren’t trying to make battle slaves, they were trying to make a new species of pony, a better pony, better then Alicorns.” Maddie snorts, thinking back to how confusing she found her father’s words at the time. She had been eight when he started teaching her about science and magic or at least that’s when she started to understand what he was saying. “Still nothing about the Teleports. I know dad didn’t build them, he told me so, but he didn’t say Hoofenstien built them either.”
Flipping hurriedly through the book Maddie continues to find nothing but chimera experiments. Switching the next book, she didn’t bother reading it right away instead she looked for engineering blueprints. Unfortunately, it was more biological experiments, but one caught her eye, the page depicting how to create a Gore. She shutters as she reads over the process, promptly closing the book while covering her mouth.
“I thought what I did was fucked up.” She mumbles grabbing the next book, finding it more interesting, but irrelevant information. The hands of the grandfather clock tick by, her eyes drop becoming heavy with sleep. Tiredly she pushes away the books she was reading to trot around the room a bit. She wasn’t finding anything useful and it was late, she should probably get some sleep. “Urgh, was my leg always this itchy?”
Digging her hoof hard into her right front leg Maddie was unsurprised to see black veins hidden beneath her peach coat. She got so wrapped in the wonder of this world and starting her research that she forgot about asking for someone to look at her leg. Still, why was it acting up all of the sudden? Maddie wonders digging harder at her skin, the veins were moving growing up her leg towards her chest. She could feel it.
A sudden sharp shock of pain paralyzed her, there was a stinging her one of her back legs as she fell to her belly. Her breaths short and erotic, like her heart didn’t know how to pump blood anymore. She coughs hard, hacking up black spit. She remembers the sensation, the pain, it was the same when she was attacked!
She tried to cry out for help, but her voice became hoarse and her coughs became more violent, her body trembling as another round of veil rose up in her throat and something solid came with it. She hacked up the object, blinking away the tears from her watering eyes. It was an egg, a small black egg. Suddenly a black snake with red wings came into view, it hissed, licking the egg and then ate it.
The snake rose, growing in size, to gigantic proportions, its body barely fitting inside the room! It’s tail wraps around Maddie and she tries to fight it off, but she’s still unable to move! The snake coils its body, head aimed at the window as it folds its wings. Maddie’s eyes narrow in horror, it was going to fly away!
(No, no, no, no! I’m not snake food!) She screams trying to break free, but her struggles only tighten the snake's grip. The snake leaped, flying out the window with great speed, it’s red wings spread wide as it carries Maddie away in the night sky.


“You should have told me sooner,” Fury grumbles walking alongside Kira, the white rinin giving him a sideways smirk as the stroll through the graveyard away from the others. Fury was known for his temper, but he didn’t like to lose it in a non-battle setting and Kira knew he'd be mad after hearing Maddie was here, so she led him to the graveyard. It was late, so no pony should be around to bother them.
Kira shrugs, “I thought I was making the best choice at the time. Was I suppose to leave her standing the courtyard till your returned from Patrol? Last I checked we are still the same rank are we not?”
“No, we are not, remember? You signed on as a part-timer after returning.”
“I merely wanted more time to fly home and visit with my family. Is that so wrong?” Fury grumbles at her statement, making Kira smile. “Honestly Fury, your as hot-headed as ever. Sixes too. I suppose waiting in stone didn’t mature any of you. Your acting just like my son when he was a teenager.”
“We are the same age!” Fury bellows, momentarily bursting into flames.
She tisks waving her claw at him. “Yes, yes, we are all a thousand and twelve years old to what we can guess, but remember while you were sleeping for a thousand years. I was living, raising a family, and running a nation, we may be the same age, but I have much more experience. So, given that, I feel I made the right choice in letting Maddie into the castle and providing her the notes we found in Maredor.”
Fury grumbles something unintelligent. Making Kira shake her head while grinning, Fury was acting quite silly. “Can you really not look past her bloodline? She’s not her father, remember?”
“Oh yes,” Fury said sarcastically. “Based on no evidence presented to any pony we can assume she’s changed. Not a few months ago she was kidnapping, torturing, and dissecting the humans of which she is the same species, to her pleasure I might add. And may I remind you, she continued to do so well after her father’s death. Proving she wasn’t forced to do it, she enjoyed doing it!”
“Fury…”
“No! You’ve let yourself soften Kira! You letting your maternal instincts override logic! She’s not your daughter, she’s not your granddaughter, she’s not even a stranger’s child! She’s Madhoof’s daughter!” Fury spat at her, causing Kira’s eyes to narrow, her features becoming much sterner.
“Yes, perhaps I am being a bit maternal, but it’s better than the blind hatred your spitting. Think for a moment Fury. She was raised by Madhoof. We know not how he treated her growing up, but we must remember before she became the product of her father’s upbringing she was a child like any other. She had many paths to take but was only offered one. In some ways, she is like us until Luna saved us. So, I would appreciate if you give her just the smallest bit of kindness.”
If Fury was moved by her words or imitated by her stern mother face he didn’t show it. But he was calm again at least and that was the best she could hope for. He scoffs walking away. “Get to bed, your shift is over, Kira. That’s an order.”
“Of course, I was getting tired anyway,” Kira said yawning loudly, her old age was getting to her again. “Enjoy all that youthful energy while you can Fury. In about three hundred years it’ll be gone.”
He grunts, acknowledging her words and trots off deeper into the graveyard. Taking a few moments to pause and admire the statues of his fallen comrades and kin. Crossing the intersection Fury turns north to the section holding Nightingale’s grave, the mare that had been his lover back in the day, they separated when he chose to get frozen in stone and she chose not to. He never quite understood her reason, but their relationship had been… well, it had been different. She loved him more than he probably loved her and he always felt bad how halfhearted he’s been with her, which is probably why came to see her grave before going to bed most nights.
