It was a dark and stormy night. Nah, I'm kidding. It was a nice sunny day in a magical land of bright colors and happy lives. Sadly that was going to change forever in the next minutes.
Twilight Sparkle had plenty of occupational hazards and the newfound friendships she had formed during the Summer Sun Celebration were considered one more for the young mare. After all, the six mares were impressively different, each one of them with their own quirks and eccentricities that made them unique.
This was Twilight's train of thought as she trotted towards Sweet Apple Acres ready to visit her new friend Applejack. As usual, her number one assistant and baby dragon Spike rode on her back.
“Well Spike,” Twilight said, “I thought visiting Applejack would be a good idea to finally chat, without the threat of the world ending and all…”
Sadly for Miss Sparkle, at that very moment something that would change the future of her country appeared. As an explosion rocked the world, taking the clouds the weather team had set up earlier in a flash of crimson light, Twilight looked up, only to find herself staring at what seemed to be a second miniature sun crashing down to earth. Of course, Twilight being Twilight, her first reaction was to stand there, mouth agape, completely stunned by the surprise of the foreign object falling towards the world. Luckily for her, Spike was in his right mind.
“What is that?” Spike asked.
This broke Twilight out of her stupor, returning her to reality. “I don't know Spike, but it looks as it would be falling by Sweet Apple Acres!”
She started running towards the place she had previously mentioned. Spike held on to her tail, waving as if he were a draconic flag, while Twilight followed the ball of fire.
Of course, this current event hadn’t passed unnoticed on Sweet Apple Acres, as another mare trotted out towards the front of the property. Having heard the sound and noticed the ball of flame approaching towards her home, the orange mare with a blonde mane and tail was intent on knowing what was going on, making sure her family was safe and sound first. So, when the ball of fire crashed in front of her farm's door she was already several steps away from it. Twilight and her assistant had made it there just as she had, only a few paces away and exhausted.
"Twilight?” Applejack, bewildered. “What are ya-”
Sadly, the mare couldn't finish her question as both she and Twilight had noticed that the thing in front of them had become visible amidst the smoke, shocking both mares with the visage of a creature unlike anything they had seen before.