Chapter 1
Her head felt heavy and woozy, everything felt bruised and beaten, every muscle ached and every bone felt cracked, she couldn't see anything from miles away. However slowly her sight slowly began to come back to her but all she could see was green only broken by the colors of blue, white, pink, orange and yellow. Then finally Twilight finally came back to and saw that she and her friends were in a middle of a forest.
"Ugh...What happened. Where are we." Twilight said looking around the endless array of trees. Then she started to hear more groaning sounds as she saw all her friends slowly begging to wake up and noticing were they are.
"Ugh, where are we?" Applejack tilted her head up to see all the forest trees that surrounded her. "this doesn't look like Sweet Apple Acers to me."
"My wings hurts, hope I can still fly," complained Rainbowdash as she stretched out her wings to see if they were still functioning.
"Twilight, where in Equestria are we?" Rarity asked as she too looked around at the scenery.
"Oh I'm afraid your not in Equestria any more dearies." said a high sinister pitched voice coming from behind them. All six of the ponies turned around to see a strange looking man standing on one of the broken branches. He was a strange looking individual, he had a brown bushy hair, wore a strange crocodile leather get up, but it was skin that really freaked out the ponies it was bizarre almost as if it were made of a decayed gold.
"Who are you?" asked Pinkie Pie with enthusiasm. "Are some magical male fairy thing since you made of gold and all fairies have gold and...." Twilight closed her mouth to stop Pinkie Pie from going on. But the stranger didn't seem to mind much and just starred at the ponies with a creepy looking smile.
The Strange man got up and gave them all a little bow. "My name is... Rumpelstiltskin."
With this news Twilight looked shocked although everyone else seemed more intrigued. "Wait....hold on!" Twilight said with alarm in her voice. "Rumpelstiltskin, that's impossible your.... your..."
"Just a fairy tale character." He finished her sentence. "Well, well, well, dearie don't you know all stories are based somewhat in reality. Besides, I could say the same thing about you six mystical talking Ponies. Oh sure in our world we have unicorns and horses but they don't talk but that doesn't mean they aren't real now aren't they." He gave Twilight a creepy grin showing all his decayed rotten teeth.
"Well...Wait how do you know were from Equestria have you been there?"
"No sadly never had the chance, never been a priority, but I'm glad you brought that up for you see I have a little...proposition."
Twilight and her other friends looked suspiciously at Rumpelstiltskin not sure whether to trust him or not.
"What kind of proposition." Applejack said telling that he was not a honest looking pony or in this case whatever he was.
"Simple, I can get you home... for a price, of course." Rumpelstiltskin said sounding very calm and relaxed.
"Well, I guess you could..." Twilight seemed unable to finish her sentence.
Applejack leaned in towards Twilight who seemed to be interested in what Rumpelstiltskin was proposing. "Don't trust him Twi, I can sense a dishonest pony a mile a way and he seemed to be the most dishonest person I've sensed." Twilight agreed.
"Um, I'm sorry Mr. Stiliskin we have to decline, will find our own way home thank you very much."
Rumpelstiltskin merely smiled and played it cool. "Are you sure, it's a dangerous world out there filled with all sorts of nasty things that will try to kill yah, and for one thing how do you ever plan on getting out of this forest?"
"I..." Twilight said thinking for a while then she got a idea. "I know. Rainbowdash! fly up and see if you spot any roads ahead."
"Got it!," and in a flash Rainbowdash was high in the air above the trees and from what she saw it wasn't good, there was only a vast array of forest that seemed to expanded for miles on end. But there way in the distance was a small road that cut right through the forest.
"I see a road way far away, it will take a few days before we will be able to make it."
Twilight seemed disappointed
"See. I told you." Rumpelstiltskin said
But then it hit her. "Wait a minute, I can just use my magic to teleport us closer to the road. I've been practicing and have been able to get it to a point were I can teleport multiple people at a time. Sorry Rumple but I got this under control" Twilight said looking proud of herself.
"Very well... Twilight Sparkle. My offer stills stands though in case you... change your mind. But, a warning, first beware the forces of ... the Evil Queen!
"Who?" Twilight asked.
"Lets just say that's someone you don't want to run into. And Second" He especially gives a evil looking grin at Twilight "Don't get conferrable with that horn of yours. Magic won't solve all your problems."
"Well Mr. Stiliskin but I've found magic to be quiet useful. I don't mean to brag but I am the personal student of the most powerful magic user in Equestria and she taught me everything I know."
