They arrived at Ponyville when Celestia's sun began to set. Something was off, however.
"Have any of you seen Pinkie Pie?"
Twilight question received no answer.
"Uhm, who's Pinkie Pie?" Sakura asked.
"Well, she's pink. Obviously." Rainbow Dash stated. "She's also the best at anything related to parties."
'Ah, so a "party animal" then.'
'Grima....'
'What? It's better then "party pony". PP isn't a good abbreviation."
Sakura mentally facepalmed.
'Fine, I'll stop with the puns.'
'Thank you.'
"Are you alright, my love?"
Inigo's question caught her attention.
"Yes, just lost in thought."
"All alone?"
Sakura physically sighed as she sped up.
"Come on, love. You ran into that with open arms!" Inigo said, doing his best to stifle his laughter.
'Yeah, you kinda did.'
'Don't patronize me.'
"Lost in thought, all alone?" Rarity repeated.
"It's a song a friend of ours likes to sing on occasion." Inigo answered. "It became a bit of a running gag whenever someone makes the mistake of saying the words 'lost in thought', specifically in that order."
Rarity hummed.
"Well, here's the library." Twilight said as they stopped in front of a giant oak tree with windows. "Also known as my current place of residence."
"You know, this takes the 'tree house' to a whole new level." Inigo quipped. "And you say this is also a library?"
"Yes indeed." Twilight said as the she floated a key to the door with her magic, turning the key, and pushing the door open. "Spike? Are you he- oh, hey Pinkie."
"HEY!" Pinkie Pie shouted with excitement. "What took you so long?!"
"Pinkie, we were just...." Twilight sighed as she put a good to her forehead. 'Calm yourself, Twilight, she always does this. This is normal.' She then looks to the two humans. "How about we have some proper introductions?"
"OH! OH! ME FIRST! ME FIRST!" Pinkie Pie shouted as she bounced on her tail. "Hi! I'm Pinkie Pie! Do you like parties?! How 'bout cake?! I LOVE CAKE! AND PARTIES!"
Inigo only stared at the pink pony while Sakura covered her mouth as she giggled.
"Name's Rainbow Dash!" Said the Pegasus with the rainbow mane. "The fastest flyer in all of Equestria!"
"I'll take your word for it." Inigo said whilst smiling.
"Name's Applejack." Said the orange pony with the stetson hat. "Jus' a humble farm pony."
"I like your hat." Sakura said, earning a smile from said pony.
"....Fluttershy..."
The voice was barely audible, but Inigo managed to catch it, but only just.
"I'm sorry? What was your name again?" Inigo asked, looking toward the yellow pegasus with the pink mane.
"F-Fluttershy." Said pegasus spoke up just enough to be heard.
Inigo offered a polite nod.
'Well.... It fits...' Spoke Grima within Sakura's head.
"My name is Rarity. Rarity Belle." Said the alabaster unicorn as she looked up and down the humans. "I must say, you two have a great sense of style!"
"That's Nohr, for ya!" Inigo said proudly. "This armor in particular was made for those who are deemed as heroes among the Nohrian populous."
"Interesting..." Rarity said as she approached the duo. "Hmm let's see... Multiple layers.... Darker colors.... Lovely scarf, by the way...." She continued to examine the armor when Twilight cleared her throat.
"And I'm Twilight Sparkle. Princess Twilight Sparkle." She spoke, revealing her wings.
"A princess, eh?" Inigo commented.
Sakura blinked. "So your a Falicorn, then?"
Twilight shook her head. "No, I'm actually an Alicorn now. Falicorns haven't been around since... Well.... A long, long long time ago."
Sakura hummed.
"I supposed it's our turn then, princess." Inigo said as he stepped up. "I am Prince Inigo of Ylisse, the second child of Exalt Chrom of Ylisse, and the current wielder of Falchion, a blade made from Naga's fang."
Sakura then stepped up. "And I am Princess Sakura of Hoshido, the youngest out of four siblings." She gazed up at Inigo. "I'm also married to Inigo, the man who made me the happiest woman alive."
Rainbow Dash gagged while Rarity gave an excited giggle.
"Alright, first question." Twilight began as she conjured a notepad and ink and quill. "How did you two end up here?"
Inigo brought a hand to his chin. "If my memory serves me well.... We fell."
Twilight blinked. "What? Fell?"
