//------------------------------// // Chapter 1 // Story: Equestria Crossover Confusion // by Garfield23 //------------------------------// “Spike could you make me some tea?” Twilight asked as she looked at the mirror to Canterlot High. The mirror was an interesting prospect for Twilight, was it possible to connect to other dimensions and if so would it be possible for beings to pass into their dimension “Maybe if I…?” she began before a loud pop sounded as she turned she saw Discord “Discord!” Discord smiled “OOO so what sort of princess business is the Princess of friendship up to?” he asked before noticing the mirror “Is that the mirror that opens once ever thirty moons? Does Celestia know you have opened it?” “How?! How do you know about the mirror!?” Twilight asked as she looked between him and the mirror “You weren't in the Crystal empire or in the castle when I last opened the portal!” Discord chuckled and he looked at the mirror “Well you see I created the mirror a thousand years ago, well it was more one thousand one hundred, fifty five years and seven days but one thousand years rolls off the tongue better. Anyway I created the mirror to create chaos in other dimensions, in one dimension I saw an empire collapse that was on the moon and in another I met this guy with a funny blue box!” Twilight rolled her eyes “A guy with a blue box, a kingdom on the moon, those sound like bad comic book plots” she said looking at the mirror “So how did you control the place you wind up in?” she asked as she looked for some form of adjustment device on the mirror. Discord snapped his fingers and the glass changed to a light orange colour “Like that. The portal uses a unique kind of portal magic” he said as yawned “Anyway I have to go” he laughed as he disappeared. Twilight turned on the mirror before stepping back to grab a saddle bag from her room but as she was gathering supplies she heard a loud crash from the kitchen “Spike are you okay?!” she yelled in alarm “Spike!” As she burst into the kitchen she saw Spike looking in shock at a strange intruder who looked as if they were making tea “Twilight!” Spike yelled in alarm “I tried to tell him to stop but he insisted!” The stranger turned round and Twilight’s jaw dropped, he had a long grey beard, his face seemed friendly but worn as if he had seen much through his life. However what really startled Twilight was that he seemed to be human but different from her friends at Canterlot high. His clothes were a dark green colour with gold attachments “Who…Who are you?” she asked numbly. “I’am but a humble tea maker” the man said as he walked over to a cupboard “Do you perchance have any jasmine or lemon-grass?” he asked in a fairly relaxed manner “I feel they’ll make the perfect cup of tea for today” Spike pointed to a cupboard "Ah thank you" as he opened the cupboard. Twilight shook her head and asked “You’re not surprised by any of this?” The man smiled at her “I have seen much on the long path of life. A talking magical horse isn't the strangest” he explained as he bowed “I go by my many names but the one I use is Iroh” Twilight returned his smile “It’s nice to meet you Iroh, my name is Twilight Sparkle and this is my assistant, Spike” she said as she pointed to herself and then to Spike but there was one question that still bugged her “How did you get here?” Iroh furrowed his brow “I was walking in Ba Sing Sae looking for a birthday present for my nephew” he explained as he poured the hot water into the mugs “Then as I was sitting against a wall, I fell backwards and wound up next to a strange mirror. It was then I could smell tea burning and came to help whoever was making the tea” he handed the mugs to Twilight and Spike who each took a polite sip “What do you think?” Twilight smiled as the warm flavours made her feel so relaxed “I think it maybe the best cup of tea, I’ve ever had” she said as she sat on the floor as the tea helped her to relax “How did you make such a lovely cup of tea?” Spike smiled content as the tea relaxed every muscle in his body “Ooo Mr Iroh that tea was lovely” Iroh however sipped the tea and shook his head “No! I could have done better but your praise honours me” he said as he sat next to them “I have always enjoyed making tea” he sipped his own tea “So pardon my curiosity but are you a Unicorn or a Pegasus? I have heard legends of horses with horns and some others with wings but never both” Spike lightly chuckled “Twilight is an Alicorn, she is the princess of friendship” he said as he took another sip of tea. Iroh looked at Twilight with a raised eyebrow “I have heard many titles and seen many foolish enough to claim titles like that one” he said as he rubbed his chin “Why have such a title?” Spike calmly explained “She earned her title” Twilight however sighed unsure where to start, it wasn't as simple to say she earned her title but she had to honest, however she decided to take a page from Rainbow’s book and keep it simple “I wouldn’t have any of this without my friends, a year and a half ago I didn't have any friends. Back then I was a unicorn” Iron smiled “Friends like that are worth more than any mere title” he said as he sipped the last of his tea “I have had many friendships throughout my life and those memories give me strength in my darkest hours” Twilight placed a hoof on Iroh’s hand “On that we can both agree” she said with a big smile “My friends have always helped me in my darkest hours” Iroh nodded “It seems you remind me of someone from my world. Someone who values their friendships” he said as he stood up and washed the cups “They earned my respect and fought for our world” As the hours passed Twilight, Iroh and Spike talked about their various adventures but the time came for Iroh to return to his world but there was a problem. “The portal has closed” Discord explained looking a bit amused “I won’t be able to open the portal to that world for thirty days” suddenly the portal surged to life and the glass changed to a black tint “The portal to another world has opened up” Twilight looked at Discord and said “What!? We have to close it then!” suddenly Discord laughed “You can’t close it?” “No, look!” Discord pointed to the frame of the mirror and Twilight saw that it was cracked “The portal will now open up in different locations for short periods! The only way to fix it is to find the portal and return it to the mirror!” Spike suddenly said “We’ll only know where the portals are when there is an intruder!” suddenly realising his lack of tact “No offence” referring to Iroh. Iroh shrugged “So where should I stay?” he asked concerned Twilight sighed “The truth is seeing a human in this world might make ponies scared…so you’ll have to stay here” she said with sad look “I'm so sorry” Iroh sighed “I understand” So the adventure began to stop the chaos caused when the portal to many dimensions and worlds broke down. Who else will the ponies meet before the world’s balance is send into chaos?