//------------------------------// // New Library for Perth // Story: Harmony Mouse // by ScarletRhine //------------------------------// Chapter 14 New Library for Perth Timeline note: The day after Day 10: Natalie Lends a Hand. Alex was pacing as she was talking on her cellphone to someone and having an argument with who ever was on the other end.   Daring Do was watching her rodentine life partner through a window, puzzled on how one of Alex’s Uncles had a pony name. She looked up to  see Ashley, Twilight and Ayumi walk out to the patio. She waved to them and continued to watch what was happening inside the Motel as they walked up. Inside Alex was feeling queasy as well as agitated.  Her heat suppression amulet was laying on a shelf, as she didn't need it for a long while.  She shouted into her phone, “We managed to take care of it, Uncle Sea Heart, so there’s no reason to you to come to come to Per...hello?”  She hung up her phone, grabbed her satchel and headed to her front door. “Nonononono…” “...nononono" She said as she came out and shifted to human size as she hurried to get out. Daring, Ayumi & Twilight saw how panicked she was and before she got far a lavender aura surrounded her and she was carried  back to the trio and sat down in front of them. “Okay student, what has you freaked out?” “My Uncle Sea Heart is coming to visit!” Alex said with trepidation. “I don't see why that has you in a panic.” Twilight said. “Wait a moment...” Daring said. “His name is a pony name. How does a human get one?” “He tried using a mirror portal he created on a whim.  It worked for one round trip. He visited a version of Equestria that was  close to the show. He was turned into a unicorn pony and got trapped there for three years on that side.  When finally got back here, his portal turned into magical dust. To Make matters worse, he was still a pony.  And his mastery of magic is top notch… when he get his spells right.” Ayumi got a puzzled look “What do you mean by that?” She asked. Alex looks at the Sparkle sisters and says, “Imagine a unicorn with your power, but without your youth and mildly absent minded.” “So, Starswirl?” Ayumi said “He may have been a jerk in the story but he was always somewhat absent minded in canon.” “More like either Aunt Clara of Bewitched or Madame Raz of She-Ra.” “Never seen either show,  but I’ve got an idea of what you mean. So why is your uncle still alive?” “He won a bet with the Discord of the Equestria he ended up trapped for three years in.” Alex deadpanned. “Dammit dad!” Ayumi said A puff of smoke appeared and dispersed revealing a Navy Blue unicorn.  On his flank was a heart on a wave. Suddenly a shield surrounded the three girls. “Not letting you screw up and hurt us, you crow in pony form; if you don’t get that it’s a RWBY reference, Sea Heart.” Ayumi said with a smirk. “Crow? Ruby?” Sea Heart says in a jovial voice. “Character’s power was bad luck kinda like your curse from Discord.” Ayumi said “He was always a sore loser.” “Tell me about it!” Seaheart & Alex said in unison. Sea Heart then clapped his hooves and said, “Now where's Alex, my favourite nephew?” Alex shrank back to mouse form and tried to hide. But before she could, a navy blue aura appeared around her and she was caught in her uncle’s magic glow. “Now who are you, young lady? The way you move is familiar.” Sea Heart said as he examined the young mouse. “UNCLE SEA HEART PUT ME DOWN THIS INSTANT!!! OR I WILL TELL YOUR BROTHER, MY DAD, YOUR TRUE NAME!!!  OOF!!!” Alex cried as she was dropped on her butt. Alex stood up and grew to human size.  She was cross at his not realizing she was who he had been talking to on the phone. “A-alex?” the unicorn said before he walked around the mouse girl.  “Got your gender changed as well as your species. Well like Father, like daughter.  I see that you got your mother’s figure. I bet that you have to beat back amorous males with a stick.” Rolling her eyes, Alex huffed. “You don’t know the half of it!  But let’s get to the core of the matter. Up to now you had been more interested in figuring out the rules of magic in our reality than family. You only came over on Thanksgiving because my mother guilt tripped you into coming or you wanted to share what you discovered lately or demonstrate a spell you figured out.  So why in Luna’s name are you here?” Sea Heart smiled as he said, “Because the last of the suppressors have shut down meaning Earth's magical field will finally rise high enough that spells will be more commonplace.” “What would happen if Earth was opened to a high magic world, like say, Equis?” “Earth’s magical field will rise faster, and if the portal is not closed with a day of its opening, it can’t be closed until the magic fields have equalized.” Alex had a sudden feeling of dread. “Um.  Uncle where was the last suppressor?” “It used to be next to the the Great Barrier Reef, but it was moved due to an innovation in airships.  