//------------------------------// // Chapter fourteen - The second impressions // Story: Falling for a Star // by CCpone //------------------------------// Operation: The second impression Date: June/9/2020 Location: Twilights Library Time: 13:00 Twilights POV: A couple seconds earlier... "Do it now before I try and stop you." Anon commands. You can see the mixture of emotion that he is bottling up, hate, anger, sorrow, pain. The longer you wait the stronger his emotions become. You have doubts about sending him back, but nevertheless everypony deserves a chance to say goodbye to the ones they love. With no more delaying you charge up the spell that you have spent the better half of this week studying. It's one Tartarus of a spell, then again it does send a living being into another dimension. Here goes nothing. You state to yourself as you fire the rather large spell towards Anon. In no time at all, the bright white beam hits Anon straight in the chest incinerating him completely. For a second you are dazed and confused at what has just transpired in front of you, but as time passes and you regain your strength and take in your surroundings. Much to your liking Anon is gone from the room and is probably back on Earth making his way to his family. You say probably because there is always that one percent chance that you have actually incinerated him. However Anon is not the only biological creature that seems to missing from the room. OH SWEET CELESTIA! RAINBOW DASH! In a mini break down you search high and low for Rainbow Dash. Your first thought is that she left because this even was 'un-cool' or boring. But as you turn the library upside down and scour the rest of Ponyville you come to the conclusion that Rainbow Dash is missing. This is not good. You say to yourself as you re-enter to the library. The more you think about the situation the more pieces of the puzzle start to come together. Rainbow Dash has been spending a lot of time with Anon lately. Maybe she... OH CELESTIA! You're now hoping that the spell you have casted on Anon didn't incinerate him, because if what you're thinking is correct then that means Rainbow Dash was with him during the spell. Having a mini panic attack you rush towards your book shelves. "SPIKE!" You yell out in hopes that your number one assistant is home. I really hope I did that spell right! Where is this book! You yell to yourself. "Yes Twilight?" Spike answers you while he climbs down the stairs of your library. "Did your spell go wrong? Where's Anon and Rainbow Dash?" Spike asks with a worry entering his voice. "Did you...." "No Spike I did not kill them. Well at least I hope I didn't." You reply to Spike while you tear the books off the shelves in a frantic manure. "Help me find the book that I was studying this week." You command spike. "You mean 'Far range spells?' by Starswirl the bearded?" Spike quotes the name of the book. "Yes that one! I need it as soon as possible!" You state worried that if there is a chance to save them you need to act fast. There better be a reverse spell for this. You say over and over again in your head as you would hate to tell the rest of your friends what has happened. "FOUND IT!" Spike yells out, on top of his ladder waving the book towards you. Without thinking you automatically grab the book with your levitation spell, forcing Spike to fall off the ladder and onto the book covered floor. "Sorry." You state with a sheepish expression. With the time taken for the apologise you quickly turn your attention back to the book. Wasting no time at all you flip through the pages with gusto in search for the page that you have studied the hay out of. "aha!" You say out loud as you arrive on the page of the spell. With the fastest reading you have done in a long time you look over the page for any way to reverse the spell. To your disliking the spell seems to be a one way spell. Buck, even if there was a way to reverse this spell it would take a genius smarter Starswirl himself to figure out! Getting more worried at the second you search through your many spells to see if one can help you out. The more spells you cross off your list the more panicked you get. "No, no, no, NO!" You yell out as the list narrows to a hand full of spells. You get to the last spell on the list and contemplate it for a while. This could work. The time traveling spell. I could go back to right before the spell and stop me from ever doing it. However there is one thing that you know you need to do before performing this spell. Remembering back when you used it last, you remember that Celestia was not pleased with your actions. Learning from your past mistakes you plan to head over to Canterlot to tell Celestia of your plans to use the spell. I really hope she will let me use it. By Celestia I will use it even if she denies me! You state to yourself as you prepare your immediate departure to Canterlot. "Twilight what are you doing?" Spike asks when he see's you rush upstairs to pack your stuff. "Are you going to tell Celestia about what happened here?" Turning around you face Spike. "Yes after I tell the rest about what happed here today." You say to Spike while you imagine the rest of your friends reactions. I hope they understand why I did the spell. With the thought of their reactions in your mind, you speed up your