Tara POV:
Falling................why am I falling? I had no time to ponder the question when I gently landed on what felt like solid ground. Wait gently? Why would I gently land.....Magic. of course. Then came the worst sound I ever heard.
"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"Who could be screaming their lungs off at...this...time......Wait, I know that voice. I opened my eyes Huh, I seem to be doing a lot of that lately. only to see a purple pony, a very scared purple pony screaming her head off. Wait a minute!
"Uh, hi?" I greeted her, but then I winced. That's not my voice. My voice doesn't sound like that. It sounds liiiiiike.............Twilight Sparkle. Said purple pony was about to start screaming until I shushed her with a claw-Wait claws? I gave myself a once-over and what I saw WASN'T what I expected to see. Instead of a fur-covered quadrupedal equine body, was a chitinous quadrupedal cross between a pony and............I'm a.....a.......xenopony?! Nevermind that now, I got a Purple-Smart Book-Horse to calm down.
"Sshh. Calm down, I'm not gonna hurt you." I said reassuringly. I cringed internally at how our voices sound the same.
"W-w-who a-a-are y-you?" the purple pony asked shakily. Hmmmm. Don't wanna tell her my real name. I thought to myself. I went back and forth trying to decide on a new name, since technically I'm dead. It only took a few seconds to give my answer:
"Call me...........Tara Strong." I answered with a determined look.
SERIOUSLY?!
Yes I'm using Twilight's voice actor's name as my own. What did you want me to do?!
"N-nice to m-meet you, I'm Twilight Sparkle." she returns my greeting. "So, if you don't mind me asking, what are you?"
"Welp, not sure really." I answered honestly. "Would you mind getting me a full-body mirror, please?" She brought the mirror from.............somewhere, and I finally get a look at what I've become: purple chitin(pronounced KITIN, not chitin) covered me from head to claw(there were claws at the ends of my front hooves and another set of arms and claws with some sort of draconic wings), lavender(or amethyst, if you want to get picky) eyes with draconic pupils, tubes coming out of my back, but what got me the most was the head. My head was elongated from the back,with a Unicorn horn growing out of my forehead, not to mention the head crest which I recognized immediately: it was the head crest of a Xenomorph Queen.
There were a few tense seconds before I suddenly remembered something. "Hey, Twilight, isn't one of your friends throwing a birthday for one Moon Dancer?" I asked. She looked at me as though I suddenly grew a second head from my neck for a moment until her eyes widened in realization. "Oh, my gosh! I nearly forgot! I need to get back, I need to do some research on the Mare in the Moon! I-oh Spike! I forgot about Spike! He needs to know about you. I-" She started to go on a rant before I cut her off with a claw to Twilight's muzzle.
"You let me worry about all that. You have a party to get to, and I'm NOT taking any excuses." I reassured her.
"You sound like my sister, if I had a sister." Twilight responded with a shocked expression on her face. Yet it wasn't her face that stirred something in me, it was what she said about not having a sister.
"W-w-would you like one?" I asked in a small voice. Twilight stares at me with a confused expression until, suddenly, it morphs into shocked realization. "You're all alone, aren't you?" she asks with a hitch in her throat. I simply nod.
"My family was murdered while I was away. To add insult to injury, the ones who murdered them then tried to rob a store, the same store I was shopping at. I challenged them, and my reward was a shot to the head. To make matters worse, those monsters also shot my, then pregnant, girlfriend-"
"Don't you mean 'marefriend'?" Twilight interrupts. I rolled my eyes in irritation at being interrupted again.
"No, I meant 'girlfriend.' I wasn't born like this, ya know. I was born as a human." This caught Twilight by surprise.
"I'm sorry, but could you repeat that?" She asked me, while wearing the same manic expression she wore in "Lesson Zero."
"After you come back from Moon Dancer's party, I promise, now git!" I instructed after checking what time it was.
"Okay, sis. I'm going, but don't I need a gift to give her?"
"I got the perfect one" I assured her and gave her the same type of book Princess Celestia uses to communicate with Sunset Shimmer How am I doing this? Wait a minute.........PINKIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIE!
YYYYYYYYYeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeesssssssssssssss? 
Are you breaking the 4th wall again?
Well how else are you gonna move this story along? Speaking of which, When are you gonna start using your newfound Force abilities? Huh, huh, huh?
Wait what Force abilities..................................
Flashback:
Answer me this: which is more dangerous, a feral, mindless xenomorph drone, or a sapient xenomorph queen with a voice of her own, along with the ability, and knowledge of both magic and the Force?
End Flashback:
OOOOOooooooooooohhhhhhhhhhh. I'll get back to you on that.
Okie-dokie-lokie!
Now where was I? Oh yes, that's right. Twilight had just headed out to Moon Dancer's party, while I head off to Twilight's tower to prepare for a certain princess's arrival. Oh if only I knew. I reached the tower in record time attributing my speed to my species change. Instead of just bursting through(Hee, hee. Bursting), I decided to knock first.
KNOCK! KNOCK! KNOCK!
"COMING!" yelled a young male voice I easily recognized as Spike. A minute later the door opened a crack to reveal two emerald eyes.
"Who is it?" he asked through the door.
"My name is Tara. I'm a friend of Twilight's, can I come in?" I responded. Spike then proceeded to throw the door wide open.