The Flying Unicorn, I believe.” “Why were the suppressors even made?” Sea Heart sat on his haunches and crossed his forelegs as he replied,  “Because some damn fool aristocrats got it into their heads that magic was the cause of all the wars that had been fought.  They reasoned that if the world had less access to magic, then cooler heads would prevail and fewer wars would happen.” He gives an equine snort and adds, “Damn fools.  Look through history and see how peaceful it has been.” “Okay now, why are you here?” “To give you a gift that make up for the times I missed.” Sea Heart said as he turned to face the model of the Golden Oaks Library and fired a spell at it.  With nothing happening to it. “Nothing?” He said in puzzlement then he got a feeling of doom. “Ohlookatthetimegottogo.” He teleported before anyone could react and he dropped a mirror in his haste. Alex, Ayumi, and Twilight looked at each other then rushed into the Radderson Home. Inside they found Mrs. Radderson, who become the anthro version of Twilight Velvet looking at the TV.  On it was the image of the Golden Oaks Library in a formerly vacant lot that ironically a library was supposed to be built. A reporter stood in front, and gave their thoughts on the new development. “It’s an amazing thing that happened earlier today.  Meer moments before the mayor was to arrive an explosion occurred in what used to be a vacant lot and in its wake was this huge oak tree with of all things windows and a door….” On the screen was something that resembled the home of Twilight Sparkle.  The Golden Oaks Library of Ponyville. Ayumi and both Twilights stared at the image.  Alex took a deep breath and shouted, “DAMMIT UNCLE SEA HEART!!!!!” Alex shrank back to mouse size.  “Just once I’d like a gift from Uncle Sea Heart be something sensible, like a deed to the Everfree Forest.” She complained. At the looks both Twilight and her sensei were giving her she said, “What?” There was a knocking at the front door. Alex went to go open the door when she grabbed her face and rushed outside.   Daring made a face and said, “She may feel miserable in the mornings, but that won’t compare to the end.” Twilight nodded as she went to the door.  Standing at the door was Ashley, “Ya heard the news about that new library that looks like a tree?”  She waited for Twilight to respond, when a voice from the mirror spoke up. “Hey, can you help me?” a mysterious voice called from the mirror. Alex wiped her muzzle as she walked towards the voice she heard while she was emptying her belly. “I’m in the mirror on the ground; please don’t step on me!” the voice said Alex stopped next to the mirror.  At her three inch height, the mirror prison was roughly the size of a full length mirror.  She lifted the mirror in her magic then said, “Why my uncle would be carrying a mirror prison is beyond me.”  She said as she leaned the mirror against the model. An anthro bat pony mare with a dark red mane and tail and bloodshot red eyes appears in the Mirror. ”Hi! I heard from my friend that you could possibly help me?” the mare said. Alex felt a sinking feeling in her stomach and it wasn’t due to the new life growing within her.  “That friend wouldn’t happen to be a navy blue unicorn?” “Yes it would; why do you ask?” the mare said. “That Unicorn happens to be my Uncle. Now. Who’re you, and how’d you get in there?” “Ahh my name... I've been stuck in here for so long, I forgot my original name; but your uncle called me Bloody Mary and for how I got trapped in here, I tried buying time for the Elements.” Bloody Mary said. “Bloody Mary doesn’t fit you.”  Alex said. “Serine Nocta sounds better. Were you trying to buy time for Celestia to use the Elements of Harmony?” “Yes I was, and thank you for my name!” Serine Nocta said “Well, it fits you better.” Alex said as Ayumi, Twilight & Daring Do came back for her. “Bloody Mary is more fitting for a vampire than one of the the ponies of noctrali.” “Well your uncle said my eyes and this mirror reak of blood magic and now that I’m in a mirror;  the name was ironic.” Serine said. “I’ll put your mirror in my home, so you’ll be safe.” “Thank You!” Serine said Ashley spoke up, “Sugarcube, ya feeling okay?”  She asked Alex, “Anything we can do t’ help?” She heard the mirror speak, “Uhm, did that mirror just speak?” Serine starts laughing. Ashley looked around for the source of the laughter, “Ah swear Ah heard something comin’ from that there mirror!” She looked to the others for an explanation. “I can try to make myself visible to them? Though it is enjoyable to watching her freak out ” Serine asked Alex covered her mouth and said, “You did hear the enchanted mirror speak.  