“Now let’s see, if I’m here, Nightingale’s grave should be over where Emerald Cutter’s…” Fury’s voice trails off, his body goes still at the sight before him. Nightingale’s statue was tipped over, shatters against the ground, as was the statue of Emerald Cutter, his former comrades grave ripped open and the casket laid out on the marble path, her bones scattered on the ground and hovering over the grave was a giant black snake with red wings.
The snake held a peach tone earth pony in its tail, but really had Fury’s attention was the green gem between its jaws. The Green alicorn amulet, the very same one Emerald had eaten so long ago and then died with it still in her stomach. He could hardly believe the thing was still around, but what he couldn’t believe even more is any creature intelligent enough to know of the Amulet would be so stupid to dig up a Night Patroller grave. No pony or anything else could be that stupid.
Fury’s eyes narrow, his breath shortens, his body pulses as it combusts into raging flames! He sucks in a deep breath; his chest budging and let loose a mighty angry roar! A roar so loud, so powerful, that the castle walls shook. Windows light up. Ponies yell and hooves rumble and wings flap in the night as every Patroller in the castle heeds his call. Surrounding the snake. He growls roaring again as he commands his brethren.
“Kill that thing!” He let’s lose the first blast, a torrent of flame escaping his mouth, over the deafening sound of his own roar he heard a pony cry something out, but it was quickly drowned out by other roars of fire from the others. The snake coils, dodging the blasts with quick and sharp moments as flies away slithering through the air! Fury follows it with his head, another fire blast ready in his mouth. He let’s loose and takes flight, leading the charge! “After it!”
The night sky is illumined with fire, lightning, magic, and cannon as the entire force of Night Patrol was brought to bear on the black snake. The snake with its long slithering body ducks and weaves through the attacks heading for Ponyville. They could not let it reach the town!
“Fury!” A voice calls out, but he ignores it, too focused on the creature. Again, the voice calls out, “FURY!” This time louder, breaking his focus, he looks around hearing the voice again and recognizes it. It was Kira, struggling to catch up to him. He growls looking ahead at his prey that was slipping away. Kira calls to him a fourth time and he points for some other rinin to take the lead and quickly dives towards the Kira.
“What?” He demands, eager to get at the creature. It would pay! It would pay dearly!
“It’s got her!” Kira screams at him. Making Fury wrinkle his brow. Was she talking about the earth pony? Was it alive? He assumed the snake had killed her for dinner or something. The pony didn’t look alive when he saw her. “It’s got, Maddie!” Kira shouts as the earth pony began to fail and scream.
Fury grits his teeth, great. Hostage situation. “Jazz!” He yells a green mane and red coat mare with metal wings flies up beside him. He points to the tail at the flailing Maddie. “You know what to do. Over top, with me now!”
“Roger!” She salutes as they take higher to the sky. Fury barking for the others to stop firing. The two arch upwards, flying just below the clouds, and then stop. Taking a few seconds to chart their path. They only had one shot at this before the creature was out of range.
“Ten second lead time. I’ll go for the head, you go for the tail and rescue the hostage.” Fury readies the clouds behind them changing them into thunderclouds. They press their back legs against the clouds springing their legs as they prepare to launch. “Go!”
Kicking the clouds Fury and Jazz are sent flying by the exploding thunderclouds. They rocket through the air their speed so great they pass everypony else and quickly gain on the flying serpent. Adjusting their angle of flight slightly with their wings they line up for their attack, but make sure to keep their wings tight. If they spread them too far they’ll veer off course. Fury adjusts his path trying to aim for the head, but snake suddenly picked up speed, changing his target to the middle of it’s back, right between its wings. He hits the serpent dead on, Jazz missing her target. His claws dug into the serpent’s back and he catches glimpses of Jazz veering off, trying to climb back up and do another thunder jump. She wouldn’t make it. The serpent was already over Ponyville and it began to dive down, towards Twilight’s castle.
“Where do you think you're going!” Fury shouts over the wind. Letting loose a stream of fire onto the serpents back. The red feathery wings of the snake catch fire and the snake plunges to the ground, landing hard on its belly. Right outside Twilight’s front door. Moving Quick Fury rushes to the end of the tail were Maddie was stirring, moaning as she coughs violently. “Hang on, I’ll get you lose in a minute.” He tells her cutting at the membrane holding her.”
Maddie laughs humorlessly. “I thought you didn’t like me.”
“Trust me, I don’t, but it’s my duty to save you.” He replies, frustratingly he digs at the membrane holding the human turn pony and finds his claws weren’t cutting it! “The hell kind of bullshit…”
“Behind you!”
The snake came barreling around him, trapping him around its tail. It began to move across the ground, it’s wings too damaged to fly. It slithers through the front doors of the castle, breaking them down. The snake moves with purpose, clearing heading somewhere when it takes a right. Fury knew where it was going.
“The mirror! Go to the mirror!” He shouts at the ponies just landing outside the door. They race after them, but none of them were unicorns and the snake has a head start. It burst through the door to the portal. Diving right for it. Fury and Maddie are dragged along with it. The others lead by Kira enter the room about to jump through the portal when a spherical object comes from the other side, the object explodes! Knocking them back against the wall and when the ringing in their ears finally stops they found the portal and the book powering it in pieces and on fire. Kira standing motionlessly as the magic book is reduced to ash.
The portal was destroyed!