Outside Canterlot castle
After leaving her old friends, her old brother and her old mentor, Twilight teleported out of Canterlot Castle. Now she was headed to the station to return to Ponyville and pack her things up to go somewhere else. However, she still had no idea where she was going.
“Where will you go, master?” Death asked in Twilight's mind.
“I don't know either... Do you have any ideas for me, Death?” Twilight answered.
'I'm not sure I know, I've been sleeping deep in those caves for thousands of years until you found me, my master... However, if I remember correctly, there is a place in this world called Everfree Forest, it has existed since the first time I came here to looking for my Eternal Master, and that's where I fell when I first came to this world. However, I do not know if the place will still exist after thousands of years or not, 'said Death
‘Wait, are you saying that you slept in the Crystal Cave for thousands years until you found me? And exactly how long have you slept? 'Twilight questions Death.
‘Yes, I came to this world long ago, looking for you for over a hundred years. However, because there were no results for my search, and because in my quest there were some creatures who knew about my existence and my power, They became greedy with my power, and they begin to hunt me so that they can gain the ultimate power of death, and help them fulfill their desires. So I went to the cave, where you called the Crystal Cave, to seal myself until I felt the presence of my Eternal Master or the threat of balance... And if I guessed not wrong, maybe I have slept for five thousand years' Death explained.
“So some ponies already know about your existence, and they hunt you to gain your power, so you have to seal yourself in the Crystal Cave to avoid their pursuits... So, Is there any pony after five thousand years who know about your existence? Because as far as I can see, it seems even Celestial doesn't know about you.” Twilight said.
“I don't know that either. After all, I had slept for five thousand years without any creature finding me, so there was a possibility that my existence was forgotten. Moreover, now that I have found you, my Eternal Master, they will not be able to gain my power anymore. Because once a “Crystals Of Balance” has found their Eternal Master and becomes one with that person, even if the owner dies, the Crystal will not be separated from its master's soul. And no matter what world the owner is reborn to, when the time comes, the power and memories of that master’s previous life will return.” Death explained.
Finally, Twilight arrived at Canterlot's station, and she went to the ticket booth and bought a ticket to return to Ponyville. She got on the train and found herself a comfortable seat.
'After returning to Ponyville and packing my things, I guess I'll go to the Everfree Forest. It was the only place where no ponies could find or bother me, they were even too scared to enter. Moreover, I can practice with my new power in there. ' Twilight thought.
At Canterlot castle
After Twilight teleported and left them, Main Five, Princess Celestial, Shining Armor, Princess Cadence moved to the throne room.
Princess Celestia ordered her guards to stay outside and closed the door after they entered. At first, they were all silent, they all fell into their own thoughts about everything that just happened. A friend, a sister, a student just left them, and maybe they won't see her forever ... And it's all their fault for betraying her and abandoning her.
“So what now!?” Rainbow Dash said angrily and stomped on the floor. She was disappointed that she had let this happen.
“Calm down, Rainbow” Applejack tried to calm the Rainbow Dash. But even now it was hard for herself to remain calm when one of her best friends had just left them because of a stupid mistake of hers.
“CALM!? You want me to CALM DOWN!? How can I be calm when she has just left us and told us not to care about her anymore !? We apologized to her, we said we regret abandoning her and promised we would never do that again with Pinkie Promise, so why does she still not forgive us!? What is her problem!?” Rainbow Dash shouted angrily.
“Calm down darling. Even if you are angry and yelling like this, you can't solve this problem” Rarity said with annoyance. It was obvious that even she could not remain calm in a situation like this. But she still tried to keep herself calm because she knew panic would only make matters worse.
“She is right. Now is the time to calm down to find a way to find and save Twilight from whatever magic is holding her” Princess Celestial said in a sad voice as she thought back to what she had said to Twilight on the night of the rehearsal wedding.
“Princess Celestial is right! We have to be calm and strong for Twily! I made a mistake once ... But I will definitely do everything to get Twily out of that Dark Magic!” Shining Armor spoke with determination on his face.
Fluttershy and Pinkie walked over to Rainbow Dash and reassured her, “don't worry, everything will be fine Rainbow” Fluttershy said. “That's right Dashie, we'll save Twilight from the darkness, and then we'll have a big party to apologize to her!” Pinkie said while her mane and tail remained straight.
Rainbow Dash finally calmed down and sat down, she said “So what do we do now?”, “We have tried everything. Sorry to her, begged her, even we gave Pinkie Promise to her, but she still left. What more can we do?” Rainbow sadly said in despair thinking that Twilight would never forgive them. She was still obsessed with Twilight's cold gray eyes as she looked at them.
“Don't worry. I believe we will find a way to get Twily out of the darkness that is occupying her. Isn't it Cady? ” Shining turned to Cadence, hoping she had a way to bring Twilight back, because she was the only pony in here that didn't hurt Twilight, and was the only pony that could talk to Twilight now.
However, Cadence did not respond to Shining's question. She was still in her own thoughts after seeing inside Twilight’s heart and about everything she had said before leaving Canterlot Castle.
Shining Armor noticed something was wrong with his fiancé since he saw her crying in the lobby while staring at Twilight, and he remembered what Twilight said to Cadence “I'm sorry for what you saw in my heart. I know it's hard for you to accept... But, all you saw in my heart is the truth... I have no more emotions... Now, my heart is completely empty…” .
What did she see in Twily's heart? Whatever it is, it's definitely terrible to make Cady suffer like that ... Maybe she knows something happened to Twily! 'Shining thought.
Shining placed a hoof on his wife's shoulder, “Cady,” he called softly, hoping to pull his wife out of her thoughts.
Cadence's eyes relaxed, she finally escaped her thoughts and looked up at her husband. She noticed all the ponies in the room, including her aunt, Main Five, and her husband Shining Armor, staring at her with a worried expression on their faces.
“What's the matter, Cady? Are you alright? ” Shining worriedly asked.
“Are you injured, Cadence?” Princess Celestia walked over to her with a worried expression.
“N ... No ... I'm fine ... I ... It's just ... I'm thinking about something” Cadence said, she wasn't sure if she should tell them what she saw in Twilight's heart or not.
“Is that about what you saw in Twily's heart?” Shining asked softly.
Cadence and the other ponies in the room were surprised by Shining Armor's question.
“Is that true, Cadence? Do you know what happened to Twilight?” Princess Celestial asked.
“Really, princess? If you know what happened to Twilight, please tell us ... We know we weren't serious about Twilight at the wedding ... But we'll really do anything to be able to save her! So please tell us if you know what happened to Twilight” Main Five pleaded.
Cadence looked at all the ponies in the room and sighed. She lowered her head and stared at the ground below her feet with eyes soaked with sadness. After a moment of silence, she finally spoke.
“I ... I'm not sure Twilight is possessed by Dark Magic ... O ... Or there is even any feeling inside her heart...” Cadence said trembling. She tried to stop herself from crying when she remembered what she saw in Twilight's heart. Up until now, the cold, empty, darkness were still new on her mind ... As if that feeling had been ingrained in her mind and heart. 'Oh ... Twilight ... What happened to you?' She thought painfully.