Or rather, the mirror’s prisoner.” Serine makes herself visible for them to see her. Alex then motions Serine’s image saying, “Meet Serine Nocta. ” “Hi everyone.” Serine said. “Sensei, Serine claims she was trapped in there because she was buying Celestia time to use the Elements of Harmony on Nightmare Moon!” Alex said then got a perplexed look.  The look was seen by Ashley, (Who was the one knocking at the door), Ayumi and Serine. “Not claim. It’s the only thing I that can remember before meeting your uncle. You try being trapped in a mirror that's eating your memories! ”Serine said, sounding upset. “My apologies." Alex said before she tapped both her magics and cast her spell.  It flowed into the mirror and wrapped itself and orbs that held the same resonance as Serine.  When she felt it had a secure grip on her, Alex started to pull the batpony out. At first Serine stayed stuck until one of the orbs touched her.  The orb was absorbed into her and Serine felt one of her memories returned. One by one the memory orbs were pulled back into her and the moment the last orb melded into her she floated through the window  that was the mirror. But before she was completely out, an argent tentacle of energy wrapped itself around her and tried to pull her back in. Alex dug her feet in and pulled against it. It appeared that Serine was going to be pulled back in when two auras of two different shades of violet added their strength to the pull. Tempest and Twilight added their magical might to the tug of war against the mirror.  An ethereal growl began to emit from the mirror and tendrils of the mirror’s magic began reaching out towards the three. Serine had drifted free of the mirror, which had fallen flat on the ground.  The Mirror gave an ethereal roar of triumph as one tendril started to wrap itself around Alex. Just when the tendril had wrapped around Alex’s waist to pull her into the mirror prison, a brown cowboy boot with the strength of years of applebucking came down on the mirror pulverizing it.  “Ah hope we’re doin’ the right thing by destroyin’ that there mirror.” Ashley said, looking over the now-damaged mirror under her boots. Alex found herself momentarily buried under a full sized black-furred batpony as a solid Serine landed on top of her. ‘Thank you thank you thank you!” Serine said happily and hugs her. “And before I forget, let me drop this illusion.” claps her hooves together and becomes a anthro version of herself. Alex then said, “You’re welcome.  Now could you get off me? You’re crushing me." “That was really brave, my student.” Tempest said before shifting back to Ayumi. “Pulling something out of a mirror prison is dangerous, for the reason that you could've been trapped in it as well.” Then Ayumi enlarged Alex before promptly slapping her.“YOU REALIZE YOU PUT OUR MOUSLING IN DANGER WITH THAT STUNT?!!” “WHAT DO EXPECT ME TO DO, LET THE DAMN PRISON DEVOUR HER!?!” Alex shouted back. “SHE HAD TOLD ME THE ONLY THING SHE COULD REMEMBER WAS THE EVENTS JUST BEFORE SHE WAS IMPRISONED IN IT.  SHE WOULD HAVE FADED INTO OBLIVION IF SHE WASN'T RELEASED!” Ayumi was taken aback by Alex’s response as well as the passion behind it.  Twilight was as well, but recovered faster and asked “H-have you encountered mirror prisons before?” Alex sigh and replied, “My family has run into mirror prisons through its history.  We found that they come in three varieties: Photographic, where the victim is frozen in time until released. Cell, where the prisoner is in a mirror plane until released, of course it may or may not have needed to provide food and water for the prisoner. And devouring, where the memories of the victim loses memories until they have none.  And when they have no memories left, they fade away into oblivion as they’re consumed. Of course if they’re removed from it, their memories are restored.” She turned to Serine. “She was trapped in the third kind, which is why I acted the way that I did.” Daring Do just sighed before asking, “Are we going to have to deal with situations like this when our foal becomes a young mare or stallion?” Alex nodded and said, “Yes, as well as his or her half-siblings.” “Sorry about that, and you’re right about the mirror. Now let me get dressed.” Serine said, and with that she snaps her fingers. A crimson dress appears on her and stops the suppressing her magic the ones can sense magic will sense her black magic. “Ah, so you're one of mother’s guards trained in the truth of the black arts.” Ayumi said as her pendant ignited in black flame along with her hands. “I have a feeling your Nightmare Moon was a single being corrupted by her anger and loneliness instead of outside forces.  Am I right?” “I think her Nightmare Moon was one of your Moms.  When I was pulling her out, I got images from the memories that weren't fully devoured.”  Alex said then added when her sensei gave her an odd look. “The spell I used had a few side effects, none permanent, thank Luna.” “Funny thing is, I come from a alternate dimension. In my world dark magic is practised very heavily, And the reason that is... have any of you heard of the grimdark stories?”  