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// In a New Land 
// Story: Ponies in Time 
// by Akemimi 
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	Back in Ponyville, the Cutie Mark Crusaders appeared at Fluttershy's door. The three fillies knocked and knocked, but nopony came to answer. "She's probably just flyin' around, doin' stuff.." Applebloom said, a little confused. Scootaloo then spoke up. "Fluttershy should be here...who's taking care of the animals?" The other two shrugged, then headed off to the Carousel Boutique. 

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Meanwhile, in another universe, Silver Swirl, Fluttershy, Rainbow Dash, and Rarity lay on the grass of a hill. Silver's eyes fluttered open, and she looked around. Everything seemed a little...different. She felt a little sleepy. But that didn't matter at the time, because when she was about to wake up Rainbow Dash, Silver was in for a surprise. 

Rainbow Dash had absolutely turned into an earth pony. Her wings were gone, and her cutie mark didn't look familiar. Silver looked over to Fluttershy, and she had no wings, either. Rarity had no horn, and her beautiful mane looked...not so beautiful as it was before. 

Silver held her breath...because if Rarity didn't have a horn, then she wouldn't either. Her hooves slowly made her way up to her forehead. No horn. She screamed so loudly that Fluttershy squealed and Rarity woke up immediately. 

"Heavens to Celestia, what's wrong?!" Rarity cried, then looking at Silver Swirl with wide eyes. Fluttershy was baffled too. "Y-your horn..." Silver laid on the ground, in complete shock. 

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"SPIKE!" shouts Twilight Sparkle, concerned about four of her friends not at her gathering. Pinkie Pie and Applejack sit awkwardly, moving around every few seconds. "So...Where are those ponies?" Pinkie questions, not in her usual partying mood. Applejack just shrugs. Out of nowhere, three little fillies burst in, and interrupt the ponies' "party." 
"Applejack! Thank goodness we found ya!" shouts Applebloom, running over to her big sister. The three crusaders explain about Silver Swirl, Fluttershy, Rainbow Dash, and Rarity, not being at home. (But they couldn't go up to Rainbow Dash's home, because it's too high up. They're just guessing about her being missing with the others.) 

Twilight Sparkle thinks for a second. "I don't know where they could be." Just then, Pinkie Pie jumps up, startling everypony. "I KNOW, I KNOW, I KNOW, I KNOW, I KNOW, I KNOW! We can have a REALLY BIG search party!" The other ponies look at each other, then back to Pinkie, nodding.

"That there is a great mind." Applejack whispers to Twilight, before Pinkie Pie stares at a book, then randomly slamming her head into it. "...Uh, nevermind."

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"...I feel uncomfortable." Rainbow Dash broke the silence as the four trotted slowly, trying to figure out where they were.  "This place doesn't look like Ponyville..."