Twilight Sparkle was deep in her basement working on a wondrous machine. On her eyes were a pair of goggles. Her tongue was sticking out in concentration as she tinkered with her creation.
“Just attach the hands to the face,” she said. “Close the seal, and done.” A clicking came from the device she completed. She lifted her goggles and a maniacal smile appeared on her face.
“I’ve done it!” she screamed. The door to the basement slammed open. A baby dragon leapt down the stairs and stood in front of her.
“What did you do?” he asked. “Is something on fire again?” Twilight shook her head.
“No, Spike,” she raised the device over her head. “I’ve completed it.”
“You mean…”
“Yes! I’ve created a time machine!” she said triumphantly. Spike stared at the circular device in awe. After a few seconds, a ticking sound came from the device.
“Yep, I fixed my broken alarm clock, now I won’t be late for my appointments anymore,” Spike smacked his forehead.
“Seriously? That’s your mechanical magnum opus?” Spike asked.
“I never said that it was,” Twilight turned back to the table. “But my other creation is just about done too.” She grabbed a metal cylinder about the size of a piece of chalk. She held it over her head.
“AN ACTUAL REAL-LIFE TIME MACHINE!” A red flashing backdrop was behind her as she made her proclamation. For some reason, a triumphant trumpet blare could be heard as the device was over her head. Spike once again, stared at the device in awe. He grabbed the device from Twilight.
“How does it work?” he asked.
“First, turn it on,” Spike clicked a button on the side of the cylinder. At the end of the device, a blue light lit up. “Turn the dial at the base of it, then draw any shape on the air or on any surface.” He turned the dial on the bottom and translucent blue numbers appeared in front of him.
“Six minutes, that should work for now,” Spike held the device as if he were holding chalk. He moved it in the air. As it moved, a blue trail of lights stayed where the device was once pointed. Spike created a circle. As soon as it was closed, a panorama of coloured light formed in the circle. He jumped in the circle and fell in the basement. The baby dragon stood exactly where he stood before he jumped. The portal behind him faded into technicoloured sparks. “Did it work?”
“I believe it did,” Twilight said. “I haven’t seen you for six minutes. And that portal just randomly opened behind me.” The device was taken out of his hands.
“This is a powerful machine, Spike. With it, we can see the distant future, or an era long gone. But we have to be careful. Any mistake we make in the past or future can cause ripples through time. Contrary to what many believe, time doesn’t flow linearly, it happens simultaneously. Who knows what happens if it falls into the wrong hooves? Anything we do could have disastrous results. We probably shouldn’t use it anymore.” The two of them stood in silence.
“We're not going to be responsible are we?” Spike asked. His guardian in response shook her head. “So what do we do with it?” Twilight turned the dial at the machine’s base. She then drew a large circle. A portal opened and the two stood in front of it. A grin formed on her face.
“Whatever we want.” Spike matched her expression as they both walked into the void.