Rumpelstiltskin then gave a high pitched giggle. "Really, then I'm sure the Princess taught you the most important rule about magic ." Twilight looked confused how did he know about Princess Celestia. "For any true student of magic the number one most important rule about magic is." There is a pause, Rumpelstiltskin slowly walks up to Twilight Sparkles kneels downward and whispers in her ear. "All magic...comes with a price." Then in a puff of red smoke, he vanished.
Twilight felt disturbed by these words but did not let them deter her from getting her friends out of this forest. She concentrated all her energies and activated her horn and then in a flash of purple light she and her friends were standing in the middle of a dirt road.
"Well, glad we got away from that character." Applejack said looking relieved.
"I know he was creepy, although I have to admit he does have a nice sense of fashion did you see the leather he was wearing such a fascinating design. Although sadly leather was out two weeks ago, he still manages to pull it off nicely." Rarity commented.
"Agreed... for the him no longer being here part not the fashion part." Twilight said then she saw Rainbowdash continuing to float into the sky.
"See anything from up there Rainbowdash." Twilight asked as Rainbowdash continued to scout from above.
"I see a small village East from here."
"Then it looks like were going that way." Twilight said pointing towards the distance village. "Will have to hoof it from here teleporting spells can take a lot out of you."
So with that the mane six began there long journey towards the village. The journey seemed to go on for hours, although some felt it seemed to go on for a few hours but it felt like a few months or a few years, at least according to Rainbodash.
"Are we there yet." Rarity asked her legs starting to weaken.
"No." Applejack said sounding annoyed.
"How about now." Rarity asked again.
"No!" Applejack said sounding annoyed again.
They continued there way forward until from behind them they began to hear the sound of horses galloping. All six turned around looking curious.
"Strange, I though I heard fellow Ponies heading this way." Applejack commented.
"But remember, were in a different world they might not be like us like Rumpelstiltskin said." Twilight added.
"Never hurt to try. Perhaps they'll be nice" Whispered Fluttershy.
The from behind the corner huge five black stallions began galloping along the road and on top of them were knights in black and silver armor there faces covered by mask. These knights brought a essence of terror and fear into the Ponies hearts. The knights surrounded the Ponies are began to circle them.
"Who...who are they." Fluttershy whispered. The guards continued to stare at the Ponies with interest.
One of the guards turned to the other with interest. "Look one of them is a unicorn. The Queen has been searching for one for some time now."
"Why?" asked another guard.
"I don't know do you want to question her orders." responded another guard.
All of them shivered in fear at that though.
Twilight and the others looked horrified. Twilight herself wondered if this was the same Queen that Rumpelstiltskin had warned her friends about but she though that perhaps it would be worth a try to see reason with them.
"Um excuse me." Twilight blurted out.
All the guards looked shocked to see this purple unicorn actually talking to them. There shudder caused there horses to get nervous, but the knights managed to get them back under control.
"It can talk." said one of the guards.
"Perhaps it's enchanted." said another guard.
"Well that would explain the bizarre colors. Now what."
One of the guards turned around and looked towards the village. "The Castle isn't that far from here. There's a local dungeon at the village, will take them there then one of us will inform the Queen, see if she wants them. Round them up!
The guards then got out there ropes and forcefully began to tie a nose around the Ponies bodies wrangling them up.
"Hey, what the...!" were some of the words said by the Ponies as they were being tied up like cattle by these black knights put the Ponies on top of there horses as they road off to the village.
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As night time fell, the Ponies arrived at a small medieval village. It reminded Twilight somewhat of Ponyville but unlike Ponyville which was happy and carefree this town seemed a bit depressed almost as the black knights road into town the villages coward with fear in there presence.
"Uh, Twilight..." Whispered Applejack. "Why aren't you using your magic to get us out of here."
"My horn doesn't seem to be working right now, it seems to be to be out of energy."
"What! How the heck does that happen." Rainbowdash whispered.
"Be quiet!" yelled one of the guards as he whipped Rainbowdash on the back. She flinched in pain
"Stop hurting my friend." Twilight demanded.
"You want some too!" Yelled one of the guards brandishing his whip. The knights the reached the village jail cells which was a small stone tower that looked old, broken and started decay. Of the knights took all six of the ponies inside the stoned tower when he opened the door the only thing there were a few winding stairs. He then dragged all six of them up the stairs and into a small room.
