Princess Twilight Sparkle was trotting around the room, pondering why the Mirror Portal was suddenly giving off strange magical signals when five distinct creatures came flying out of it. An ice-blue bear with clawed feet, an emerald green fox with pink blossoms for her ears and tail, a humanish pillar of magma with arms and a glowing smile, a blue lizard with orange frills, and a red and white humanoid mech. The five landed in a heap on the floor of Twilight’s castle.
Disentangling themselves from each other, the five looked at Twilight. The lavender alicorn had a look of befuddlement on her face that quickly morphed to fascination and intrigue. Levitating a nearby quill and notepad in front of her, Twilight began to question the Epics. “What are your names, where are you from, and how’d you get to the mirror portal?”
The bipedal bear stepped forward. “My name is Andri, and we’re from Prodigy Island, in another dimension. Somehow we ended up on the other side of that portal, and Sunset sent us here to speak to a Miss Twilight Sparkle. Sunset said she could help us get home.”
“Well, I’m Twilight Sparkle. It’s nice to meet you, Andri.” She extended a hoof and Andri took it in one of his mittened paws. “Who are your friends?”
“I’m Seraph, and those are Erion, Syrus, and Caspian,” the vixen said, pointing to the robotic one, the magma pillar, and the lizard respectively. “We’re the Epics.”
“Any help you can give us would be much appreciated, Milady.” Erion said gently, bowing to Twilight. “We are at your mercy.”
Twilight nodded. “Of course. I’m sure I could find a spell that can send you home. But I’d like to ask a favor of you. Not in exchange, I’ll help you regardless, but if possible, could I please come with you? I’ve never been to a world as different from Equestria as yours must be.” She smiled brightly at Andri, her eyes sparkling with curiosity.
“Hey, sounds great!” Syrus said, reaching out and patting Twilight’s shoulder. “We’d love to have you come along. The island can always use new friends, you know?” He grinned at the other Epics.
“In the meantime, why don’t you all take a tour around the castle? I’ll have Spike show you around.” Twilight suggested. “Spike! Where are you?” She yelled, only for Spike to enter the room a second later.
“I was just outside! Geez, Twilight, no need to yell.” He said. “Who’re your friends?”
Syrus gasped. “He looks like a little Dragling!”
“No way, he’s mine,” Caspian said playfully, nudging Syrus. “Alright buddy, where’s the food? All this traveling through dimensions has made me kind of hungry.”
“Right this way,” Spike said cheerfully, leading the Epics out of the room and down to the castle kitchen.