packing. "What about Scootaloo?" Spike asks causing you to freeze in your tracks. "Didn't Anon tell you to look after her while he's gone?" Spike looks at you with a confused face as he doesn't know what to do. "Buck! I forgot about that!" You reply to spike. "What time is it Spike?" You ask in hopes that you will have enough time to sort this out. "It's one a clock in the afternoon." Spike recites with ease. Come on Twilight you don't got all day figure out a plan! Aha With a sudden idea popping out of nowhere you tell Spike what to do to fix this situation. "Spike I need you to pick Scootaloo up after school at three OK. When you meet Scootaloo tell her that she is to stay at the library till Anon get back." With a nod from Spike you finish up your packing and bolt it out of the library at neck breaking speeds, that would have made Dash proud. First destination Sugar Cube Corner. Keeping your speed all the way there, you arrive at times that makes you surprised. Wasting no time you knock on the ginger bread door. How does this not break from the elements? You ask yourself as you wait for Pinkie Pie to answer the door. To your surprise Pinkie Pie does not answers the door but instead Mr cake does. "Hi Twilight. What can I do for you?" Mr cake asks with a happy tone that does wonders to your mood. "Hi Mr cake! Can I talk to Pinkie Pie for a second?" You ask Mr cake. With a simple nod Mr cake calls out for Pinkie Pie and in no time at all she arrives right beside you. "Hi Twilight!" Pinkie Pie states with her energetic voice that reverses the effects of Mr cakes reassuring voice. "Holy hayseed!" You shout out as you jump to the side. You will never get used to Pinkie Pie doing that. Even at after the two years you have known her. "Sorry, about that you just startled me." You say as you regain your breath. "It's OK Twilight, I always get that reaction, isn't that weird?" Pinkie Pie asks with a smile going from ear to ear. "Yes, I wonder what causes them to jump." You state with sarcasm. "Anyways Pinkie I need you to help me gather the rest of our friends, I need to tell them something." You state with the most serious voice you can muster. "Okie doki loki. You want everypony or just Applejack, Rarity, Dashie, and Fluttershy." Pinkie states making you wince a bit at the mention of Rainbow Dashes name. "Just the normal ponies. I will get Applejack, you can get Rarity and Fluttershy don't worry about Dash that's what this talk is about. I will meet you back here when you're done ok?" You state in a serious tone. With a solute from Pinkie Pie she bolts away towards Rarity's no doubt already talking to her. With your own goal in mind you turn towards Sweet Apple Acres. Next stop, Applejack. You state in your mind and once again gallop off towards your goal. I really hope I can get permission to use this spell in time. You state again. Time passes by quicker than you would of liked it to and soon you're in front of Applejacks house. Wasting no time you knock on her door. It takes some time but soon enough Applejack opens up the door. "Howdy Twi, what's going on?" Applejack asks. "I need you to come with me to Sugar Cube Corner. I need to tell everypony something." You state out of breath from the run you have just experienced. "What's the matter? Did something bad happen? Is everypony alright?" Applejack asks exiting the house and following you back to Sugar Cube Corner. "Yes something terrible has happed." You state regaining your breath. "I will tell you once we get to Sugar Cube Corner. I want to tell everypony at once." You state breaking into another run towards Sugar Cube Corner. To your amazement waiting at Sugar Cube Corner is both Rarity and Fluttershy as well as Pinkie Pie jumping in spot. Arriving in front of the small group you stop to take a breath. "Is everything alright Twilight dear?" Rarity speaks out. "No, nothing is alright." You state getting a shocked reaction from the rest of the ponies in the group. "Rainbow Dash might be incinerated." You tell the facts as they are, as there is no room for dilly dallying. Once again you get another shocked reaction from the group until Applejack speaks up. "Was it that Anon's fault. I bet reckon it was Anon's fault, I knew not to trust that alien." Applejack states with anger boiling up. "No it's not his fault... It's mine." You state quickly so that Anon doesn't get a bad name. "Then how did this ever happen?" Rarity speaks up with worry present in her voice. "I know you would never do something like this in less it was a accident." Rarity says with a reassuring tone to lighten up your mood. Sighing you tell them the entire story of what happened. "It all started when I called Anon over for a study on his home planet Earth. Anon showed me some pretty awesome technology that we don't even have yet. After his little presentation was done I told him that I could teleport him back to his world for a week or so." You stop to take in a well needed breath. "Anon didn't want to miss out on the opportunity to go back to his home world. So he accepted my offer right there on the spot. I didn't argue against it because I too would like to go back one last time before I disappear forever. So at the end of it all I casted a Spell that I was not one hundred percent sure would work. So there is a rather small chance that I have incinerated