Serine said. “Urg! Well the images I got were fragmentary so I could be wrong.  But we have to figure that out later.” Alex said as she headed out the Radderson home. The entire group then piled into Alex’s Hummer and they headed out to where Golden Oaks had appeared in the real world. When they got there they saw several officials, a navy blue unicorn and one person whose  presence lit up Alex's face. She parked the hummer and ran up to the person shouting, “DAD!!!” The man was of average height and slightly buff. He wore a navy blue shirt and blue denim trousers, with a belt made of a black scaley hide, alligator boots, a beat up fedora and what appeared to be a crocodile vest covered in rocks.  He spun around and caught Alex in a hug. “How is my little adventuress? He asked. In Serine’s head a voice said “I can protect them for you, all you have to do is give me control.” “No Mary, I’m never going to willingly give you control again, not after last time.” “Aww, you’re no fun, Strings! Or should I call you Serine now? And do you honestly think that they’ll want to be around you once they figure out that you lied to them, and you were the one that the elements where fighting?” “It is Serine now, Mary. I don’t want to hear that name again! And it's not my fault! They believed Chrysalis over me, and they got whats was coming to them and so did she.” “Yes we showed her, didn’t we? And you let me out. But you can’t blame me for getting us sealed in that mirror, because I know that you liked what I did to her, just admit it!” “I will never admit that, now stop! Stop talking to me Mary, because they have guests.” “Ok just stay away from the Aj and Discord. Bye~!” Alex hugged her father for all she was worth when something occurred to her. “Not that I’m complaining but what’re you doing here?” She asked.  “I thought that you were still trapped on Equestria-Earth? I mean the Mirror of Lathrop Htrae can open a portal to there once every thirty full moons.  Add to that Dr. Caballeron has it right now so… How?” “I don’t understand it and I am NOT even going to try to figure it out.” He said.  “Two young women both of whom were named Pinkie Pie (one of them being an anthro) literally took markers and drew doors and opened them.  I am going to have a few words with my brother later.” “Good idea, that will save you a headache. Not even Discord can figure Pinkie Pie out.” “Someone the lord of chaos can’t figure out?  THAT'S a feat I don’t want to duplicate.” “Here's a sentence that can save you a headache and is good for your health: ‘it's Pinkie Pie, don't question it.’” Ashley chuckled, “Even before Rina became our Pinkie Pie, she was always makin’ us and others laugh with her antics.”  The farm girl added. “Erhem.  Well now that’s out of the way,” Mr. Viator said before turning his gaze on Alex and Daring, “My brother tells me you both have buns in your ovens.  Alex, I know you’ll try to raise the children, but the curse will make it hell to do so.” He then focuses on Daring Do. Ashley tipped her hat back on her head, “No wonder why Alex wasn’t feeling well earlier before we found that mirror.”  She said to herself. “You're the adventuress that my daughter met before her transformation.  Did she warn you the child would be forced to become an adventurer when they become a young adult?” “Well, it's better than my family curse.” Serine said. Mr Viator looked at Serine and asked, “What is the curse? Is it passed through bloodline?” It “It is passed through bloodline. Every member of my bloodline will be put in a prison for some reason or another at least once in their lives, that's our fate. So, I would welcome your curse over mine.” Serine said. “Compared to every member being forced to become an adventurer until the day they die, and only members who marry into it can avoid that fate?  What did your family do to get it?” “We were Nightmare Moon's honor guard, and as such we did her dirty work. But when she got banished, so did we. We tried to keep her sane and not so lonely, but we failed. So, she cursed us so she would never be lonely on the moon.” Serine said and hopped they had forgotten what she had said while in the mirror. Ashley looked at Serine, “Well, since yer free, you can start over and make some new friends.  Ah’m Ashley Smith; this universe’s Element o’ Honesty. Mah best friends are Twilight, Rarity, Pinkie Pie, Micaela, our Rainbow Dash, and our own Fluttershy, Flora.  We also have Darin’ Do and Alex, among other anthros.” Internally shit “Hi, I’m Serine.” Ashley would be able to tell she was lying to her friend and not telling the full truth. “Is there somethin’ ya aren’t tellin’ us?  Ah mean, Alex went to a whole heap o’ trouble gettin’ ya out o’ that mirror prison when ya asked us to.  