Being Derpy Hooves
This was it. There was no turning back now- she had to get this right. Oh Celestia will be so pleased if this works out.
The Princess had tasked Twilight Sparkle with creating portals which ponies could travel through. This was highly advanced magic and if Twilight pulled it off it would be further proof that she was ready to advance to the next level of studies. Where as she could teleport between short spaces this spell-infused potion would rip the fabric of space and time itself allowing instant access for multiple beings between two places. This would obviously prove to be very useful. The mixture was almost stable and ready for use. Almost.
Rainbow Dash sped through Ponyville. The new Daring Do book had come out and she had it right there in her hoof. Her rainbow mane flowed in the wind as she headed towards Twilight's house. Naturally, Twilight would also want to read it but Dash had already decided she would be the first. She was only visiting to inform her and perhaps have a little gloat before settling down to the book. The door was in sight and Dash couldn't afford to slow down. She was sure Twilight wouldn't mind making a new door: it was getting old anyway.
Twilight jumped in shock after hearing an almighty crash in the other room. Her magic lapsed and the phial she was levitating fell on to the table and cracked. The contents, a black sludge, were now all over the mail delivered that day.
“Rainbow Dash!” Twilight yelled as the pegasus came flying into the room, “ what did you do? Look at what you've done!” she gestured at the now unrecognisable letters and cracked phial. “Do you have any idea how long it took to get that?”
Dash opened her mouth, about to comment instead on how she had the new book and how long it took for her to get that but before she could utter a word the mixture began to mutate. The glowing putrid mass began to expand and pulsate, unfurling before the ponies' very eyes before rising and morphing into a dark, swirling vortex. Forget the book, she wanted one of those now.
“Oh my gosh that is so awesome! What is that? Is that a portal? Where does it lead?” Dash said excitedly; the book now a distant memory.
Twilight was in awe. She had done it. She may have needed a little assistance but it was definitely a portal. But where did it lead? Oh Princess Celestia would be so proud..
“It most certainly looks like one but-”
“Great, can I be the first to go in?” Dash inevitably asked. If anypony was going through, it was going to be her.
“Oh no, no, no, of course you can't. I mean, I have to run some tests first; this thing is clearly unstable,” Twilight replied whilst examining her creation. She wandered round to the back only to find there was no back. The portal was only visible from one side, and what a side it was. It was ominous yet elegant, the shades of dark grey were converging on the centre and the whole thing was about mare height; it was hovering about a metre in the air. Various sounds could be heard from within but neither pony could make them out. The whole thing was very alluring and too alluring for Rainbow Dash. She prepared to enter:
“Come on Twilight, what's the worst that can happen? Besides, I can do the 'tests' while I'm in there,” Dash said whilst flexing her wings. She then headed straight for the portal before Twilight could stop her.
With Twilight's pleas and warnings in her ears Dash entered the swirling blackness, cutting out all noise from the previous dimension. She tried to turn her head but her vision was fixed straight forward as she was drawn into the abyss. Dash became aware she wasn't flying anymore, she couldn't feel her wings. Trying to move them she realised she couldn't control her body either. This was down to the small fact that she didn't have a body anymore. Rainbow Dash was merely a pair of eyes, or rather an open mind hurtling through space.
Fear gripping her; a loud noise filled her ears as she began to reach her journey's end. The noise got progressively louder as Dash began to spin faster and faster; her vision becoming a blur. Then finally, her ears close to bursting, the corkscrew spat her out and she lurched to a sickening halt; cutting out her hearing and sight.