//------------------------------// // Do You Have A Twin Sister Who Lives In The City? // Story: I Thought You Looked Familiar! // by TheNewYorkBrony //------------------------------// There was a lot of chatter on a bus traveling down the highway. It was filled with seniors. Seniors from a school named Canterlot High. And on this bus full of seniors was a particular group of friends, ones that, if it wasn't for a certain purple haired girl, would not have crossed paths again. It has been more than a year since their adventure at the Fall Formal. After that day, their popularity skyrocketed to high levels. Sunset Shimmer, the newest member of the girls, had seen that what she was doing was wrong and became a better person. She owed it to Twilight. For without her she wouldn't have learned the joys of friendship. They kept their lips locked about the detail of her being a pony though. They didn't want even more unnecessary attention geared towards them. They kept that to themselves. It was better that way. It made it feel more like a dream, than a reality. "Ah wonder what Twilight is doin’ now." Applejack said, staring absentmindedly out the bus window, watching the other smaller cars whiz by them. “Probably ruling over Equestria with the Princesses.” Sunset answered for her, keeping her voice low so that the other students couldn’t hear her. She too stared out the window, her imagination beginning to run wild. “C’mon guys,” Rainbow called to them, taking off her earphones. “I’m sure Twi is doing just fine. She has those other versions of us.” “Rainbow has a point.” Fluttershy nodded. “If it’s anything she’s taught us, it’s that friends stick together. I’m sure they’ll give her all the help she needs.” “Still,” Pinkie Pie interjects, “Don’t you guys ever wonder if she’ll ever come back? I mean that cover of her moving to Neighpon was kinda far fetched seeing how she had only been here for three days.” They couldn’t just tell everyone that she had simply went back to her world, they would think that they were crazy! So they made up this excuse that she had to move. But the lie wasn't holding anymore and everyone was wondering where she had really went. Rarity flipped her hair. “Oh please. They saw Sunset destroy the front of the school, turn into a demon, turn Snips and Snails into demons, and watched us turn into horse girls! I think it would be preposterous for them not to believe that one little lie!” The rest of the girls nodded in agreement, their little part of the bus being enveloped in silence for the rest of the ride. The bus reached it’s destination, and turned into the parking lot. The girls got off, stretching and shouldering their bags and belongings. They were at the Canterlot Museum of Art. Not a place that any of them really wanted to go, but, it was better than staying in school to go to their respective classes. “Ah hope there’s at least somethin’ interestin’ to do.” Applejack muttered as she followed behind the rest of the students in their class. Rainbow rolled her eyes. “Yeah, like there would be anything fun to do here.” “Did someone say fun?!” Pinkie shouted, setting off a party popper that caused the girls and countless other people around them to jump. Sunset snatched it from the pink haired girl and threw it into the bushes beside them. “Give me every noise making, party popping, peace disturbing, annoyance causing thing you have.” She demanded, her hand out expectantly in front of Pinkie’s face. Pinkie pouted, but reluctantly handed the other girl her entire bookbag. She defiantly crossed her arms, and stomped ahead of the group. “What the heck, Pinkie? This isn’t a place where you can make a lot of noise!” Dash scolded, flipping her hood over her head so that she could listen to her music as they walked through the front doors. If she was going to endure something as stupid as this she might as well enjoy it. Applejack yanked her hood down and confiscated her headphones. “Nor is it the place ta be listenin’ ta music when ya aint supposed to.” She told the shorter girl. Dash rolled her eyes, and shoved her hands in her hoodie. So much for that. When finally inside, the girls agreed that staying together was the best thing to do, seeing how everyone else had already left to go explore without them. “Hey, where did Pinkie go?” Fluttershy asked, looking around for her. It had been unnaturally quiet ever since they got inside. Even if Sunset Shimmer took all her party toys away, there was always the presence of her over exuberant voice. But the pink haired party animal was no where in sight. Dash sighed. “Do we have to go look for her?” She really didn’t want to, it was bad enough they were here, she didn’t want to spend the whole time trying to look for someone who’s never sat still her entire life. “It would be the right thing to do.” Rarity responded, sighing herself. She wasn’t really looking forward to this either. They all began to walk in separate directions, calling out Pinkie’s name. Pinkie wasn’t one for throwing tantrums. She never was. She usually got sad. But today was different. She didn’t like it when her friends treated her that way, or took away her things. She knew it was childish, but still, she had every right to be upset. She had stop stomping long ago, now she was looking around, exploring