him." You state with your expression falling. "So how does this affect our Dashie?" Pinkie Pie states. "You see Rainbow Dash came with Anon to his little presentation. She was even entertained at the lecture he was giving. And let me tell you it's hard to make learning fun for Dash. Anyways when I casted the spell Anon was not the only one that was missing Rainbow Dash was too!" You state on the verge of tears. "Now, now Twi. I'm sure that Anon and Rainbow Dash are fine." Applejack states. "I have all the confidents that you have preformed that spell right. Hay I don't think I have ever seen you mess up a spell." "umm girls?" Fluttershy whispers to the crowed of ponies trying to calm Twilight down. "I think the only time you messed up is because you missed you accuracy and turned a frog into a orange." Applejack states with a warm smile and a little chuckle. "Girls?" Fluttershy states in a normal tone. "Thanks Applejack that means a lot to me." You state feeling relaxed already. This is all I needed, my friends support. You state to yourself. "GIRLS!" Fluttershy shouts out loud catching the whole groups attention. "What is it Fluttershy?" You ask in confusion to why Fluttershy is acting out in this way. "A-Anon and Rainbow Dash a-are right over there." Fluttershy states pointing in the direction the group was facing away from. In shock the whole group turns around and sure enough Anon and Rainbow Dash are there running towards them. "HEY! OVER HERE! HELP!" Anon shouts out while he waves his hands in the air. You and the rest of the group are frozen in shock for a couple of seconds before you burst into a sprint towards them. Running towards them you notice that they're starting to glow white. Right before you reach them the light shines bright making you close your eyes. However you keep your sprint forwards towards Rainbow Dash. Within seconds the light disappears along with Anon and Rainbow Dash. "What..." Is all you're able to say before the rest of the group arrives behind you. "I was so close..." You say as tears start to flow from your eyes. Fluttershy is the first one to speak up. "It's OK Twilight we will find a way to help them out." Fluttershy states as she sits next to you and brings a wing around you. The support from Fluttershy brings up your mood and you turn your sadness to determination. I will bring them back to Equestria if it's the last thing I do! "You are right Fluttershy! Now that I know they're not dead I'm sure there's a lots of spells that can bring them back!" You state with your new found confidence. "Who's with me to save Rainbow Dash and Anon!" The group of ponies look at one and another with a determined look upon their faces. "ME!" Pinkie Pie is the first to say and puts her hoof in the middle. "ME!" Applejack states next putting her hoof in the middle as well. "ME!" Rarity speaks up with her elegant voice placing her hoof in the fast growing pile. "ME!" Fluttershy yells out catching all the other ponies off guard making everypony burst into some well needed laughter. "Alright now that we got a group, I will meet you all at the train station in one hour." You state making sure to look everypony in the eye. This is starting to look up. You state to yourself. Everypony in the group seems to get the message as they all take off to their respected houses to pack up. With everypony gone you make your own way to the train station to wait for the rest. They better be fast I don't want to waste any time that could be spent researching how to reverse this spell. With that thought in mind you change your destination back to the library. I might as well take those notes I took on human history just in case. Opening your door you race to your study to pick up the rather large pile of notes you have created from Anon's little presentation. I'm going to need another saddle bag for this. You say to yourself as you levitate the colossal pile up and off of your desk. While moving the scrolls off of your desk you take note of a left over scroll. You pick up the scroll with curiosity wondering what could be in it. Opening up the scroll you come arcos multiple pictures and diagrams of an old project you had in mind many moons ago. Magic stored in a crystals. You sigh as the scroll was from one of your passed failed attempts. What was I even thinking with this one. Magic being stored, imposable! You state to yourself as you toss the scroll into the trash and make your way upstairs. Spike seems to be taking another one of his naps that you take the liberty of awaking him from. "Spike you have to stay awake! Making sure Scootaloo stays here is something that you need to make sure happens." You state in a loud tone that makes the babe dragon shuffle around in his bed. "Five more minutes..." Spike states in a annoyed tone. Sighing you levitate his little bed and turn it upside down above your own bed, causing him to hit your bed waking him up. "This is a serious matter! If Scootaloo doesn't get your message she is going to think Anon abandoned him!" You say picking up your old saddle back and stuffing it full of your scrolls that you have brought up. "OK, ok I'm getting up." Spike states in a tired voice. "What time is it anyways?" He asks. With both of your saddle bags packed, you take a look upon the wall to check your clock. "It's 2:45. So you better