I found myself standing in front of a large tree, with doors and windows. THIS was the library? That seemed very unsafe. I mean we learned in school that in a thunderstorm, lighting is most likely gonna strike a tree. And what about wood rot? And don't insects live inside the wood? All in all, putting a library in a tree seems pretty stupid. But in a world full of talking magic ponies, logic gets thrown out the window. I walked up to the door and knocked three times. I then sat down, and waited. I looked around while I waited. These houses looked cartoonish, brightly colored, with straw roofs. After a few moments of waiting, I knocked again. Still no answer. I guess whoever works here is out doing whatever. I tried the doorknob, but it was locked. Damn, I need to get in there. Maybe there's another way. I looked and saw a balcony higher up. It has a glass door behind it. If I can get up there, I can break the window and get inside. I need a way up there. It was then that I stretched my wings and took a look at them. If only I knew how to fly. I can't climb with hooves. Guess I'll need to fly. I tried to flap my wings, but they didn't move. I have no Idea how to move my wings. Arg, I NEED to get up there! Suddenly, I felt my horn tingle and my vision flashed. When my vision returned, I found myself in front of the glass wall.
"How'd I get up here?" I asked myself. Maybe...did I do magic? Well, I can't think of any other explanation. Well I guess that doesn't matter. I need to get inside. I walked up to the glass, and turned to face away from it. I reared back, and then bucked the glass as hard as I could. The glass shattered. I ran up to the edge of the balcony and looked around to see if anyone heard. No one was around. Good. I ran inside the library, and took a look around. I was next to a groove with a bed, and a basket next to it. I guess someone lives here. And I guess they have a pet. I walked down the stairs, and found myself in a round room, with bookshelves carved into the wood of the surrounding wall. I decided to start looking around for the books I needed.
12 years ago
Houses were floating in the air, cotton candy clouds were raining chocolate milk, and stampeding rabbits were roaming the area. Sitting on a thrown was a creature, a creature that looked like multiple animals sewn together, like some kind of Frankenstein. And standing in front of the creature were six colorful ponies. Five of them wore golden necklaces with gems on them. The other one had a tiara with a gem on it.
"It's over Discord! Now tell us what you did with Midnight!" said Twilight.
"Who?" asked Discord.
"Princess Luna's son!" replied Twilight.
"Oh him. Don't worry, he's safe. But I doubt you'll be seeing him again any time soon," said Discord.
"You better tell us where he is or else!" threatened Rainbow Dash.
"Or what? You'll turn me to stone? You're going to do that anyway."
"Girls, formation!" said Twilight. The elements began to glow, and the mane six rose into the air. Their eyes glowed white, and a rainbow shot from Twilight's tiara, connecting with the other elements. Then, the rainbow shot towards Discord.
"Noooooooooo! cried Discord as the rainbow blasted him, turning him to stone. The light subsided, and discords body was now encased in stone. The chaos that he caused had been returned to normal. But even though they had defeated their enemy, the six looked solemn.
"Well, we beat Discord. But we couldn't figure out where he sent Midnight," said Twilight.
"Princess Luna will be so upset," said Fluttershy.
"Yeah, we failed to find out where Midnight went," said Rainbow.
" *sigh* Come on girls, we need to get back to the princesses. I'm sure we'll find some solution to our problem."
a few hours earlier
Terrence and Katherine Sharp were sitting down at their dinner table, enjoying a steak dinner.
"Delicious as always dear," said Terrence.
"Thanks honey," replied Katherine, as she took another bite of her dinner. As she took a sip of her wine, she heard the doorbell ring.
"Who do you think that could be?" asked Terrence.
"No idea," replied Katherine. The two stood up and walked to their front door. Katherine reached out and grasped the doorknob. She turned it and opened the door. No one was there. She looked left and then right, but all she saw was their neighborhood in the dark of the night. She was about to close the door when she heard crying. Both Terrence and Katherine looked down to see a baby crying. Both Terrence and Katherine looked down to see a baby in a basket.
"A baby? In a basket?" questioned Terrence. Katherine picked up the basket. "What are you doing?" asked Terrence.
"Well, we can't just leave him out here," replied Katherine. The two took the baby inside, and set the basket on the floor.
"I'll go, uh, call somebody about this. Just not sure who to call," said Terrence as he walked into the kitchen to use the phone. Meanwhile, Kathy took the baby out of the basket, and held him. 'What a beautiful baby' she thought. She and Terrence had been trying to get pregnant for a few years, but to no avail. Maybe this was their solution. Terrence returned to the room a few minutes later.
"OK, I called social services, and reported a found baby. Someone should come by to take him off our hands," said Terrence.
"Terry...maybe...maybe WE should keep him," said Katherine.
"What?" said Terrence.
"Well, we haven't been having any luck getting pregnant. Maybe we could adopt him."
"Hm...I suppose we could."
"Oh Terrence, thank you!" Terrence walked over and hugged his wife, and their new baby.
"Well, what do you think we should call him?" asked Terrence.
"How about Tristan," suggested Katherine.
"Hm, that's a nice name. Tristan it is."
"Our little Tristan," said Katherine, smiling down at her new baby. He was there son now. And he always would be.
present day
Thankfully, there was one of those rolling ladders in the library, so I was able to reach all the books I needed. It was kinda weird to climb a ladder as a pony, but I was able to do it. I found a few things of interest in those books. I couldn't find a portal spell, or a memory spell, but I did find an interesting section describing a power boosting artifact called the Alicorn Amulet. If I can find that, maybe I'll have the power to get myself home. I could demand the princesses show me the spells to get home, and fix my parents memory. But I need to find that amulet. And luckily, I found a way to find it. There's instructions to a tracking spell called Clairvoyance. All I need to do is say the name of the object, and then charge my horn with energy. If you're wondering how to do that, I figured it out. I kinda clench my brain, and push with my mind. Well, alright, I have what I need. Time to bail.
"Having fun there?" Startled, I turned around to see who said that. I turned to face the strangest creature I have ever seen. It was all mismatched, a lions arm here, an eagles claw there. Really weird.
"W-who are you?" I asked. The creature snapped his fingers, and he was sitting on a lawn chair.
"Oh me? I'm just your friendly neighborhood Dracconoquess. My name is Discord," said the creature.
"Discord? Discord, Discord..." I said thinking. Then I remembered. "DISCORD! You're the guy who started all this!" I yelled angrily.
"Hehe, yeah," he said nervously while rubbing the back of his neck. "That was me. But I'm trying to make up for what I've don."
"Wait a second! You, you have the power to send me back to my human family!"
"Well, yes I COULD do that."
"Alright then, send me back!"
"Oh, I, I can't do that. Luna would KILL me!"
"You didn't seem to care about that when I was a baby."
"Well, I've been reformed. I've come to embrace the magic of friendship."
"Well then, why are you here?"
"I'm here to take you back to the castle."
"Oh hell no! I'm not going anywhere!"
"Sorry, but I have my orders. Let's go," said Discord, as he reached for me.
"NO!" I yelled. I felt my horn tingle, and there was a blinding light. I shut my eyes as tight as I could. I heard a loud thump, and the sound of wood breaking. When I opened my eyes, I saw a statue that looked like Discord. It had made a small hole in the floor, probably from the weight. "Did I do that?" I have no idea how I was able to do something like this, but I didn't care. I knew I needed to make tracks, and fast. I was about to reach for the doorknob when I saw it turn by itself. The door opened, and I saw something I've never seen before.
"Uh, hi?"