//------------------------------// // Time Travel Troubles // Story: Applejack, Rainbow Dash, and Rarity: Trio in time // by FireDasher24 //------------------------------// Equestria: The present. Foal Free Press news Flash! Famed scientist Doctor Whooves has completed his time machine! The machine's energy sour? This amazing cobalt star! The unveiling took place at Canterlot Castle and was seen by luminaries from near and far! In the Canterlot gardens, a scientist known as Doctor Whooves, has just completed his time machine. The machine's energy source is the blue cobalt star. We now have some special guests arrive at the scene: Princesses Celestia and Luna, the mane six and Spike. Everyone wanted to get a closer look at the time machine that Doctor Whoove has created. In fact, Princess Celestia was so overjoyed about the time machine, that she wanted to take it for a test run. Lyra and Bon Bon just arrived at the castle and they wanted to travel along with the princess. "Alright, sending them back 16 years in time." Doctor Whooves said while pushing some buttons. In a few seconds, it slowly began floating in the air, then it disappeared in a flash. Everypony began to leave for home, and hope to see the princess and the others back tomorrow. At least they hope so. The next day, the mane six, Spike, Doctor Whooves, Princess Luna, and Monsieur Mane waited in the throne room for Celestia, Lyra, and Bon Bon to come back. However, Mane was getting a little worried. "PRIIIIIINCESS!" He shouted. "Please return your majesty! I say...I am simply beside myself with worry!" The doctor chuckles. "No need to worry yourself, my machine is safe as can be. Why there's a 99.999999999% chance that the princess will return." The Time Turner said to Mane calming him down, but it doesn't work. "THE HORROR!" Mane shouted again before falling down unconscious. Applejack and Fluttershy went over to him to see if he's alright. "Mane! Wake up! Maaaaaaaane!" Fluttershy said while putting her hoof on his head. "Whoa, he worried so hard, he KO'D himself!" Pinkie pie said. Princess Luna then looks at Twilight. "Twilight, i'm pretty sure Monsieur Mane has a Refresh-cupcake in his room. Think thou could go get it?" Princess Luna said to Twilight. "You can count on me Princess Luna." Twilight said, nodding to Princess Luna. She then runs out of the throne room. "Excellent. Now let's bring Monsieur Mane a wheel chair." Princess Luna commanded the others. "Wheel chair, coming right up Princess." Rainbow dash said flying over to get a wheel chair. Twilight ran to the monsieur's room, she searched all over his room, until she found a block floating in his room. She jumped and hit the block. The block then throws out a green cupcake. "You got a Refresh-cupcake!" The screen said. "Why does Monsieur Mane have a floating block around? " Twilight thought to herself. She just ignored it, and ran back to the throne room. The others including a doctor are looking at the slightly unconscious Monsieur Mane, who is sitting on a wheel chair. "Monsieur! Any final words? Can i have your cane?" Pinkie asked the Monsieur. "PINKIE" The others shouted at Pinkie. "Princess" Is all the monsieur muttered. "Doctor! SPEAK, already! Will he recover?" Rainbow shouted at the doctor. "Oh, the prognosis is grim... I'm afraid our dear Monsieur Mane has worried himself into a state of ponyshock. Without the restorative properties of a Refresh-cupcake, there's naught we can do." The doctor said worried. The other sadly sighed, while Pinkie's mane slowly began to deflate. But then, Twilight jumped into the scene. "Girls, i have the Refresh-cupcake." Twilight said, she held the cupcake in the air, then the cupcake floated right on top of the monsieur. It then turned into some magical glitter. The monsieur then began to glow for a few moments. When the glowing stopped, the monsieur slowly opened his eyes, and the JUMPED up, much to everyone but the doctor, Twilight, and Luna. "HUZZAH!" Said the now healthy monsieur. Then they heard a rumble outside. They were all confused at first. But then they saw a small white glow open. It opened a red and yellow spiral like portal. And out came the time machine. It landed on the ground, but they saw something suspicious on the time machine. The time machine... is broken. "Wow, what the hay has happened to the time machine?" Rainbow asked. Doctor Whooves walked up to the broken time machine. "Well, take gander at that! The time machine's returned! Something's amiss, through... What could've gone wrong?" The Doctor Whooves said. "Maybe it landed on a mountain top or something?" Pinkie asked. The monsieur while still in his wheel chair with the help of Rarity drove up to the time machine. "Oh, Princess! Welcome home!" The monsieur said. The gate then opened. "Your Majesty! I've been fraught with..." The monsieur said... before all of them saw... two red eyes glow. And then two green claws with only two claws came out, one by one. They then saw a scary green monster slowly coming out of the time machine. All of them screamed at it. When it finally came out fully. It was triangular, it's top had light green spots, it's lips were also light green. It roared angrily. Both the professor and Rarity ran away. "W-Wait! Mistress Rarity!" He shouted to Rarity. Then the green monster hit the monsieur's wheel chair away. It roared again, and then Twilight, Applejack, and Rainbow dash, jumped up to the beast. "I think we may need to teach this varmint a lesson." Applejack said. "I totally agree." Rainbow dash said. "I'm with you girls. Let's take that monster down." Twilight said. They both nod in agreement. The monster then roared again. And began charging at them Boss Battle: Unknown Green Monster Twilight jumped at it, giving it some damage. Then Rainbow charged at it giving it damage too. Then Applejack bucked it right in it's mouth which has gotta hurt. The monster haven't given up just yet. It then roars, and spins like a little tornado, charging at all three of them, they managed to dodge in time leaving the monster looking a little dizzy afterwards. They then all attacked it again, Twilight then shoots a magic beam at it, Rainbow kicks it from