hurry up and get to that school before the bell rings." You state as you yourself bolt out the door and towards the train station. This works out perfectly! You say to yourself as you realize that the train arrives in Ponyville at three. Once again the speed that you travel at is shocking as you arrive at the train station in record time. To your liking the rest of the group is there waiting for you. The only pony that seems to be missing is Applejack but you can understand why, as she lives pretty far away from the train station. "Ready everypony?" You ask out of breath. "Yup" All of the ponies say in unison. "We just need to wait for Applejack." You state walking over to a nearby bench and sit upon it. The more you think about it the more you realize that you have yet to talk about Anon with the girls. "What do you girls think about Anon?" You state in a curious tone. "I think he's pretty funny and entertaining to hangout with!" Pinkie Pie states with her energetic voice and her positive tone that never seems to leave her, even when she's not having the best day. "I don't know if I could trust him just yet." Rarity speaks up. "I have only seen him once and let me tell you, his fashion could use some work. Although it looks like Rainbow Dash trusts him a lot, I would even go as far as to say she trusts him more than some of us." This sparks some interesting points but you're unable speak up as Fluttershy speaks instead. "I have yet to speak with Anon but from what I have heard he sound like an ok guy. Was that Anon with Rainbow Dash when we saw her today? I kinda assumed it was." Fluttershy asks with worry sneaking into her voice. "Yes Fluttershy, that large creature that you saw running with Rainbow Dash was Anon. He may look intimidating at first but I think he's a pretty nice guy." You state the facts to Fluttershy. "Well if Rainbow Dash trusts him enough to join him in his journey, I guess I can trust him to." Fluttershy states with a warm smile that is soon interrupted with Applejacks arrival. "I don't think that he's all that he shows to us ponies." Applejack states walking up to the group. "Don't get me wrong he is quite the nice fellow, but I can't help but get the feeling that he can change at any time." Applejack states her option to the group. "Then again Applejack we can all change at any time as well." You state before you are cut off by a large whistle. Turning around you're greeted by the Canterlot train grinding to a stop. "Well it looks like we will have to continue this conversation inside the train." You state remembering that you have no money for the tickets. BUCK! Arriving at the train doors you're met by the conductor. "Hello Twilight. On your way to see the princess again I see." The friendly conductor states with a warm smile. "Well I was but I looks like I forgot my bits back at home." You state with a frown. "You and your friends don't have to pay for the train." The conductor states shocking you in the process. "You have saved Equestria what like ten times? Without you there would be no train!" The conductor states with another one of his warm smiles. "Really thanks!" You state as you enter the train with a smile upon your face. Looks like today is starting to turn to the good side. You say to yourself. "No, thank you Twilight." The conductor states as you pass by him. Minutes pass and soon you and the rest of the group are aboard the train. After another couple of minutes the train starts its engine and begins to move along the long track towards Canterlot. There is a silence that fills the train cart that holds your group. Being the 'savours of Equestria' as the conductor liked to say, he managed to get you and your group a separate cart just for yourself. I guess being part of the mane six has its perks. You say to yourself with a smile. Being the leader of the group you take it upon yourself to break the silence of the cart. "So continuing from what we were talking about before. Do you girls have anything against Anon?" You state as you want to know if Anon acts any differently around any of the other girls. "I have no coral with him at the moment." Applejack states her opinion first like she usually does. "The only thing I can say is that I don't trust the fella. It's nothing personal it's just I have a bad feeling whenever I see him wondering around our streets. He's just so....." "...Different" Rarity speaks up. "I too got that feeling when I first saw him. However I don't think anything of it as we came across this issue with Zecora." Rarity states. "But even then she is from this world. We know that she won't try anything funny because she has nowhere to run. However this Anon fella could have a device that he could use to transport back to Earth with and this is all a clever ruse." Applejack stands her ground. "That maybe a possibility" You state "However Anon doesn't seem like the 'person' to do that. I mean if he was really hostile why not use his weapon that he was carrying to kill us already?" You counter Applejack. "HE WAS CARRYING A WEAPON THE WHOLE TIME!" Applejack shouts out in shock. "This changes everything. Why was he carrying it?" "He didn't talk too much about it. He only stated that before he was transported here, he was in a war. Rainbow Dash seemed to know a lot about it too like he showed her how it worked." You