the large building. She doubted her friends would be looking for her. It was a bad thing to think, but with the way they had treated her this morning, she felt it was justified. Pinkie took this time to look around herself, to see that she was in the indoor gardens, flowers blooming all around her. There were tall trees surrounding the indoor greenhouse, with fruits hanging from them. Pinkie felt tempted to reach for one, but decided against it. She followed the winding path in front of her, humming something she had heard on the radio feeling a little bit better. While doing this, she was staring at the ground, not really looking where she was going. In the midst of being in thought, she bumped into someone in front of her. She looked up immediately. “Oh, sorry I didn’t mean to- Whoa holy crap!” She stopped herself, staring at the girl in front of her. “Is something wrong?” The girl asked. She blinked, a worried look overtaking her features. She had purple hair with purple and magenta streaks in it. Her violet eyes were curiously watching Pinkie. “No, ah, I’m sorry I bumped into you, but I ah, I gotta go!” Pinkie stammered before darting off in the opposite direction, leaving the girl in a confused state. She ran fast, (even though she really wasn’t supposed to run) But ran nonetheless, until she literally ran into Applejack’s arms. “Whoa, whoa, what happened, sugarcube? Ya look like ya just seen a garden snake.” She asked as the others walked up behind her. Out of breath, Pinkie tried to explain. “She’s” *gasp* “She’s” *another gasp* “She’s here!” She finally managed to say, her eyes wide with excitement and disbelief. “Who’s here, darling?” Rarity asked. “Tw- Twilight! She’s here! In the museum!” Pinkie explained in a hushed tone. The girls in front of her shared a look, their faces looking none too pleased. Dash growled. “Pinkie, if this is some kind of joke-” “It’s not a joke! I swear!” Pinkie interrupted, stomping her foot. “I just saw her! In the gardens!” So they followed her, all six of them, back to the gardens from which she had just came. When they got there, Twilight was nowhere in sight. “See?! I told you she wasn’t telling the truth!” Dash exclaimed, throwing her hands up in the air, drawing the attention of a few bystanders. Applejack punched her in the arm before approaching Pinkie who looked like she was about to pop a blood vessel. “Are you sure you saw her? It could have just been someone who resembled her.” The farm girl told her, putting a hand on her back. “No, I know it was her! She even sounded just like her! It has to be Twilight!” Pinkie shouted, stomping off again. Sunset rolled her eyes. “Let her go this time. I don’t want to go looking for her a second time.” She may have been reformed, but she still had a snobby unhelpful attitude at times. Pinkie didn't go far this time, just about faced and stood in the middle of the exhibit hall they were in, and folded her arms, puffing her cheeks out. “Someone has to go stop her before she passes out!” Rarity ordered. “What do you mean? She’s just standing there!” Sunset shot back. “She’s holding her breath! And she’s not very good at it! Any second now, she’ll pass out!” Rarity shrieked. She started hitting Applejack. “Go get her!” “Okay! Okay!” Applejack walked over to where Pinkie was and saw that her face was slightly turning blue. She gave her back one good hard pat, and Pinkie released the air she was holding, gasping for more. “The next time ya do something as stupid and reckless as that, Ah’m gonna let ya pass out.” Applejack told her before walking back over towards the group. Pinkie followed behind her, a deep scowl present on her face. Just then, out the corner of her eye, she saw her. She sprinted over to them. “See! Look!” She grabbed Applejack’s hand and dragged her over while the others followed. Sure enough, standing next to another girl talking about a manga she was holding, was Twilight, in a Canterlot Academy uniform. “That’s impossible! She went back to her world!” Dash exclaimed. “Not only that, the portal closed, and will stay closed until the two years are up! It hasn’t even been more than a year!” Sunset agreed. “Well, she does look an awful lot like her.” Fluttershy whispered. “But, this might be the other Twilight that she told us about.” “Huh?” The others said in unison. Fluttershy blinked as she realized all eyes were on her. “Well, think about it. If there is other versions of us from her world, wouldn’t there be an our world's version of her walking around?” The others thought for a moment and nodded, seeing where the meek girl had a point. “Wait a minute.” Applejack spoke out loud. “If there is a human Twilight, wouldn’t that mean there’s a human Sunset?” Sunset jumped at the question, her face growing red. “Well, yes, but-” “Twilight said that it was dangerous for two versions of the same person to be in the same world for long or else it would cause a rip in the time space continuum. How is it possible that you’ve been here for five years without running into your double?” Rarity asked. Sunset started sweating. “Well, um, I gotta go, bye!” She called, briskly walking off. She accidentally bumped into Twilight nearly knocking her over. “Watch where you’re going, Princess!” She snarled. Twilight looked confused. “Princess?”