Sunny and her friends gathered at the Brighthouse once more, awaiting Starlight's presentation of her discovery. Their guest had been busy preparing for this all day and wanted to make sure they could follow along. Starlight fell back on her old teaching skills from the School of Friendship, putting to use a whiteboard and some markers to illustrate what she had in mind.
It took a while to explain out the plan to Sunny and the others, losing Pipp and Izzy along the way a few times with the details. Now with a plan, Izzy urged Starlight to come and stay with her in Bridlewood. She could find all the help for her magic there, and Izzy could help screen candidates for Starlight. To Sunny, this sounded like the right thing to do; where better for Starlight to begin working than among her pony kind. The group agreed, though Hitch couldn't go with them. So Sunny, Pipp, and Zipp would escort Starlight to Bridlewood. Izzy volunteered to go on ahead and speak with Alphabiddle, giving him a heads up and getting her cottage ready for her guest. Starlight was looking forward to going, curious to see what this magic forest might look like.
Hitch took them as far as he could before having to turn back, his duty in Maretime Bay couldn't be neglected. He bid them safe trip and promised to visit as soon as he could. Along the way, Starlight got to tell a few stories to the three mares escorting her, having Sunny hanging on almost every word she said. She loved hearing about the ponies from Starlight's time, her imagination running wild with images of what it must have been like to be there with Princess Twilight! Starlight kept herself covered in a light green cloak with a hood as she traversed the countryside. She had enchanted the garment that belonged to Sunny, able to draw the hood up over her head and become invisible. Sunny and the two pegasus sisters were struck speechless by her magic skills. Starlight wished to move unseen when necessary, staying out of sight from any pony that should cross their path.
At one point in the trek, Starlight stopped them all as they travelled across a vast grassy field, pointing to an enormous tree growing on the fringe of a glade to the north of where they stood. She insisted on examining this tree, something urging her to look closer. Sunny and the sisters followed after, not sure what Starlight was up to. Once at the tree, they saw how Starlight seemed to revere this tree, as if realizing something with this discovery.
Starlight told the trio of young mares the tale of the Two Sisters, as well as the Elements of Harmony and the tree in which they existed within. If Starlight's understanding of topography was correct from the various maps she'd been looking at, then this area of land could very well be the place where the original Tree of Harmony might have been all those years ago. For Sunny, it was like listening to her father talking about that time in the past, hearing answers to questions she'd long held in her heart about that time. Zipp and Pipp were just as taken by the history lesson Starlight espoused, giving them the feeling that they were sharing in something mystical, something that tied them to this land and the magic of their world. The group then continued on to Bridlewood.
Izzy was waiting for them at the edge of the forest, glad to see them arrive. She was eager to show Starlight where their kind now lived. Straight away, she got them to her cottage and unpacked, wanting them to rest a bit before getting started. Starlight found Izzy's home to be most interesting, learning of her tendency for 'unicycling', a way of reusing items in new and different ways. They went over to the tea room to speak with Alphabiddle. Once in the tea room, spotting Izzy enter with the guest she said she'd bring, Alphabiddle quietly closed the shop so as to have some privacy.
He'd been wondering what Izzy had spoken to him about the other day, indicating she had 'big important news from her friends' for all the unicorns of Bridlewood. Now they were here, he got them a cup of tea each and sat down to hear what it was her friends had to tell him. His reaction to Starlight's tale was exactly what they imagined: total skepticism. Even with Sunny and the princess sister's support of Starlight's outrageous story, he still found it just too incredible to believe.
To prove to him she was serious and not some charlatan, Starlight cast a small teleportation spell on Izzy, teleporting her from one end of the room to the other. That was only a sample of what was possible if they helped her with her plan. He was quick to agree to help Starlight but couldn't speak for the others. But Alphabiddle was sure if asked, any of their kind would want to learn more.
Sunny urged them to keep quiet for now about their plan, knowledge of Starlight's presence should only be for the select few who can help out. Knowledge of a time traveling unicorn from Equestria's past was going to cause problems for Izzy and Alphabiddle. The last thing any pony wanted was some mad rush of unicorns to Bridlewood, looking for Starlight. Izzy was to spend the coming days, discreetly as possible, inquire to the unicorns she thought had the best chance of helping them if they had an interest in magic. She would bring them along later that evening to meet Starlight. Things seemed to be going in the right direction and Starlight felt more positive about the move to Bridlewood, confidence growing in her plan of returning home.