say to the group. "But I know that I'm not the only one with these feelings Twi. You saw how the towns ponies acted when he was around them. They ran away screaming, there must be something that we're not seeing." Applejack states proud of her argument. To everyone's surprise Fluttershy was the next mare to join into the debate. "From what I saw he doesn't look that bad. I mean on the outside he may look big and scary but who knows maybe he's really kind on the inside." Fluttershy states. "Darling you have only seen him for literally ten seconds." Rarity speaks up. "You can't expect us to trust you when you have yet to speak with him personally." Rarity says with a confident tone as she too seems to have doubts about Anon. "I have met a lot of new and wonderful creatures in my life. Sometimes I only get a couple of seconds with them before they have to go. From what I have seen with my experience is that you can tell a lot about a animals personality in the first few seconds of seeing them." Fluttershy states and continues on with her point. "When I saw Anon for those brief seconds I only saw worry in his eyes. Worry not for his own safety but for Rainbow Dashes." This seems to silence the group for a while before you intervene. "Fluttershy has a point. The only reason we think Anon is bad is from our own doubts. We have yet to have physical proof that he is bad. So until I learn more about him I am going to consider him trustworthy." You state with a steady tone that would make your brother proud. "Ah guess your right Twi." Applejack states followed by Rarity. "What about you Pinkie Pie you seem much more quite then usual?" Applejack asks turning towards the pink party pony. "I have already said what I think about him. I said I think he's really fun to hang out with. I know I say that about everypony but its true!" Pinkie Pie states with her usual simile, however what you didn't expect was what she says next. "I'm really disappointed in you girls. You have just met the guy and he has been nothing but kind to you, yet this is how you talk about him?" You're taken back at Pinkies statement. "You're right Pinkie, I guess we all owe him a apology when or if he comes back to Equestria." You state feeling slightly down at how much you conspired against him when there was nothing you can say bad about him. The cart fills with silence once again but this time nopony seems to break it. That is until you get another question, that can use another ponies view on. "Did any of you girls notice that Rainbow Dash has been spending a lot of time with Anon?" You ask as that has been a question that you have wanted to ask the others. "Now that you mention it darling, yes. Rainbow Dash was with Anon when he came in to get his clothing ordered." Rarity replies to your question. "It seems that Anon and Rainbow Dash have a lot in common. I had to split them up from their conversation just to get his measurements, he was talking about some complicated mathematics that Rainbow Dash seemed to understand." This sparks your interest for if Anon was talking about mathematic it could be a giant leap for pony kind. "Do you know what he was talking about?" You ask Rarity. "Because Anon is way smarter than any pony I know and if he was talking mathematics I could use that to forward our technology." You say with a smile upon your face looking forward to the new theory. Rarity taps her muzzle in thought. "I don't remember exactly he was saying, but I can try and remember it if you really need me to?" Rarity states. "Yes this information is critical!" You practically yell out. "Sorry. I get a bit excited when I have the opportunity to learn something new." You say with a sheepish smile. Rarity stands up and starts pacing the room in thought. No doubt trying to remember what it was Anon said. "Anon and Rainbow Dash were talking about how fast they can accelerate. When Anon spoke of his Acceleration and or Deceleration he would use this term he called G's." Rarity states and pauses trying to figure out more details. "Anon said that G stands for the amount of gravity acting upon a him on his planet. He then stated what that number was but I can't remember what it was. Then Rainbow Dash started to get into a little competition with who has the better acceleration." Rarity states stopping for a breath. "The last thing I remember before breaking them up is that Anon was the faster one. Can you believe that somepony well in this case 'someone' faster than Dash!" "Was this on the ground or in the air?" Applejack states being intrigued by this sudden fact. "In the air. I myself think that he's just making it up, but who knows, maybe he is faster." Rarity states arriving back at her seat. "I for one need proof to believe his statement or at least Dashes confession that he is able to do what he claims." "I don't believe it." Applejack states in a stern tone. "That would mean he too can do a sonic boom. That is just something that I can't see anypony doing, not to mention he doesn't even have wings!" Applejack states. "Whatever he may say we can't know for sure until we meet him again." You state. "Thank you Rarity for the information. It looks like Anon has proven himself to us all that he is a very intelligent pony erm I mean person. Is any other pony having trouble switching between pony and person." You