"Hey, there Tara, I'm SpiAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHh!" And now we're back to the screaming. Gotta be honest, it hurts when people scream and run away at the first sight of me. I wanted to start crying right then and there, but I still had a job to to.
KNOCK! KNOCK! KNOCK!
"Spike! Open up! I'm here on orders from Princess Celestia!" I belted out. After ten long and torturous seconds, the door slowly opened, revealing a frightened dragon.
[RANDOM PONIES]: "How frightened?"
[ME]: "Scared Shitless. Now, if we can get on with it?"
"A-a-are you gonna eat me?" Spike asked in a timidity that a certain butter yellow pegasus would be proud of.
"No Spike, I'm not gonna eat you-" I said before said dragon cut me off. "A-are you gonna put one of your-" he started to say before I stopped him from making a fool of himself.
"No I'm not gonna use you as a host for my eggs. Where'd he even get that idea? I meant what I said about orders from Princess Celestia. I need you to send Celestia a letter. Can you get me a quill, parchment, and inkwell?" I said. Minutes later, I handed him my letter. Spike took the letter and burned it, sending it on it's way. Now let's see....was there anything else tha-Wait a minute! "Spike, does Twilight still have that book 'Perfection: The Impossible Pursuit' from the library?" I asked.
"She might, why?"
"I need you to return it, so that Twilight doesn't get a late fine on her card, then make your way to Moon Dancer's party."
"On it, but what about Moon Dancer's gift?" Spike asked concerned. "Is it broken?" I inquired. Spike went to retrieve it, and to both of our relief, the present was in pristine condition. I was, then, struck with an idea. "How far is it to the library?"
"Not far, why?"
"Just wanted to make you wouldn't tire yourself out, that's all." Spike nodded then, with book in claws, ran straight for the library.
But he would only make it a few steps before belching out a green flame, which then formed into a bound scroll, which he then handed to me.
To Miss Tara Strong,
I thank you for bringing your concerns to me, however plans are already in motion for my sister's return. I'm sure after the Summer Sun Celebration we'll talk further in-depth. For now you are to join Twilight on a trip to Ponyville to head up the preparations. Also tell Twilight that her most important task is to make some friends. Only then will she be that much closer to fulfilling her destiny.
Sincerely yours,
Princess Celestia
P.S. : UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES ARE YOU TO TELL TWILIGHT ABOUT THE ELEMENTS OF HARMONY AND FRIENDSHIP'S ROLE IN WIELDING THEM.
[Inward Groan]"Hey Spike? When you get back, tell Twilight that she's got another assignment from the Princess!"
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Meanwhile, in the Void:
Karen's POV:
I opened my eyes to total darkness, trying to remember how I got here, my last memory being in the hospital having surgery done to save.............my....................son.
"Hello? I-is anyone there?" I asked shakily.
Hello Karen. I am so sorry for your losses.
"W-who's there, and what are you talking about?"
You do not remember?
"Not really."
What is the last thing you remember?
"I-" Then it comes back to me: the robbery, the shots, the fight, and-
"I remember everything."
Good. That makes what I need to tell you all the more easier, and important.
"Hold on. Would you mind showing me what you look like?"
Are you sure you want to see?
"Yes, why?"
Most people, when they see me, usually scream "OH NO! AN EMPRESS! QUICK! CALL THE COLONIAL MARINES!" or say with a sad sigh "There's never an M-41A when you need one" I am that ugly.
"I give you my word that you won't hear any of that from me."
......................Very well. was the last thing I heard before I was looking upon a.................
"And you called yourself 'ugly'."
What are you talking about? I am the ugliest, scariest. thing in all-
"THAT'S ENOUGH!" I yelled angrily. I was not about to let the Empress put herself down like that.
"You are NOT ugly, or scary. You are, without a doubt, the most beautiful creature I have ever met. In fact, if i wasn't straight, I would ask to bear your children."
Y-you would do that f-f-for m-m-me?
"In a heartbeat." I replied wholeheartedly.
What would your husband say to that?
"He'd agree with me."
Now I know what HE saw in you. Tell me, are you familiar with Canterlot High School?
"Is that where I'm going?"
Yes, but not as you currently are. You see: there is a girl who goes by the name of.........Sunset Shimmer.
"I'm gonna take a couple of guesses here: you want me to become either this Sunset's friend, or Sunset herself. Which is it?"
Sunset herself, but with a twist.
"Will I still be able to keep my memories?" I asked with some trepidation.
Yes.
"How 'bout being able to use-"
I am going to give you the same abilities I gave to the last person I met, before you.
"Which were?" I asked, curiously. Why is she being so vague? I mean it's not like the last person to see her was...............Ooooh.
The ability to use both magic, and the Force. Why are you looking at me with a face that says 'I just figured something..................out?
"That's because I did: you met my husband, and sent him on some kind of mission, and sometime in the near future I'm gonna meet up with him again. Correct me if I'm wrong." I challenged her. The look, and body motions confirmed it.
Yes. It is true. I met your husband. However, there was not enough time to determine what his personality was like.
"Well, I can tell you that he's such a HUGE fan of your species. I can imagine his mind was blown when he first saw you."
Hmmm, he did seem a little, how do you say, starstruck.
"Now, about this twist......."
You will find out when you awaken, which should be riiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiight arooooooooooouuuuuuuuuuund NOW!
Which was the only warning I got before passing out...........................................................................