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// Ponies back home 
// Story: The Return of Twilight Sparkle 
// by Cameron Nightshade 
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When Twilight had finished her little flying session, she landed onto the balcony next to Sunset Shimmer. Sunset Shimmer looked at Twilight in disbelief.
“How did you do that so easily?” Sunset Shimmer asked, somewhat dumbfounded.
“I-I don’t know. It just kinda came naturally to me, I guess. I wasn’t expecting it to be hard, but definitely not that easy,” Twilight commented to Sunset Shimmer. Twilight turned around and walked back into her room. She sat down on the soft bed. “That was really cool. But I’m really tired, so I think I’m going to go to bed. Goodnight Sunset Shimmer,” Twilight said, shooing away Sunset from her room.
“Goodnight Twilight,” Sunset Shimmer walked out of Twilight’s room, closing the door softly behind her.
Twilight laid down, and pulled the covers over her cold body. She laid on the bed, thinking about what was happening back home. She hoped that everything was doing fine, since she had the most important Element of all with her. Last time she went to this world, Spike had come along with her. He was with her through everything that had happened. This time, he didn’t come with her, and she was sure it was like that. 

Back home in the pony Equestria, Twilight’s friends sat down in the Golden Oaks Library, where Twilight lived.

“What if she never comes back?” Fluttershy asked quietly. Of course, no one heard her soft voice.

“What if she has forgotten all about us? I mean, Rainbow Dash remembered us when we visited her in Cloudsdale, but this has been FOREVER! What if-” Pinkie Pie was stopped abruptly with Applejack’s hoof on her mouth.

“Stop it, Pinkie. I’m sure she remembers us ponies. We just gotta give her some time to finish whatever she is doin’ over there in that world,” Applejack responded. 

All the girls looked at each other with sorrow. All they wanted was for their friend to be safe. 

“Guys, Twilight is over there doing her best. I’m sure that she will come back, and she will remember us. We should go to, and ask the Princesses what is Equestria is going on. They are bound to know what happened,” Rainbow Dash said triumphantly. She flapped her wings and lifted off the ground. Applejack looked at Rainbow Dash scornfully. As Rainbow stepped back onto the ground, Spike rushed into the door. 

Catching his breath, he gasped out, “Did you know Twilight left?!”

The Mane 6 looked around at each other. “Well, yes, Spike. But we aren’t going to do anything about it, because she did this on her own, and she is a princess now. Right Rainbow Dash?” Rarity glanced over to Rainbow Dash, who immediately put her wings down, and stood back. 

Spike dropped his mouth. “You mean, you knew this whole time that Twilight was gone, and you didn’t tell me?” he asked in disbelief.

The ponies looked at each other, and Fluttershy stepped forward timidly, “W-we were going to tell you, b-but we didn’t want to worry you…..” Fluttershy trailed off, her voice dying off.

Spike stared at Fluttershy, and the rest of the Mane 6. Spike opened his mouth, only to close it again. He turned around and ran out of the library.

“SPIKE!” the ponies called in unison. They rushed out of the library, following Spike. Rainbow Dash darted ahead of the others, and tackled Spike to the ground. 

“Let me go, Rainbow Dash! I have to… find…. Twilight!” Spike screamed under Rainbow Dash’s weight. 

“Spike, stop it! She is safe, and perfectly fine. If I let you up, all you are going to do, is rush towards the train station, and try to find Twilight, and i’m not going to let you do that,” Rainbow said triumphantly. 

Spike eventually gave up, after all the other ponies crowded around him and Rainbow. Laying his head on the ground, he gave out a sigh of defeat.