Without beginning or end, the ring stretches into the infinite.
Chapter 1: Into The Unknown
"Twilight! You must do it now!" exclaimed Princess Celestia.
"Ready girls?" asked Twilight.
"Okie dokie lokie!" said Pinkie Pie as she bounced about, escaping Luna's guards.
"I suppose I am." said Rarity.
"Um... if you are." squeaked Fluttershy.
"I was born ready! WOAH! That one was close." stated Rainbow Dash as she dodged Nightmre Moon's lightning strikes.
Twilight closed her eyes and began a spell. As she finished her spell, hey eyes hone with a pure white magical light and she began to float up. The five others began to float as well. With one final spell Nightmare Moon was bathed in a magical beam. At that exact moment, Celestia dove down to Nightmare Moon and was caught in the beam. A large burst of light cam forth and left a crater.
The dust settled and either princess was to be found.
“Where did they go?” asked Rainbow Dash.
“I… I don’t know,” replied Twilight.
“Hey everypony! Ya might want to take a look at this…” stated Applejack.
Everyone turned and looked to where AJ was pointing. Even though it was supposed to be night, the sun was rising in the east. They looked at the sun and the moon, both visible in the sky. On the moon once again, the mare’s head was visible. The sun, while hard to see, had the same markings.
“Oh no. NO, no, no, no! This cannot be happening!” exclaimed Twilight.
“What? What’s wrong?” asked Rainbow Dash.
“The elements! We pushed them too far to free Princess Luna from Nightmare Moon! We accidentally imprisoned them in the sun and the moon!”
Fluttershy began to whimper, Rarity walked over to console her.
“WHAT!?” exclaimed Dash.
“The elements were too powerful! I have to get back to the library to figure out what to do!”
With a pop, Twilight teleported herself away, leaving Rainbow Dash, Applejack, Pinkie Pie, Rarity, and Fluttershy speechless.
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The Library
“This is not good, not good at all. Spike! Wake up! I need your help!” commanded Twilight.
“…No, I don’t want any more cider, I’m full…” said spike, half way asleep.
“Up. Now.” Said Twilight flatly, as a purple aura enveloped Spikes bed.
She turned the bed over, and Spike fell out with a scream.
“What was that for?” said Spike, still tired.
“We’ve accidentally imprisoned Luna in the moon, and in the process, we imprisoned Princess Celestia in the sun.”
“You did WHAT?”
“I know, I feel horrible! What are the Princesses going to do to us when they get back? How are they going to get back? I’ll be exiled, no library, no books, no Princess Celestia, no Canterlot, no Rarity, Fluttershy, no Applejack, no Rainbow Dash, no nothing!” said Twilight as she began to break down into tears.
“I don’t think she’d blame you. You were trying to help Princess Luna. She is Luna’s sister after all.”
“I know, but what if she does?”
“Look, you need to calm down. Let’s see if we can find some information here on any way to reverse it.”
“You’re right. Thanks Spike.”
“Any time.”
A few minutes later, the rest of the girls walked through the door. They stopped as soon as they got through the frame. What they saw stunned them. Books were flying everywhere, nothing was in order, and Twilight was sitting in the middle of the room breaking down in tears.
“Hi girls. *sniff*”
“You doing ok, sugarcube?” asked Applejack.
“No, but I know what we have to do.”
“That’s simply marvelous darling!” said Rarity.
“Does it include a party? I love parties! We could throw a party right here in Ponyville! We could-“ said Pinkie Pie before Applejack stopped her.
“Cool. So what do we need to do?” asked Rainbow Dash.
“We have to become the new leaders of Equestria.”
“WHAT?” the five exclaimed at once.
“Um… excuse me… How do we do that?” asked Fluttershy.
“Well *sniff* we already technically are the new princesses. We defeated the reigning leaders, so by Canterlot law, we are the new leaders.”
“This is AWESOME! Sad, but AWESOME!” exclaimed Rainbow Dash.
“How do you figure? We just toppled the most powerful beings in Equestria and usurped the throne, and now we have to run the most powerful nation in the world!” stated Twilight.
“…Oh yeah… I guess you’re right…”
*KNOCK KNOCK KNOCK*
“Oh no! They know! They’re here for us!” wailed Twilight.
Pinkie bounced to the door and opened it. Shining Armor was standing there.
“Twilight. What happened?” he asked.
She ran to him and buried her face in his chest.
“They’re gone! I’m so sorry! I didn’t know we could do that! No one knew!.”
“I know what happened. I, along with a few of my elite guards saw what happened. I’m not here to punish you, or any of your friends. We’re here to protect you. We know the laws better than most other ponies. You six are the new leaders of Equestria. If you want, you can stay here. Or we can escort you to Canterlot. It’s up to you.”
“So you’re not mad at us?” asked Fluttershy, cowering behind AJ.
“Of course not. You didn’t mean to do it, and I’m performing my role as head of the Royal Guard.”
“Well girls, what’ll it be? Here or Canterlot?” asked Twilight.
They all looked at each other and then back to Twilight.
“Canterlot.”
“I figured as much. I’ll grab my stuff. *sniff*.” Said Twilight.
“No need. We’ll have a couple of castle helpers retrieve your stuff.” Said Shining Armor. “We should get going through before any more attention finds its way here.”
"What about Spike? He has to come with us!"
"Of course, Spike was already supposed to come back to Canterlot for a meeting with Celestia, and this just happened to occur."
"That's right! I almost forgot! said Spike.
“Alright then." Said Twilight sadly. “Let’s go girls.”
And with that, they left to start their new life, not knowing that what they were about to do would rock the foundations of what they believed in.