Ah even broke that mirror so nopony or creature would be trapped in there.” Ashley addressed Serine. Alex crossed her arms and said, “I risked getting trapped in that mirror to free you, and I got some fragments of your memories as a side effect.  Plus, it’s better to come clean from the start. You told me that you got trapped in the mirror because you were buying time for Celestia to use the Elements of Harmony.” The elder Viators crossed their arms (or forelegs for the unicorn) “You’ll find it safer in the long run, miss." Mr Viator said. “My name is, or was, Crimson Strings. Each member of my family has their own nightmare or Nightmare Moon's blessing. It is the other half to my bloodline’s curse, and each nightmare is different. For example, my mom’s nightmare was a serial killer, but my dad's was a cannibal.” Serine said. Alex sigh then said, “So Bloody Mary is the name of your Nightmare.   So is she manifested by negative emotions or the desire to protect? I case you're wondering remember memory fragments?”* “ERHEM!”  The Mayor of Perth interjected.  “As fascinating as this is, Reginald Viator,  you were in the middle of talking me into not putting your brother on trial for terrorism and having that tree chopped down and turned into firewood.” “I'm going to leave before Mary wants to “play” with you, and Yes she is, and yes I do. Yet she likes to make me admit that I like her methods, or reminds me of what she did to Chrysalis during the wedding.” Alex frowned at the way Serine emphasized play before saying “That doesn't answer my second question.” “She's my loneliness and sadness and anger but aimed at one person and protecting a friend.” Alex’s frown deepened and looked to her sensei. “You wanted the truth, we gave you the truth” Serine and Mary did this to mess with Alex. Mr Viator the got the mayor’s attention and said, “Look, as bad as it seems, I think Perth came out ahead."   The Mayor crossed his arms and asked “How so?” “Firstly, you get to save the taxpayer's money, seeing as no money was used in its creation. The fact it's both a library and a Residence. Secondly, as a living tree it helps with the air quality.“ The mayor thought deeply and said, “Hmm. You have a point, but your brother's going to have to spend two years at a petting zoo for community service. But who’s …” “Give the job to my girl’s partner the job and allow both my daughter and her partners to live there as well as any children they might have.” “Throw in that we can call on them to get rare books for the Library and artifacts for the museum, and you got a deal.” “Daring will get paid for her work? Miss Dno’oove doesn’t need the money but I’m sure she’d appreciate a job herself if only to keep her from being bored.” “Yes, Yes. You just get your brother to the nearest petting zoo so he can start his community service.”  The mayor as he held out his hand. Reginald Viator shook the Mayor’s hand the Mayor walked away muttering to himself.   Mr Viator then turned to the group and said, “Well I smoothed a few feathers, and got my Daughter and her partners a place to live. Now I’m heading back to America to give my wife an anniversary gift she won’t forget.”   With that he hailed a cab and he and Sea Heart got in and left. Alex watched her father & uncle left before saying, “Well let’s go in.  I’ve been wondering if the show was very accurate.” When they entered the treebrary, they found that MLP: FIM was mostly accurate.  The library itself was about a fifty foot radius, there were more chairs and tables than was shown in the show.  There were a few things that weren’t show, like a desk for the librarian, an actual card catalog, a wooden cabinet (most likely for record storage), and a stand with applications for library cards. There was two more doors that were hidden in an alcove. One was labeled “Stallions/Colts” while the other was labeled, “Mares/Fillies”.  The door to the kitchen had a sliding door and inside it was a round table big enough to seat nine. There were things that were shown in the show, such as the knight-like bust, a door leading to the basement/storage area, the staircase leading up to the living quarters which was blocked by a door.  Beyond that door was some more things not shown in the show. It opened into a study that had four rooms leading out of it, a stairway leading to a hallway with four other rooms and a balcony with a telescope that looked a bit scorched. “Wow!” Twilight said.  “There’s more here than was shown in the show.  I’m envious you, Ayumi and Daring get to live here.” Daring Do smiled and said, “You and Spike can join us, if you like.” “I can live mobile as long as there is a mirror, I can live there.” Serine said “Spike and Barb can have my penthouse in the opal mines.” Ayumi said “I’m renovating the basement into my new lab and connecting it to my other one in the opal mines. It’s been too long since I’ve lived here, I’m not passing this up again! Not ever again!”  