Twilight walks up to her locker and opens it. A note falls out of it, and she picks it up and reads it, smiling in the process. She makes her way to the science club roof, where Harrison is.
"Hey there, Princess." Harrison said.
"Wow! It looks like a jungle up here." Twilight said.
"Yeah, just like the cafeteria." Harrison said.
"Where I just embarrassed myself into the next century?" Twilight said.
"No! Come on." Harrison said.
"So is this like your secret hideout?" Twilight asked.
"Yup, thanks to the science club." Harrison said. "Which also means that my friends don't even know it exists here."
"You pretty much have the school worked up, don't you, Harrison?" Twilight said. "It seems to me like everyone here wants to be your friend."
"Well, only if we don't lose." Harrison said.
"I guess it's hard being the coach's son." Twilight said.
"It just makes me practice a little more harder, that's all." Harrison said. "I don't know what he's gonna say when he finds out that I'm singing."
"Are you worried about that?" Twilight asked.
"My mum and dad's friends are always saying this." Harrison said. "Your son's the basketball guy. You must be so proud." He said in an American accent. "Sometimes I don't wanna be the 'basketball guy'. I just wanna be a guy, who... does a lotta things, you know?" He said normally.
"I saw the way you treated Luster Dawn at the audition yesterday." Twilight said, as she goes to sit down on a bench.
"Your mum's student? She looks really nice." Harrison said.
"So, do your friends know that guy?" Twilight asked.
"To them, I'm the team leader." Harrison said.
"Then they don't know enough about you, Harrison." Twilight said. "When I was a unicorn, Princess Celestia gave me and Spike permission to study the Magic of Friendship at the Golden Oak Library."
"Who's Celestia and Spike?" Harrison asked.
"Oh, Celestia was my mentor, and Spike is my best friend." Twilight said.
"Is Spike a pony too?" Harrison asked.
Twilight chuckles. "You haven't met him yet. He's a dragon." She said.
"Is he? Well, I can't wait to meet him, then." Harrison said.
"Anyway, when I completed an ancient unfinished magic spell with my deep understanding of friendship, Celestia said I was ready for the next step, and then she made me transform into an alicorn." Twilight said, and she spreads out her wings.
"And you also became the Princess of Friendship?" Harrison said.
"Absolutely. I learnt how to fly with my wings, and it was so amazing." Twilight said.
"I guess you love being a princess, do you?" Harrison said.
"Yeah, I do." Twilight said. "It's cool coming here and being anything else I wanna be. When I was singing with you, I felt like I was... just a girl."
"You even look like one, too." Harrison said, and Twilight giggles. He sits next to her. "Oh boy, you're so beautiful."
"Do I look beautiful to you?" Twilight asked.
"Why, of course you do." Harrison said. "Your eyes, your hair… and your cutie mark."
"You like it? I got it after hatching Spike's egg." Twilight said.
"That's a lotta sparkles." Harrison said.
"Your mark is kinda cool." Twilight said.
"Got it by my parents." Harrison said. "So, how are your parents? How are they doing?" Twilight's smile fades. "You okay, Twilight?"
"Uh, Harrison, I... I did not tell you." Twilight said.
"Tell me what?" Harrison asked.
"I'm from the very past. As well is my friends." Twilight said.
"'The very past'?" Harrison said. "What are you talking about?"
"We are from a time in the very past in Equestria." Twilight said. "The world wasn't like this."
"It wasn't? Sorry, I-I'm confused." Harrison said.
"There was no modern technology, no cars, and all the buildings looked… old." Twilight said.
"So, you and your friends time-travelled here?" Harrison said.
"No, um… we were told that there was this large green comet that was falling from the sky." Twilight said. "It crashed into the planet, and… it changed the world to us."
"Right, this 'comet'… That brought you here?" Harrison said.
"Yeah, right into this world." Twilight said.
"When did it happen?" Harrison asked.
"It happened during my first day as a princess… somehow." Twilight said. "And you know what else we saw, Harrison? When we were taken into the Canterlot Castle… we saw future-selves of us."
Harrison is getting shocked. "What? No, wait a minute." He said. "So you're saying that… there's two of you? And the rest of the Mane Six?"
"Yes, even Spike." Twilight said.
"Whoa! I-I cannot believe what I'm hearing right now." Harrison said. "What does your future-self look like?"
"I was so tall, and grown up, and… also, I became the ruler of Equestria." Twilight said. "It was like I was talking to myself."
"I'm sure it was." Harrison said.
"And my friends… they have matured." Twilight said.
"Did they?" Harrison asked.
"Yes. Rainbow was the leader of the Wonderbolts, Pinkie got married, and Spike… he's done a lotta workouts, and he got so strong." Twilight said.
"Wow, that is weird." Harrison said. "If there was two of me and my friends, then that'll be even weirder."
"Yeah." Twilight said.
"But you didn't answer my question earlier on." Harrison said.
"Harrison... my mom... is my future-self." Twilight said.
"What? Why?" Harrison asked. "But, what about your birth mum? And dad? Where are they?"
Twilight gets more saddened. "They're gone..." She said.
"Gone?" Harrison said. "You mean they're..."
"I can explain." Twilight said. "When we found out that they were gone, I decided that we had to travel back in time to get back home so we will see them again, but… there was some very bad news..."
"What happened?" Harrison asked.
"The hourglass at the Canterlot Library of Magic was gone because of the comet, and the spells for time travelling were no more." Twilight said, and she sniffles. "So we are all stuck in this world forever. But then… our future-selves had an idea."
"What did they do?" Harrison asked.
"Because we had no family, no parents… they agreed to adopt us, so we wouldn't be alone anymore." Twilight said. "And that is how our future-selves became our new parents in the end."
"So... there was no other way?" Harrison said.
Twilight begins crying. "No..." She said. "I'm sorry, Harrison, I just didn't wanna talk about it again..."
"Hey, hey..." Harrison said.
"I miss them and Celestia, so much..." Twilight said, sobbing.
"Aw, come here..." Harrison said, and he hugs her. "I'm so sorry…" He closes his eyes, and opens them again. "Twilight... I think your mum is right. You're not alone, and you never will be. Also, friendship isn't just magic… it's family."
"I know that... My friends are my family..." Twilight said.
"Listen, I know a lot of things may have changed, and I know you're here forever… but this is still Equestria, and it will always be your home, no matter what." Harrison said. "All right?"
Twilight slowly regains her smile. "Okay... Thanks, Harrison..." She said, and they hug again.
They then sing a song together to cheer her up.
"See? Your voice is amazing. I love it." Harrison said.
"Aw, thank you." Twilight said.
"So, Twilight... was the Golden Oak Library from the past too?" Harrison asked.
"Yeah, it was." Twilight said. "But I've got a better library at my new house."
"I would also like to meet your future-self." Harrison said. "See the differences between you two."
"It'll be crazy, but, I'm sure I can arrange that sometime." Twilight said.
"You know, I never thought about singing, that's for sure… until I met you." Harrison said.
"So you really wanna do the callbacks?" Twilight said.
"You can call me the freaky callback guy!" Harrison said.
Twilight giggles. "You're a cool guy, Harrison. Just not for the reasons your friends think." She said. "And thanks for showing me your top-secret hiding place."
"You're welcome." Harrison said.
The school bell rings.
"Shall we, tiger?" Twilight said.
Harrison smiles. "Of course... my little pony." He said.
They both nuzzle and sigh before leaving the roof together.