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// Arriving in Equestria 
// Story: Legend of Zelda: Equestria 
// by Robert Emerald Fountain 
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After sending the mental call for help, Celestia felt herself being levitated by something using dark magic. She was suddenly teleported far from Canterlot and thrown to the ground hard. She was badly injured but could still see Canterlot in the distance. The same thing happened to Luna, Cadence, and Flurry Heart. As they slipped into a sleeping state, they saw a streak of light coming down from the night sky.

"Is that streak possibly an answer to Celestia's distress call," they asked themselves.

Link and Epona were falling face first through the air rapidly. When they saw water directly below, Epona shut her eyes and braced herself. Link had just finished putting on his Zora Armor when they splashed into Horseshoe Bay . He swam to the surface and set his belongings on shore. He then submerged again and swam down to his horse. Epona was struggling in the water, and could not see because her mane was plastered over her eyes. Luckily, she felt Link's hand grab her hoof and drag her up. Coming above the water, Link pulled the breathing mask off of his mouth and nose. Epona spat out a mouthful of saltwater before following Link to shore. 

"Thank you Link," she said calmly. 

"You're welcome."

They dried off and began making their way across the land after Link put his green tunic back on. They ended up riding straight into a heavy rainstorm, and they could not see very far in front of them than just a few feet. They reached Canterlot after two hours, and Link lit his lantern. Putting the green lens around the flame to signify friendliness, he held the lantern high and the guard captain saw the light. The captain ordered the gates to be opened and Link rode into Canterlot. He and Epona began searching for Celestia, but were unable to find her. They later found Twilight's friends, and asked them where Celestia was. Starlight said that Celestia and her sister, Luna, were both teleported out of the castle and they ended up in faraway places. Applejack gave some of her apples so that Epona would have something to eat besides the carrots that Link had brought. Rarity gave Link a map of Equestria that was enchanted to show where the alicorns were. She also gave him a tent that she said was big enough for both him and Epona, along with a thick blanket and a warm coat in case he was in a wintery environment. Rainbow Dash gave him two pairs of goggles. 

"These are called "Rain Goggles". If it starts raining again, put these on both yourself and Epona. They repel water and will make it easy for you to see in stormy weather," Dash explained

"Why are there four symbols on the map," Link asked Rarity.

Rainbow told him that there were two more alicorns that had been teleported away from their kingdoms. They were Twilight's sister in-law, Princess Cadence, and Twilight's niece, Flurry Heart. Knowing this would not be an easy mission, Link mounted up and rode off to find the alicorns.