"This will keep you busy for now until we inform the Queen about you six. I think she might have some use for you, if your lucky." With that threat he slammed and locked the door on them leaving them trapped inside a small tower.
"Well this is just great, we've been here less than a day and already, we met creepy guy and got locked in a tower." Rainbowdash complained.
"You know darling perhaps you should have taken Rumpelstiltskin offer, I mean what bad could it have done." Rarity questioned.
"Bad. Bad! Don't you read the fairy tales, Rumpelstiltskin makes deals because of his own selfish reasons, I've seen version of the tale were he wants more than just a first born child. He is selfish and dishonest and can't be trusted." Twilight barked.
"Well, those were just stories remember perhaps the real version isn't that bad." Fluttershy tried to reason.
"No! He could be worse!" Twilight yelled looking annoyed. Twilight then just walked over to the nearest wall and laid down for a while in humph.
"You know... I just realized maybe me and Flutteshy could exit through the window fly though and go look for help." Rainbowdash suggested.
"But who would you go to, maybe there workin for this Evil Queen as well." Applejack commented. "I think we should stay together as long as we can."
Twilight continued to just lay back looking upset. "Great were stuck in a tower like Rapunzel." Then it hit her. "Wait...That's it!"
"What's it." Fluttershy asked.
"Rapunzel. we could do what Rapunzel did and use our manes to get out of this tower." Twilight said seeming quiet pleased with herself.
"How are we going to do that?" Applejack asked. "I though your horn wasn't working."
Twilight checked her horn it seem to have some magic again. "It seems to be working now. Okay! I'm going to need someone to preform the mane extensions spell on." Twilight began to look around to see who would be a good candidate the she saw Fluttershy. "Fluttershy your a good pick."
"Me...Oh ...well... I don't know."
"Oh come on Fluttershy you already use those mane extensions anyway." Rainbowdash said trying to help with Fluttershy's confidences.
"What! I don't use..."
"Darling remember that gabby gums column my sister and friends did a year ago, we all know darling." Rarity said.
Fluttershy still remained hesitant but then finally gave in. "Alright." Fluttershy said sounding scared.
Twilight then aimed her horn at Fluttershy and fired the spell at her. At first nothing happened but then Fluttershy mane slowly began to grow then in a burst it grew to enormous size.
"It worked!" Twilight said looking happy.
"Amazing." Rarity said looking at Fluttershy mane then she turned to Twilight looking annoyed. "Twilight how come I haven't learned about this spell.
"Not now Rarity." Applejack interjected. "We got more important things to worry about right now."
Rainbowdash looked out the small window of the tower and saw the most of the knights there masked removes laying around eating and drinking.
"Okay were good." She turned to the others.
Fluttershy slowly began to move backward and let her long extended mane out of the tower. "Um....are you sure this won't hurt." She whispered.
"I'm...Pretty sure." Twilight said seeming very unsure of herself but decided she needed to go along with it. "Okay so everyone we she all go one at a..."
"I say we go now!" Rainbowdash said as she whooshed herself into the air grabbing all her friends as they all yanked on Fluttershy hair and slid down landing on the grown with a large thud.
The Knights must have heard the thud for they turned around and saw the ponies escape.
"Rainbowdash!" Twilight said looking angry at her Pegasus friend. "Why in Equestria would you do something like that!"
"I....I don't know." Rainbowdash said looking almost dazed. "I... don't know what got into me." Fluttershy then slowly flew down onto the ground.
"GET THEM!" Shouted one of the guards as he and the other brandished there swords and started chasing the Ponies.
The Ponies split up running all over the village and heading into the market place, the guards chasing them throughout. One of the Knights almost slashed Fluttershy with his sword but only cut off her extended mane returning it to normal size.
The Knights continued to chase the Ponies until they managed to corner them in a alley way.
"Time's up." Said one of the Knights looking sinister. "The Queen will understand why we only brought your heads instead of the whole thing." He razed his Sword about to strike but then a arrow protruded through his body he gasped for a air for a few seconds, then fell down on the ground, dead. More arrows began to fire as Twilight and the other saw a strange hooded figure attacking the Knights knocking them out one by one until they were all knocked out. The strange figure then walks up to six ponies who looked confused and a bit nervous.
"Who...Who are you?" Twilight asked looking nervous.
The hooded figures removed there hood and it was revealed this person was a female with hair black as ebony, lips red as the rose and skin white as snow. She looks at them and answers.
"Snow White."