behind, and then Applejack bucks it right in it's forehead. The monster begins to look very tired, and then it fell down, unconscious. Boss Battle Over "That'll teach that varmint." Applejack said. "Did you really have to hurt it so much?" Fluttershy asked, a little concerned about the monster. "I'm sorry Fluttershy darling, but we had no choice." Rarity said. Twilight then decided to look inside the time machine. After a few moments, she ran out and shouted "No sign of the princess! No! NO! NOOOOOOOO! That awful monster...". Everypony's shocked at that, they looked sadly at each other. Was the princess killed by this monster? "Is...Is "Just take it easy, now. She wasn't this feller's breakfast. The others sighed in relief. He then pulls out a device with a screen on top, and on below. "My DS time radar puts Celestia somewhere in Equestria of yesteryear." The others looked at disbelief at the doctor. "Time radar? TIME RADAR?! You just made that up! Where'd this monster come from, then?" Rainbow shouted at the doctor's face. "That I don't know, and with the time machine this dinged up, we're not going anywhere." The doctor said back to Rainbow. Princess Luna was very worried, about her sister's safety. But then, Rarity came running to the others. "You won't believe what i just saw. I saw something very very horrid outside the gardens." Rarity said, barely catching her breath. "What's that? Calm down and speak slowly!" Doctor Whooves said to Rarity. "Sorry darling, I panicked. I saw a hole rise from the garden right outside the garden." Rarity said. Everyone got surprised at that. "A mysterious hole has appeared in the garden?" The doctor asked. The doctor then said to himself. "Hmm... It's possible the return of the machine tore holes in the time continue...". "That sounds scary" Fluttershy said. "To the garden, fellers!" The doctor said. Then all of them walked to the garden. All of them were surprised to see a portal appearing from the ground which was spiralling like a time portal. "As I suspected... IT'S A TIME HOLE!" The doctor shouted in surprise. "So that's a time hole huh?" Applejack said. "Interesting!" Was all Luna could say. "Yessiree, this time hole is a doorway to the past!" The doctor said while describing the mysterious time hole. "No doubt about it, it appeared because of that time machine." The doctor said again. The mane 6 looked at the portal suspiciously, then Rarity gets a little curious, and she walked a little closer to the portal, and looked down at it. "Careful there, young Rarity! If I'm right, that time hole leads back in time!" The doctor warned Rarity. "So you're saying that if we travel in that portal, we will go back in time?" Rarity asked the doctor. "Yep, to a younger Equestria. The question is, to WHERE in Equestria?!" The doctor asked himself. "Oh I know, maybe Sugarcube corner!" Pinkie guessed. Everypony rolled their eyes at Pinkie. "The other question is, if somepony were to jump in, could they even make it back..." Said the doctor. The others looked at each other. Then Fluttershy raised her hoof. "Uhh... Let's please not find out." Fluttershy said feeling a little worried about the time hole. "Or maybe, we can use it to find out where Princess Celestia is in the past." Twilight suggested to the doctor. The doctor thought for a moment. "Hm? Use this time hole to find the Princess Celestia?" Doctor Whooves asked. Twilight nods. Doctor Whooves then thinks to himself in a moment, until he turns over to Twilight again. "Hmm... now there's an idea. I'd bet dollars to donuts that's our best chance at finding her." The professor said. Everypony looked happy. They now know a way to find their lost princess. Princess Luna sighed in relief. But then they heard somepony yell... "Watch out!" It was Monsieur Mane, he has somehow accidentally made his wheelchair charge... right at the portal. The impact made Rarity lose her balance, where she then lands on the time hole. The moment she touched it... She floats right in the air. Everypony's shocked. "Somepony. Help Me!" Rarity shouted. "Quick grab her!" Applejack shouted. All of them tried to catch Rarity. But it was too late, Rarity got sucked inside the time hole, to everyone's shock. "M-M-Mistress Twilight! The princess! Where is Princess Celestia? And what were those lights? And what is that odd hole?! I demand answers, sir!" Monsieur Mane said to Twilight. "More importantly, what happened to Rarity?" Spike asked still shocked from her disappearance "I think the better question is where could she have gone?" Twilight asked. "And in what timeline?" "No idea, but wherever she is, I'm gonna go find her and bring her back." Applejack said as she jumps in the time portal followed by a flash and she disappeared in the time portal too. "Well if she's going, then I am too." Rainbow Dash said and jumps in the portal. Once again, another flash happened and sucked the pegasus into the time portal too. "Then I shall assist Applejack, Rainbow Dash, and Rarity. I will go into the time hole and support them!" Princess Luna said. "I'm coming too." Twilight said stepping towards the portal but she and Princess Luna were stopped by Monsieur Mane. "Let me go Mane, I need to find my sister." Luna shouted at Mane. "I understand your concern dear Luna, but we need some pony who can control the sun and moon, while Celestia's gone!" Mane said to Princess Luna. Princess Luna and the others were quiet, because Mane does have a point. If Luna leaves, there is nopony to control the sun and moon, thus creating a lot of imbalance in Equestria. The remaining three ponies of the mane six and Spike looked at each other. "So what do we do now? Will Rarity be okay?" Spike asks Twilight. "I'm sure she's alright. All we can do is... wait Spike." Twilight answered to him. "I just hope they all make it back. I'm also worried about the Princess Celestia." "We all are." Pinkie said. But then, Doctor Whooves got an idea. He took something brown, and threw it down the time hole. It floated, and then got sucked into the time hole. "What did you just throw into the hole?!" Fluttershy asked the doctor while concerned. "Some assistants!" Was all the doctor said. To be continued...