“Stop thief!” cried out a voice as Twilight Sparkle whom was recently coronated as Equestria's newest princess was now chasing a mysterious unicorn figure, the figure turned and grinned at Twilight before blasting her with a burst of magic causing the Alicorn to hit the ground.
“Sorry but the only thief here is you, little miss perfect! This crown should be mine by right alone!” The thief told Twilight before galloping off. Twilight awoke hours later as she saw her friends gathered around her as well as the princesses Celestia and Luna.
“What happened? Last thing I remember was seeing a thief steal my crown..” Twilight Sparkle sat up.
“Easy sugar cube, ya don't wanna strain yerself just after getting up, ya took a bad blow from whomever that was that attacked ya Twilight” Applejack told Twilight as she helped her friend up.
“Yeah, wait till I get my hooves on that thief!” Rainbow Dash spoke up, she looked angry her friend was victimized by a robber.
“Easy now my little ponies.” Princess Celestia spoke up as she used a healing spell to help Twilight out.
“Thanks Princess, but my crown was taken. The thief told me the crown should have been her's by right. What does that mean?” Twilight asked.
“What?? Oh no...” Princess Celestia suddenly knew whom the thief was, she quickly made orders for the other ponies to meet her in the throne room, soon afterward the ponies and Spike arrived in the throne room where Princess Celestia was waiting, The Princess soon began to explain about the theft and it's meaning.
“Tia, what's wrong? Thou looks as if thou has seen a ghost.” Princess Luna asked her elder sister. She could sense something was troubling her, Celestia nodded to her younger sibling and then faced her audience.
“My loyal subjects, as you know Princess Twilight's crown was stolen and I... I know whom the thief is. I never imagined she would resurface again after all this time.” Celestia told the ponies.
“Who is it Princess?” Twilight Sparkle asked Princess Celestia, the younger Alicorn was curious as to what was troubling her longtime teacher. Was it the identity of the thief? Twi had to know for sure.
“The thief is or rather was my student before you Twilight, her name was Sunset Shimmer, she was a bright student of mine but alas she couldn't understand friendship so she became demanding and cruel, I had hoped to find a student worthy of holding the Element of Magic and to re-ignite the Elements of Harmony.” Princess Celestia explained.
“You thought this Sunset Shimmer was the one huh? But since she became cruel and demanding she couldn't ignite the element of magic where as I did when I was a young filly.” Twilight added in as Princess Celestia nodded her head.
“That was when I did my first Sonic Rainboom and got my cutie mark, that was awesome!” Rainbow Dash added in.
“Yeah and I felt so much joy and happiness seeing it too, and that inspired me to make others smile!” Pinkie Pie bounced with joy as she spoke
“Oh and that... that inspired me to show an interest in caring for animals, especially my own animals.” Fluttershy spoke in a soft tone of voice.
“Yes, and that Sonic Rainboom of your's also helped me locate those gemstones darling.” Rarity spoke up next
“Yeah, ah reckon that Sonic Rainboom inspired me ta help mah family out and that earned me my cutie mark too.” Applejack spoke up next.
“I saw it as well and it sparked a magic I never knew I had which helped me pass my test and earn my cutie mark and my place at Princess Celestia's side as her new student, and it also helped hatch Spike too.” Twilight Sparkle spoke last.
“Indeed it did, it was when I saw it I knew you had the potential to do it. But now it appears Sunset Shimmer intends on revenge, locating her whereabouts now in Equestria is our main concern.” Princess Celestia told the ponies before two guards entered along with Shining Armor and Princess Cadence.
“Twiley I heard about the robbery, I promise I'll find the thief and make him or her pay for robbing my royal sister.” Shining Armor approached his sibling and tried his best to comfort her.
“We know who the thief is, tracking her down won't be easy.” Twilight told her elder brother.
“Aunt Luna, Aunt Celestia. I had hoped the mirror we sent from the Empire made it intact, but we noticed hoof prints and a discarded black suit, Shining Armor thinks somebody used it.” Princess Cadence told her aunts.
“I see.. Sunset Shimmer must have used it to make her escape before the guards came after her. We must go to the mirror.” Princess Celestia soon led the party to the mirror, once there the ponies stared at it with awe, Luna approached the mirror and examined it.
“This mirror is more than just a looking glass, it is a dimensional gateway to another universe. This worries me.” Princess Luna looked at her sister whom nodded.
“Indeed if one of the Elements of Harmony falls into another universe, that universe could end up unbalanced, total chaos could break out.” Princess Celestia told the ponies before a familiar chuckle filled the room.
“Did somebody say chaos? Sounds like my choice of words Celestia dear” Came the disembodied voice of Discord, the Draconequus materialized beside the mirror as he looked into it. “Ah yes, a dimensional gateway. I had always thought these things were lost to the ages, or at least when Sombra warped the Crystal Empire away. It's been 1000 years after all” Discord looked at the mirror before looking at the royal ponies. Discord teleported beside Celestia as he looked at her “So your worst fear has happened I see.” he asked her with a smirk on his face.
“As a matter of fact yes, Twilight's crown was stolen by my former student. Tracking her down now could be an impossibility.” Princess Celestia told Discord.
“Princess, couldn't we just go through the mirror after Sunset?” Twilight asked.
“It is possible but we cannot risk unbalancing harmony here or in another dimension, it could be disastrous.” Princess Celestia warned Twilight.
“Then one of us should go.” Twilight Sparkle looked at her friends.
“Twi it was your crown that was stolen you should go and get it back, besides any of us might cause an imbalance. Besides we'll all be here rooting on ya” Rainbow Dash told Twilight whom nodded.
“Princess I'll go.” Twilight Sparkle told Princess Celestia as she stepped forward.
“you're very brave Twilight Sparkle, just be careful since we have no idea what reality you might end up in. Let alone what tricks Sunset Shimmer might have in store for you.” Princess Celestia warned Twilight, soon the youngest princess was prepared to venture into another reality, she soon said her goodbyes to her friends and family as she soon entered the glowing mirror, however unseen was Spike whom followed Twilight through the mirror. The two soon fell through dimensional fabric as they were warped into another reality all together.
Twilight groaned as she stirs, she looked up seeing Spike looking down on her. “Spike? Where are we?” Twilight asked as she got up, she was surprised to see she was unharmed by the trip.
“Got me there.” Spike answered as the two surveyed their surroundings, they were surprised to see they were in front of a large school.
“Spike I somehow don't think we're in Equestria anymore.” Twilight told Spike whom nodded. That was when Twilight noticed something she never thought she'd see, a blue colored rabbit walking on by on two legs wearing a red shirt and white gloves. The rabbit stopped seeing Spike and Twilight before blinking a few times.
“Hey, you two come in from Wacky Land?” the rabbit asked
“Err no, um can you tell us where we are?” Twilight Sparkle asked, the bunny nods his head.
“Sure, your in Acme Acres, and your standing in front of my school, Acme Looniversity, oh and forgive me for being rude, I'm Buster Bunny.” Buster introduced himself to Twilight and Spike.
Twilight and Spike both looked at each other, seems the search for Sunset Shimmer has taken an interesting turn.
To Be Continued..