Transmission, Part 2
"Sunset?" Celestia's soft voice was like a nails against chalkboard to the fiery-haired girl, the name's bearer doing her best not to flinch at the sound. Sunset looked away from her ex-mentor, not ready to see the disappointed look the Tetrarch would undoubtedly give her.
"Sunset Shimmer." Celestia spoke once again, her voice harder this time around, a commanding undertone hidden beneath the level delivery. "I have no intent to harm any citizens of this land, and neither do my companions. Please, refrain from making threats anypony's behalf in the future." Sunset refused to look at her ex-mentor, but took a step back, her arms crossed on her chest.
"Applejack." Celestia turned to the cowgirl. "A warning regarding sudden movements was issued previously, was it not? Twilight's rash actions were met with a sufficient response. Do not let your bias cloud your judgment and conceal the truth." Applejack seemed to be at a loss for words, quietly nodding and stepping back into the crowd.
"Rainbow Dash." She turned to address the aforementioned girl. "As I previously stated, actions taken against Twilight were well within the limits of a proportional response. Your assistance is not needed at the moment, and I implore you to keep your loyalty from influencing your decisions." Rainbow Dash bit her lip, taking a step back, however reluctantly.
"Twilight Sparkle." Color drained from the girl's face as Celestia addressed her, beads of sweat rolling down her forehead from the Tetrarchs tone. "Whether or not information was concealed is of little importance right now, not when negotiations are to begin shortly. It does not give you the right to step over previously set boundaries. It would serve you well in the future, to learn how to set priorities." Twilight nodded weakly, looking at the agent holding her to let her go. He did so soon enough, after getting the green light from Alex, releasing his grasp and motioning her to return to the rest of her group.
"I apologize for my companions' rash actions, I assure they did not mean to cause harm." Celestia said, turning to look at Alex. "Shall we proceed?"
Alex remained silent for a moment, his eyes drifted from Celestia to the three girls. The alien was reasonable enough, perhaps he could push his luck. He looked at Pine, nodding at her to continue with the plan, the woman ushering the procession to move further towards CHS.
He turned to the trio of girls currently following the alien group with their eyes, clearing his throat to get their attention.
"You three are coming with me." He stated matter of factly, his authoritative tone commanding no rebuttal. Rainbow looked like she was going to argue, when Sunset spoke, her words staggering the athlete for a moment.
"Sure, lead the way." She more than noticed Rainbow's confused glare, prompting a follow-up. "The faster we get this over with, the better."
Rainbow searched for support in Applejack, but instead was left flabbergasted when the cowgirl sighed.
"I'm afraid she's right, sugarcube. Better get this done and dusted now." She replied, tilting her hat to cover her eyes from the look Dash was giving her.
The athlete had no choice but to pout silently, crossing her arms on her chest.
"Fine." She spat.
"After me." Alex led the trio to the black car he arrived in, settling into the driver seat once the girls settled into theirs. A soft click signaled the point of no return as the car doors shut, the engine roaring to life with a twist of a key.
"Seat Belts." Alex said matter of factly, reaching for his earpiece as he drove out of the school grounds, ignoring the snort from beside him. "Director Miller, this is Cawthon."
"Hearing you loud and clear Al." Daniel's voice carried over the radio, quiet enough for only Alex to hear. "I take it you're not alone?"
"Affirmative, relocating three subjects for questioning." Alex noticed Sunset giving him a dirty look out of the corner of his eye. "Requesting necessary accommodations. ETA 5 minutes."
"Jesus, are you trying to scare them to death? You're colder than dry ice!" Alex rolled his eyes as his Director chuckled weakly at his own joke, before continuing. "I'll send someone to prepare the necessary stuff, maybe throw a complimentary pizza slice or two. What do you think?" Alex looked at the rearview mirror, his eyes scanning over his passengers.
"It is up to you, sir."
"Right, right..." Daniel trailed off, his tone almost disappointed. A quiet moment passed, cut short when the Director's voice came back, anticipation and worry bleeding together in his tone. "I'll send the questions to Pine, hopefully she'll manage to clear some things up. "
Nails dug into the leather of the steering wheel as Alex's grip hardened.
"We can only hope."
Her motions were precise and calculated to a tee as she moved at the helm of the procession through the halls of Canterlot High, her posture straight and her head high. Pine Petrichor was confident in her ability to carry the task ahead of her, it wasn't her first interrogation, after all. Moreso, it wasn't her first interrogation of something inhuman either, although the regal woman following her steps was actually similar enough to a human, where one could confuse the two.
She didn't let the thought fester into something nasty.
Her eyes caught an opening into a lecture hall, her trajectory shifting as she led the group into the room. She proceeded to take the lector's seat as security personnel moved one desk directly opposite of her, a single chair accompanying it. She cleared her throat, looking up with an impassive expression to meet an equally calm Celestia looking back, a nervous wreck of a girl standing beside her.
"One of you has to leave, this is a one-on-one questioning session." She spoke cooly, gauging their reactions. Twilight immediately turned her head to look at Celestia, the latter simply nodding.
"I understand. My guards will look after Twilight while we speak." Aliens clad in gold began to move, when Pine's left hand raised into the air, her own security personnel ready to act on her word.
"We have questions regarding your companion, it is best if you wait outside for now." She started, clasping her hands together and laying them on the table in front of her.
The regal alien waived for a moment, her eyes shutting for a moment too long to consider the motion a blink.