Inigo gave an assuring nod. "Yes, we were on a bridge... Someone had tricked us into walking across it, and it collapsed... Only us two fell into the void below."
"Someone tricked you?" Rainbow dash asked.
"Yes. It's a long story," Inigo then yawned. "Unfortunately, I lack the energy to tell."
Sakura gave him an incredulous look." Oh Naga, you haven't had a wink of sleep since we got here, didn't you!"
"Ehm, sorry?" Inigo said as he gave a nervous smile.
Sakura shook her head while she grabbed a hold on Inigo's arm. "Lady Twilight, you don't happen to have a spare room, do you?"
Twilight blinked. "There is a guest room, but there's only one bed."
Rarity, along with Fluttershy, managed to stifle a laugh, cause Twilight to give a questioning look.
"Oh Twilight, darling, I doubt they'll find much trouble with that!" Rarity said, doing her best to hide her grin.
"Alright then... If it's okay with you two?" Twilight remained oblivious to the implications.
"I should probably head to sleep too." Sakura said. "I didn't have the best of awakenings."
"Wait, I still have some questions!" Twilight said. "What is your species like? The countries you hail from? Or maybe-mmmph!?"
Inigo nearly bursted out in laughter when Rarity's entire hoof was stuffed into Twilight's mouth, shutting down the series of questions.
"Tomorrow is another day, darling, and me thinks everypony here needs the sleep." Rarity said, removing her hoof from Twilight's mouth.
'Did she just say "everypony"? What in the seven hells?' Sakura heard Grima say.
Twilight sighed. "Alright, I guess we can continue this tomorrow."
'May Naga bless your kind heart, Rarity.' Inigo thought as he put up a smile. "Where is this room of yours, princess?"
Twilight managed to muster up a smile. "Follow me, I'll show you."
The both of them were fast asleep, with Sakura taking her place on top of Inigo while he laid a hand across her back. Most of their armor had been removed, with the both of them in simple tunics and some manner of underwear. Thankfully, the blanket was large enough for the both of them.
Inside the dreamscape, Inigo looked around to find a sky full of stars, and grassy plains that stretched out farther then the eye could see.
"This doesn't feel like much of a dream." Inigo thought out loud.
"That's because it's somewhere in between."
Inigo turned around quickly, recognizing the voice. His eyes widened as he saw who that voice belonged to.
"Grima?!" Inigo shouted, reaching for the sword that wasn't on him at the time. "What are you doing here?! How are you even alive!?"
"Inigo, please calm down." Sakura's voice rang as she came into view.
"Sakura?" Inigo asked. "What are you doing here?"
Grima sighed. "Welcome to the dreamscape, Inigo, I hope you enjoy your stay."
Inigo looked between Sakura and Grima a few times before hunching his shoulders in defeat. "Okay, I give up, what in Naga's name is going on here?"
Sakura inhaled.
The nighttime of Ponyville is usually undisturbed, as it's residents had retired for the night.
However, something lurks in the outskirts, threatening to disturb the nighttime peace.
Inigo found himself sitting down on the grass plain, holding his head in his hands. Eventually, he looks up at Sakura.
"You knew this whole time and didn't tell me?" He asked.
Sakura looked away, ashamed. "I... Didn't know how to tell you..... Please don't be mad at me....."
Inigo shook his head. "I can't even make myself angry with you, I'm just.... Surprised, to put it mildly."
Sakura gave a sigh of relief, while Grima huffed.
"The two of you are such lovelorn fools." Grima said, eliciting a smile from Sakura.
Inigo looked to Grima. "So... You don't hate us, or anything?"
"I have missed your species for quite some time." Grima answered. "All that time alone changes people.... even Gods."
"I see..." Was all Inigo could say.
"So..." Grima began, a neutral express upon her face. "The two of you have mentioned Nohr and Hoshido quite a few times. Would you mind telling me what it's like?"
Sometime has passed, and the conversation within the dreamscape slowly devolved into a slow dance between the lovers. Grima, not wanting to interrupt, decided to leave the dreamscape for now.
Outside of the dreamscape, Grima appeared as a spectre, emitting a faint purple glow. She looked down at the human couple, noticing the loving smiles they had.
'Such lovelorn fools.' She thought, although a smile of her own creeped to her face.
