//------------------------------// // Chapter 1 - Another Earth // Story: Incursions // by Blondlionezel //------------------------------// Twilight Sparkle had seen it all. She'd seen horrible things, such as a purple creature invading Equestria, the three other princesses dying before her eyes, and all life dying in one single second... "Wake up!" Spike tried to wake up Twilight Sparkle, "You're going to be late for the big meeting!" "The one with Mayor Mare?" Twilight Sparkle yawned as she got out of bed. Twilight Sparkle remembered that her conference on spending and debts in Ponyville with Mayor Mare was today. To most people, this would be considered the most boring thing ever, but to her, it was fairly fun. All of that math made her smile. "Did you hear that EASA found some new star near us?" Spike asked Twilight Sparkle, making her bed. EASA stood for Equestrian Aeronautics and Space Association, and was run by Princess Luna, ruler of the moon. She enjoyed looking thorough the sea of stars and into the never-ending vacuum of space. They would only announce big finds, which this seemed like. "Yeah, it's Earth-sized, but it's probably no big deal..." Twilight Sparkle responded tiredly as she went to get dressed. "Well, you know it's moving right?" Spike informed Twilight Sparkle. Twilight Sparkles eyes widened as she rushed out of her house and straight to the train station. "Hey!" Pinkie Pie stopped Twilight Sparkle, "What's going on?" "I have to go to Canterlot right now!" Twilight Sparkle answered as she ran to the station and boarded the train straight to Canterlot. A few hours later, Twilight Sparkle had reached Princess Celestia's castle gates. When the guards let her in, she was approached by the Royal Sisters, Princess Celestia and Princess Luna. They had the typical emotionless princess-face, which meant that something bad had happened or was going to happen. "Twilight Sparkle, have you heard about the star moving towards Equestria?" Princess Celestia quietly asked Twilight Sparkle. "Yes, Spike informed me" Twilight Sparkle answered. "My forces on the moon have informed us that this star might not be a star, but a meteorite the size of Earth" Princess Luna told the two. "A meteorite? But those haven't been to Earth since a very long time ago, why would one be coming here now?" Princess Celestia asked. "I don't know..." Princess Luna fearfully responded. This was new. Normally, the Princesses would never show an ounce of fear, no matter how bad the situation got. Even when Tirek invaded, even when Queen Chrysalis invaded, the Princesses didn't even flinch. But this might not be able to be stopped. This could probably destroy Earth and life as we know it. "Should we announce this to the public?" Princess Luna asked. "No!" Princess Celestia shouted, "We must make sure no one finds out..." "But they will find out, I mean, It's heading towards Earth, it's inevitable" Princess Luna retorted, "What do we tell them when it eventually hits Earth?" "I don't know..." Princess Celestia sighed, shedding a single tear. "Celestia..." Twilight Sparkle put her hoof on her shoulder, trying to comfort her. "I'm alright...it's just...nothing this catastrophic has been since Discord took over Equestria" Princess Celestia sighed. She then turned to Twilight Sparkle with an uneasy smile. "Maybe there's something can do...maybe use cannonballs?" Twilight Sparkle suggested, "Maybe use giant metal discs? Or maybe we could move Earth out of it's path, or-" "No...just go back to Ponyville and spend time with loved ones..." Princess Celestia interrupted Twilight Sparkle with small tears in her eyes. That was another thing that Princesses wouldn't do, as it made them look weak, though I wouldn't think that anyone found a show of emotions weak. In a way, it made them more relate-able to regular ponies, but maybe that's why they don't? They don't want to seem like the rest of us. They want to be role models. Twilight Sparkle first stopped at her parents house, and spent some time with them. She told them about some of her new friends and adventures in Ponyville. She then went to visit her older brother, Shining Armor as well as his wife, Princess Cadance. They had tea and laughed about good memories. After she finished spending time with family, she decided to spend some time with her friends. A few hours later, Twilight Sparkle had returned to Ponyville with her head hung low. As soon as she stepped outside, she noticed that all of the residents of Ponyville were gone. She checked their houses, and no one was home. No one was at the bakery, no one was the boutique, and no one was at the town hall. She then walked over to Sweet Apple Acres, noticed that every was crowding around at a meadow. She saw her six friends, along with every other Citizen of Ponyville. Twilight Sparkle walked over to Rainbow Dash, who was also watching whatever was happening in the sky. "What's going on?" Twilight Sparkle asked her friend. "Look up..." Rainbow Dash whispered in pure fear. She moved Twilight Sparkle's head up, and what she saw shocked her. It was another Earth, the same size as this one, with the same blue oceans, the same green continents though they looked slightly different and there were more of them, and the same white clouds in its skies, and it even had it's own Moon. It seemed to stay right next to the Earth the ponies were standing on, but still moving slower than before. Twilight Sparkle's eyes widened, as it was worse then she thought, and new questions popped into her head. What was this new Earth? Why was it here? Would it crash into this Earth? What strange creatures would they encounter? All they knew for sure was that they weren't alone anymore... (To Be Continued)