say with a slightly annoyed tone. "Yeah!" Everypony in the group states in unison. Once again causing everypony present to burst into laughter. "Do any of you girls have any questions about Anon?" You manage to say when you recompose yourself from the laughter. "Because I think out of us all I know the most about Anon. I think I can answer a couple questions." You state in a semi serious tone. "What did Anon show you and Rainbow Dash that was so awesome that baffled you and made Rainbow Dash impressed?" Pinkie Pie states in her happy and energetic voice. You don't even have to look over to Pinkie Pie to know she is jumping in her seat. "Oh that." you state remembering back to Anon's presentation. "Let me tell you it was something that I have never seen before and was extremely complex." You state still in awe of how the little box managed to do everything Anon commanded it to do, without magic. "So what is it darling? Please go on, something 'cool' enough to impress Rainbow Dash is something that I would like to hear about." Rarity asks along with the nods of the rest of the group. "It was a box no bigger than this." You make a estimate with your hoofs to how big it was. "It was the most amazing thing I have ever seen. It not only played video recordings but also recorded them its self! The coolest thing that I saw was that Anon just spoke to it and it would do what he said!" You state and the rest of the group ooh's and awe's. "It even could do advanced mathematics with just a push of a button." The group goes silent thinking about the capabilities of such a device. "Anon said it could do way more then what he showed, but I don't know if the other features will have the same amazing impact on us." You state remembering every detail of the lecture. "It was a lecture that I will never forget." "I don't believe that one bit." Applejack states. "The amount of stuff that box can do is imposable for its size." "That's what I thought at first, but when he showed me I was proven wrong. Anon maybe the best thing that has ever happened to Equestria in a long time. But if he uses his technology for evil he could be the worst." You state thinking of the damage he could do if he were to turn against pony kind. "Any other questions?" You ask the group of ponies. The rest of the group remands silent and shake their heads, no doubt thinking about the capabilities of Anon. Your a remarkable person Anon. I just hope he knows that. You state to yourself as you move to your bunk to rest out the rest of the ride to Canterlot. Six hours later... You awaken in your bunk with a large yawn that seems to come from nowhere. Wonder how long I have been out You think to yourself as you climb out of your bunk and onto the cold wooden cart floor. Without having to look you hear Rarity's voice call you over. "Over here darling!" Rarity states waving over to you. You can only see her silhouette as the only light in the train cart is candle light. "How long was I sleeping for Rarity?" You ask as you walk next to her and sit upon the bench. "You were sleeping for quite some time. The conductor came in not too long ago. He said that we should be in Canterlot within the next couple of minutes." Rarity says in a tired voice that you notice right off the bat. "Did you sleep at all Rarity?" You ask. "No, I can never get to sleep on these train cars. All of the bumps and the turns keep me up." Rarity states making you smile. "Well it's nice to have somepony else that's up at this time with me." You state looking out of the train cart window to see Canterlot gleaming in the night sky. "I never noticed but Canterlot looks beautiful from this distance. I can see why Celestia built it there." "I agree with you Twilight. They had the best architects in the world working on that design. Too bad I don't have the bits to make them design my boutique." Rarity states jokingly putting a smile upon your face. Time passes by rather fast as the next thing that happens is the train decelerating. The sudden change in velocity causes the rest of the group to wake up. They looked well rested and they need to be for what you plan to do when you reach Canterlot. As if timing it perfectly the conductor steps into the room. "We have arrived in Canterlot!" He yells out as the train comes to a halt. With the conductor having nothing left to say he heads back into the cart he came in from. "You girls ready? First stop is going to be Canterlot castle" You state getting up from the bench and exiting the train cart into the chilling night air. The one thing about having a city on the side of a mountain is that it gets cold fast. You state to yourself. "Right behind you Twi." Applejack states as she to exits the train cart. Once the rest of the group is ready, you waste no time heading straight to Canterlot castle. It take no time at all to get to the castle as the streets are empty at this time of the day. The only ponies that are out are the street cleaners and even they are scares. Arriving at the front of the castle you're greeted by the night guard. You're not sure were these bat ponies originate from but at the same time you don't question it. "Hi, Twilight you here to see the princess?" The bat pony states in a very low and serious tone. "Yes, is princess Luna tending to the throne at this hour?" You ask the guard. The guard