She then floated upwards and out of the tree house, fazing through the roof as she did so. Upon exiting the tree house, she looked up at the night sky, noticing the large moon in the center of it.
'A fine job.' Grima thought as she looked.
It was then that something else drew her attention. It felt like magic, powerful magic, and it didn't feel friendly in the slightest. In fact, it felt almost like...
'Dragon magic.'
Now on full alert, she scanned the town around her before setting her eyes upon a fancy looking round house. It was there that she saw it, a few figures, seemingly human in shape, armed, and barely visible. She was only able to pick them out due to the familiar purple glow they gave off.
Grima scowled, and floated her way to the round house, undetected. When she got there, the beings had already broken in, so she fazed through the roof of the building in search for the inhabitants. It didn't take her long to find the sleeping form of Rarity, the alabaster unicorn.
'So this is were she lives.' Grima thought as she floated to the pony. 'Should've known she'd live in such a fancy place, given by the way she carried herself.'
She quickly pushed these thoughts to the back of her mind, she had more important things to take care of.
'Here goes nothing.' Grima thought, as she place an ethereal hand on Rarity's forehead.
Rarity was having a lovely dream, being treated like a princess. Well, she is a princess, at least in this dream.
"WAKE UP!!"
"What?"
"I SAID WAKE UP!!!"
The dream quickly vanished in a flash of light, leaving Rarity standing before another human female in an endless grassy plain.
"Wha-? Who are you?" Rarity stammered out. "And why would you ruin such a wonderful dream!?"
"No time for dreaming right now, you pretentious twat!" Grima blurted out, clearly not in the mood for this sort of conversation. "Your life is endangered, and if you don't wake up now you won't have a chance to make those 'dreams' a reality!"
"My life is endangered?" Rarity asked, shocked.
"YES!! SOMEONE IS TRYING TO KILL YOU!!!"
Waking up with a gasp, Rarity frantically looked around her room, only to find nopony present.
Rarity sighed. 'Perhaps it was just a dream?'
"RARITY!!! HELP MEEEEE!!!"
"Sweetie Belle?!" Rarity jump out of her bed and bolted to her door, flinging it open with her magic. When she left her room into the hallway, she gasped at the sight. Three beings that looked very similar to Inigo and Sakura, and were slightly transparent. One of them, who appeared to be a tall female, held the struggling filly.
"Unhand her at once!" Rarity shouted as she shot a magic beam from her horn. The beam was blocked, however, by what looked like a tall human male, wearing heavy armor, a massive shield, and a lance. Rarity took a few steps back in fear, unsure of what to do.
'You can't fight him! Go around!'
Rarity had no time to think on who's voice that was since she was currently casting a spell. Almost instantly, she disappeared in a flash of light, and reappeared behind the armored knight. Before the knight could react, Rarity galloped after the woman, who had ran far faster down the stairs and out the front door. Rarity was barely giving chase.
"You have her?" Asked a cloaked woman, clearly visible as apposed to the soldier in front of her.
The soldier nodded, revealing a small filly in her grasp.
"Let me go!" The filly shouted, earning a grin from the cloaked woman.
"I'm afraid I can't do that." The woman spoke, using her magic to probe at the small fillies horn. "Yes.... You are a powerful vessel indeed. You will serve our purpose well."
"You fiend!" Shouted Rarity as she approached the woman. "Unhand my sister at once!"
"You weren't supposed to be up." The woman said as she shook her head. "Oh well, this'll be easy to deal with, anyway."
The woman pulled out what appeared to be a red tomb from her cloak, flaring it's pages as runes appeared both below her and in front of her.
"ARCFIRE!"
A large fire ball began hurtling towards Rarity, who was able to jump out of the way of the projectile. However, when said projectile made contact with the ground, it exploded into a flurry of fire, the shockwave knocking Rarity off her hooves.
The explosion was also insanely loud, causing half of Ponyville to awaken in a fright. Multiple lights within the houses were turned on, and many ponies had gone outside to see what was going on.
"Such a nuisance." The hooded woman spoke, as multiple ponies approached her.
"Who are you?" Twilight asked. "Are you one of Inigo's friends?"
"Inigo is hear?" The woman asked, surprised.
"I knew we shouldn't have trusted them!" Rainbow Dash shouted.
The woman chuckled. "That man always had a way with words." She then paused. "You six... You have power.... A lot of it."