a tear slid down Ayumi’s cheek “I thought I’d never see the tree I planted so long ago and lived in ever again, not after what Tirek did to it and it’s keeper. Come on out, Shelly. I can feel that you’re here.” A blue-green orb of light floated from the branch net to the balcony. “Who called me?” it said. The group looked at the orb in disbelief while Ayumi chuckled “Do you know what has kept this tree living since most of the heartwood has been removed? This girl is the source of the tree’s life. Shelly is a tree spirit from the Heart of the Everfree. I only met her once I moved into Ponyville. She’s what kept the tree alive and kept the books from decaying while the library was ownerless. But with us here, she’ll probably want a more physical form at some point when she regains her strength.” Alex smiled, then bowed to the sprite.  Then she remembered what was said on the news.  “UNCLE SEA HEART I’M GOING TO BRING YOU A BUNCH OF CARROTS WHEN I VISIT YOU!” She shouts. “Sensei THIS is your home.  Uncle Sea Heart’s spell must’ve brought it to this world the exact instance Tirek’s raw magic blast struck it. The blast you felt when you were escaping with your pet owl was most likely the blast Sea Heart’s spells interacting with each other.” “I think that I can help with that, my talent when I was Crimson Strings was puppeteering and puppet making.” Serine said. Alex looked at her Sensei and said, “I think you should see if any of your things are here.” “Ok see you soon.” Serine jumps through the closest mirror. Daring Do noticed something and walked over to a small shelf.   On the ground near it was a picture frame on the ground. She bent over and picked it up and took a look at the front.  The revealed picture was of Twilight (Tempest) and the rest of the bearers of harmony. (Meanwhile in the mirror in Tempest’s home) Serine comes to a house and unlocks the door and a dog comes to meet her “Sis, do you want to come meet our new neighbours and my friends?” Serine asks. The dog nods her head. “Ok then, you know the drill to get out of here.” Serine said. The dog nods her head again. “But before you do that, can you get me my tools? A blank female dryad puppet, and the Jack puppet?”  Serine asked. The dog growls, but listens and grabs the things and disappears into Serine’s shadow. “Thank you, sis.” Serine says and walks out of the house and towards the exit of the mirror, and then to Alex. “Hey Alex.” Alex jumps. “Hi I’m back, and brought my stuff and my sis that wanted to meet you more than the others.” Serine said. “Serine!” Alex said in an annoyed tone, “Please don’t sneak up on me like that.  I’m a mouse and more prone to being scared.” “Sorry about that, but do you want to meet my younger sister? Because you and her have something in common.” Alex smiled as she replied, “Yes.  Anything I should be wary of?” “She’s not human anymore in any sense of the word.” “As long as she’s not a cat, I’ve got no problems with her.” Ashley smiled as Serine reappeared from the mirror.  “Alex would have lived with Rarity at her Boutique if it weren’t fer Opal, her cat.”   “Ok, you can come out sis!” after saying this, a black dog with purple eyes steps out of Serine’s shadow. “Gah!” Alex shouts in shock then says, “Okay.  Wasn't expecting that.” “Ya she is in the body of a shadow wolf Ravengirl, now the only member to not have a nightmare.” Serine said. Ashley saw the black dog, “Whoa, nelly!  That dog’s bigger than Winona, mah border collie.  We got her from mah ol’ friend, Wrangler.” “Well let’s hope and endeavor to make sure she doesn't get one.  Alice nearly manifested fully, and I shudder to think what she would do if she did.” Meanwhile, Daring was sorting the books. She was taking books on equestrian specific subjects and putting them into a box for placement later.  Ayumi was helping and finding the act of reorganizing the library both familiar and calming. An emerald flash and a familiar photograph appeared above her hands.  She caught it as it dropped. She took a good look at familiar photo with her Equestrian friends. She saw though the glamour that the six of them placed on the photo so that other visitors to the library would see 1 alicorn, 1 unicorn, 2 pegasi, & 2 Earth ponies instead of 6 alicorns.  Ayumi saw 3x5 with a note saying, “One of Uncle Sea Heart’s favorite foods is carrot lasagna. He saved your home trying to give me a home that couldn’t be accidentally demolished by simply backing into it.  Your humble student, Alexandra Traveller” “Well at least they don’t know how common alicorns are in my counterpart’s Equestria yet.” Ayumi thought “If they knew that all six of them will be immortal along with their families…. I don’t know how they would react to the waiting game for their own ascension. I wonder if my Chrissy will somehow show up after all my counterpart and I agreed that her wives are mine.”