only nods in response and steps aside to let you past. "Thanks." You say as you pass the guard and enter the castle with the rest of your group. You remember that when you were a filly you always used to roam these halls. You always got lost and ended up in the guard room or the washrooms. Smiling you continue down the nostalgic halls to where the throne room has lay since before you were born. Knowing your look the guards at the throne room doors immediately open the doors up and step aside to let you in. When the doors are fully open you can see princess Luna sitting upon the throne looking all regal and all, like a princess should look. "Ah Twilight Sparkle. What brings thou to Canterlot at this time of day?" Luna asks as soon as you step into the room. "Have you come seeking advice from me or thy sister?" Luna continues as you take your bow. "Yes Luna." You state. "Do you remember Anon?" You ask in hopes that Anon has made a big enough impression on Luna that she will remember his name. "Ah yes the bipedal creature." Luna states looking at you and your group with a curious expression. "Has thou creature caused harm to thy fellow ponies?" Luna asks with her royal Canterlot voice. "No Luna its nothing on the lines of that." You state slightly taken back by the sudden use of her royal voice. "So pray tell Twilight why thou come to Canterlot for advice?" Luna asks with the look of confusion still present on her face. With a sheepish smile you tell Luna the truth up front as you know she like the facts hard."Well I may or may not of incinerated Anon along with Rainbow Dash." You state but quickly catch yourself as you see the princesses expression change to one of shock. "But I'm pretty sure they're not incinerated as I saw them yesterday in Ponyville for a couple of seconds." You then go on to explain the whole situation to Luna with every bit of detail you can remember. "It seems Twilight that thou has to find a reverse spell for this 'long range teleportation'." Luna states. "I know. I have searched every book and every spell I have and nothing seems to work. The only spell that I can see working is the time traveling spell." You state only to see Luna's expression drop. "Twilight thou must know that any use of thy spell is not strictly prohibited." Luna states. "If thou mixes with the past thou can find thy future changed for the worse." You knew that this is how Luna would act. "But it's the only way." You state to Luna. "There is always another way Twilight." Luna states. "HAY LOOK ITS LUNA WE'RE BACK IN EQUESTRIA!" Rainbow Dash yells out. "Yeah but for how long?" Anon responds catching the attention of everypony present in the room. "Wait why is everypony else here?" Rainbow states. "Why are you asking me? like I will know." Anon states and is only returned with a hoof to the shoulder. "RAINBOW DASH! ANON!" You yell out. "You're back!" This seems to catch their attention as they start to head towards you. However the closer they get the brighter the white aurora around them gets. "You got to help us Twilight. This is starting to make me sick." Rainbow Dash states before the white light once again brightens up and vanishes like before. "You see what I mean. That is exactly what happened back in Ponyville." You state turning around towards Luna. "I see Twilight, but this kind of magic is even beyond my abilities. I say that thou shall rest up and tomorrow I'm sure that Celestia will find a way." Luna responds in a serious yet confused tone. "You shall sleep here tonight in the guest rooms. I will stay here in case Anon and Rainbow Dash re-appear." Luna states gesturing to the guards to lead you to your rooms. With nothing else to say you give Luna a bow and leave the throne room with the rest of the group. "Why do Anon and Rainbow Dash keep appearing near us?" Applejack states and the nods from the other ponies state that they were thinking the same thing. "I have no idea Applejack this is new for me and even the princesses." You reply as you and the group quickly arrive at your respected guest rooms. "But I know one thing, six hours of sleep won't cut it for me." You state getting a chuckle from the rest of the group. With nothing more to be said you all go into your separate rooms. It's nice of Luna to let your group stay in the castle. However this is a pretty big problem so having the group in close proximity is a nice idea. You think to yourself as you enter your room. When you enter your room you set down your saddle bag and as you do so a scroll comes rolling out of it. Picking up the scroll you open it up to see what one it was. To your liking it so happened to be one of the scrolls you used to take notes on during Anon's presentation. However reading it over you start to realize that where Anon comes from might not be as safe as you once thought. You come to this conclusion after reading one verse of one of the songs Anon played during his lecture. The one song that will keep you up all night worrying about Dash. "Our aim was riding waves And finding, claiming strange horizons invading islands native populations slain with violence Enslaved and made to aim skywards think bigger things - sphinxes, pyramids Raise them high in the name of different kings." ~ Dan bull, Civilization 5 Rap. "Doubt is the strongest weapon that can combat friendship." ~ CCpone