"What does she mean by that?" Applejack asked.
"The Elements of Harmony." Twilight answered, charging up a spell of her own.
The woman chuckled. "Sorry, I can't allow that." Runes appeared around her as the air began to heat up with electricity. "By killing you, I can ensure that my revenge comes to fruition."
A tense moment of silence followed, until a bolt of lightning appeared before her.
"THORON!"
The ponies looked on in fear as the bolt of lightning came at them as blinding speed. None of them, however, expected the bolt to suddenly go upward.
The woman scowled, until she noticed the other woman there.
"I won't allow it!" Sakura shouted, lowering her shield.
"Sakura." The woman said. "You should be dead."
"How do you know my name?!" Sakura continued to yell.
"Well it's not like I'll forget." The woman began. "You did betray us for these unholy creatures, after all."
Sakura looked at the woman incredulously. "What?! I don't even know who you are!!"
"Don't play dumb with me!" The woman shouted back. "You sided with them. You still side with them! The very creatures that destroyed the human race because of the silent dragon!"
Sakura's left eye twitched. Was this woman serious?
"So I take it she's not your friend?" Twilight asked, receiving a head shake from Sakura.
"None of my friends would do this."
"LIES!!" The woman shouted. "You know exactly who I am! And if I have to beat the truth out of you, I will GLADLY do it!!"
"Not while I still draw breath!"
Before the woman could ask, Inigo came into view, thrusting a familiar sword at her. She narrowly dodged the blade, allowing a transparent soldier to counter the attack. They were easily cut down however, as Inigo was able to parry the attack and stabbed them in the abdomen, dissipating the strange soldier into vapor.
The woman took the time to attack with a sword of her own, using a strange blade shaped like a bolt of lightning. However, she missed, allowing Inigo to put some distance between them.
"I can't believe you, Inigo." The woman said. "I thought you wouldn't betray me for that wench you were supposed to kill."
"Morgan!?" Inigo shouted in complete surprise. "What are you doing!? And what do you mean 'supposed to kill'!?!"
"How could any of you not know?!" The woman, who was revealed to be morgan, shouted. "You were there when it happened! When this damnable race of horses came in and destroyed everything! All in the name of some twisted ideals!!"
"Morgan, what are yo-!?" Inigo gasped when he realized it. "Wait, who was my father, Morgan?"
"Why are you asking me that?!" Morgan shouted. "it's obviously Robin! Aren't we siblings?!"
"No, we're not." Inigo said, flourishing Falchion. "My father is Chrom, and my sister is Lucina. I have both the brand and Falchion to prove it."
"What...?" Morgan took some time before she realized that he was right
That realization caused her to laugh maniacally.
"Of course. Of course!! How could I have been so foolish!?" Morgan shouted with unnerving happiness. "Only I could've survived such destruction! You two are just imitations from another world!"
Morgan then casted a spell, summoning more transparent soldiers under her command.
"That means killing you would be far easier without the emotional connection!!"
Both Inigo and Sakura stood side by side, weapons drawn, and facing the growing force that Morgan was summoning.
"Princess." Inigo motioned to Twilight. "Evacuate the town, this place is about to be a warzone."
"We're staying with you." Twilight said quickly. "There's no way you can take all of them on alone."
"Are you foolish?!" Inigo shouted, causing the pony friends to flinch. "If you stay here, you'll die, and the country would be down a princess!"
Twilight could only blink in an attempt to counter his argument.
"And besides." Inigo began, keeping his attention at Morgan. "They're nothing like the risen."
Morgan stood defiantly, her father's tome in one hand, and his sword in another. Her hood had been blown off by an unforeseen wind, revealing short pink hair and a demonic smile plastered on a freckled face.
She looked towards the soldier that held the small filly in their arms, with said filly looking back at her with fearful eyes.
"Your name is Sweetie Belle, correct? I heard you sister say so."
Said filly only stared, shaking with fear.
"W-why are you doing this?" Sweetie Belle asked.
"You'll find out eventually." Morgan said darkly. "For now however, just enjoy the show."
Sweetie Belle felt shivers down her spine, just what could she mean by that?
"Soldiers. I have orders for you." Morgan said, raising her hand and pointing at the human duo and ponies standing opposite to her.
"KILL EVERY LAST ONE OF THEM!!"