//------------------------------// // Open For Business // Story: Opposite Worlds // by Mystoriessucklolyeet //------------------------------// It was a normal day in Ponyville, with ponies window-shopping and walking on the dirt paths. Rarity’s shop however wasn’t so busy, so she decided to kick back and have a nice day.That is,until she got some customers. Rarity was sitting there and all of a sudden the doorbell rang. A young girl came in and asked where the goth clothes were. Rarity directed her in the direction of the dresses and headed to the sewing machine to get to work. She was busy using black fabric to make a good dress for Princess Luna. A while later she finished the top of the dress and grabbed some more fabric . She got to work again, busily creating the skirt for the dress. Around an hour later, she finished the skirt as well. Rarity grabbed a few sapphire gems And started sewing them on the back of the dress so they would be visible when Luna walked. For the final touch, Rarity took a little piece of blue ribbon and tied in a bow around the neck. She tossed the dress to the side. Meanwhile, Twilight Sparkle was up in the castle getting a book from the library. She knew she wasn’t supposed to touch this book, but she just couldn’t help herself. It was so...mesmerizing. She used her magic to open the book and flip to a random page, but suddenly, she noticed a cool looking spell. She thought for a sec whether she should cast it or not,and decided “Oh hell,let’s do it”. She cast it not knowing what would happen to Equestria. A guard saw her and immediately ran straight to the Princess Of The Sun. As he arrived, he called out for her. “Princess! It’s urgent!” Celestia, now awake, asked “What happened?” He replied “T-Twilight!.... cast the alternate universe spell!” “WHAT?!” yelled Celestia. “Oh no, what do I do?” she whispered. Twilight heard Celestia yell and hid the Elements Of Harmony. She prepped herself for a fight, watching the door. Twilight ignited a force field around herself to keep safe, and braced herself as she heard hooves running down the halls. The door to her room burst open, and she backed away. “P-P-Princess Celestia?!” Twilight screamed.”Twilight, I am alright, don’t worry, but Equestria is possibly in grave danger” replied Celestia. “What do you mean?” questioned Twilight. Celestia looked around the room and realized the Elements weren’t there. “Twilight...did you hide the elements right after you cast that spell?” “Yes” said Twilight. “I did”.”Your friends are in danger” Celestia told her. Twilight tried to run away but Celestia held her back with magic. “It’s too late. We can’t save your friends, the magic is too powerful for even us.” Twilight hugged Celestia tight and began to cry into her shoulder. “C-Celestia, I-“ “Shhhhh....” said Celestia. “I’m so sorry, Twi...” Back at Rarity’s boutique, she knew Luna would be coming in 3 hours and thought “I need to get ready!” So she went over to the mirror and began to brush her hair. She gently curled it, until finally, it was perfect. She smiled, headed to the groomers to get her hooves done. She arrived at the groomers office and was brought into a room. They brushed out each of her hooves, making sure they were all clean and had no dirt in them. When they were finished, they sent her on her way back to her boutique. Rarity slipped onto the couch, waiting for some customers, when she noticed a strange looking glow. As Rarity went to check it out, she realized it was a portal. She assumed it was to take her to a friend, so she stepped inside. The colors all around her turned dark as she went further. She lost conscienceness while she descended into the portal. When Rarity woke up, she couldn’t move and her mouth was shut closed by a gem gag (like a ball gag but a jewel instead). She tried to open her eyes, and when she did, Rarity was shocked. It was her boutique! And....herself...? Rarity looked around and thought she was hallucinating as she watched the world slowly start to get distorted. Her boutique was suddenly different as she looked on with a horrified look. The other Rarity was still there, but she had blood on her. She had a pony with an assortment of sewing needles and pins stabbed into her, sitting on her haunches with her head tilted to the right like a rag doll. Next was a girl, which Rarity knew was Lyra, laying under the sewing machine, getting her stomach stitched into. Then, there were many ponies, all dressed up, dead, and put in place of the mannequins. There were fillies hanging from the ceiling with ribbon on their neck. There were a few ponies around with gem gags as well. Blood was all over the floor, and Rarity panicked. She tried thrashing about, but she just couldn’t. She fell again, and ended up as one of the ponies trapped there. She struggled as the other version of her stabbed her neck with a pin and told her she’d be fine. Rarity was scared as she got dragged off to the sewing machine. Similar to the other pony, she got pushed under (it wasn’t on yet) and her hooves instantly were belted down and spread wide so only her body was under the machine. She screamed as the other Rarity turned the machine on and it stabbed into her. Back and forth, back and forth. Rarity had a black line in her stomach and panicked more when her opposite version grabbed a sewing needle and buttons. She stitched them into Rarity’s skin as she shook from fear. Soon, Rarity had a purple ribbon on her neck, and was seen hung from the ceiling as the other Rarity put up a sign that said “Open For Business” on it. Twilight was observing all this using magic, and she just started crying as she watched her close friend die. She didn’t know. She just didn’t know...