"Very well." The girl next to her flinched at the words, concern marring her features. Celestia turned to head for the door, briefly laying her hand on the girl's shoulder and giving it a squeeze as she walked past her, her guards shutting the door behind her.
"Please state your full legal name-" Pine began, her cold and professional tone cut off by the sound of the girl's voice.
"We didn't mean to offend you, I swear! We were just worried about Sunset!" Twilight began, her voice begging and exasperated. "I've forgotten all about her after the Fall Formal, and then Princess gets this weird message from her, and then-"
"Slow down." Pine cut Twilight's tirade short, her words firm as she raised her hand for the girl to stop babbling. "Nobody's accusing you. Speak clearly and concisely, stay on topic. Have I made myself clear?" Pine said before turning once again to her notepad, keeping the girl in her peripheral vision, the latter seemingly doing some kind of self-calming exercise, her chest rising and falling in a specific rhythm.
"Crystal." Twilight finally answered, the redness gone from her face, her heartbeat steadied somewhat.
"Wonderful." Was Pine's dry response, the agent clearing her throat before continuing. "Once again: please state your full legal name, age, occupation." She watched the girl take a deep breath, before finally speaking.
"Twilight Sparkle, 18, Princess of Friendship."
A lesser person would've blinked, raised an eyebrow, perhaps. Pine Petrichor merely stopped writing for a moment, lifting her eyes from her notebook.
"Princess of Friendship?"
"Yes?" Twilight's puzzled expression coupled with the inflection of her voice conveying her confusion.
"You govern a concept?" Pine offered, returning to her notebook. "Oversee interpersonal relations over the globe? Approve them?" She wasn't condescending, just curious. Mostly.
"N-no, of course not!" Twilight fought a smile as she formulated her response. "I help govern Equestria!" Her face fell for a moment, the girl rubbing the back of her neck abashedly. "Erm, I'm learning how to help Celestia and Luna govern Equestria."
"A protégé then?" Pine offered, writing in her notepad as she received a nod in response. "Royal family, I presume?"
Twilight's face scrunched up in thought for a moment. "I guess you can say so? My sister in law rules the Crystal Empire with my brother, so I suppose I'm royalty? Besides me being a Princess, of course!" She finished sheepishly.
"Is this 'Crystal Empire' a part of Equestria? Or an independent country?" Pine inquired.
A political marriage? Sounds... antique.
"It's recognised as a sovereign nation, but they rely heavily on Equestrian aid, they were missing for a thousand years, after all."
Pine's eyebrow creased, but the woman remained stoic otherwise.
"It was isolated for so long?"
Twilight nodded, her expression growing stern as she recalled what sounded like a mix of textbook history and, later, lived experience.
"Crystal Empire was seized by a twisted unicorn over a thousands years ago, plunging it into despair and slavery. The Princess' managed to stop him, but the maniac managed to cast one last spell, sealing it away for a thousand years, vowing to have his revenge upon its return." She grew solemn for a beat, her voice quieter than moments before. "Some say this was the beginning of Princess Luna's downfall, the loss of crystal ponies driving a wedge between the two sisters."
"Princess Luna?" Pine interjected before the girl had the chance to change the topic. "As in the same Princess Luna you help govern your country?"
"Well, yes." Twilight gave a look Pine could only describe as condescending, like the head of security had just said something profoundly stupid. "Luna and Celestia are known for their longevity, as all other alicorns. I thought it was common knowledge..."
"Perhaps on the other side of the portal." Pine's dry reply forced a blush out of Twilight, the girl seemingly forgetting where she was right now. "Over here such lifespans are unheard of, myths and legends notwithstanding. Any idea how they achieved this longevity?"
"Magic, most likely." Twilight said with a shrug. "Scholars still debate the exact mechanics behind The Princess' long lives, but the general consensus is that their extensive magic reserves allow them to repair telomeres at a high rate, thus explaining their thousand year rule." The girl seemed to have receded into her teacher mode, giving Pine more than enough time to formulate a response.
Now, Pine Petrichor was no scientist, but even she understood the importance of information Twilight just shared.
If MC&D get their hands on this kind of technology, we'll have an unprecedented crisis on our plate. Immortality commercialized...
"I assume this longevity isn't a common occurrence?" Pine asked evenly, drafting a report to Director Miller. "You said extensive magic reserves are a requirement. How extensive are we talking about?" Twilight cupped her chin for a moment, calculating the absurd amount of magic required for a continuous fine-tuning of cellular structure. Finally the girl nodded to herself, coming up with an answer that she deemed acceptable.
"In layponys terms, enough to move the sun and moon, which is to say - unfathomably high for a regular pony."
Pine's heart skipped a beat at the mention of moving celestial bodies, her mind racing to decide whether or not to question the legitimacy of the information.
"Just to be clear, you are making an analogy, correct?" Her voice remained as unphased as ever, but her nerves were dangerously taut. "Your Princess' don't actually raise the sun and moon."
"No, Luna and Celestia are heralds of Night and Day respectively, keep the moon and sun spinning." Twilight raised an eyebrow as Pine's frozen frame failed to react to her words. "Is it not the same here?"
It could be nothing. Pine found herself repeating it in her head in an attempt to calm herself. Propaganda and mystification exist everywhere, regardless of world or culture. A continuously failing attempt, mind you. Even if she is being truthful, which is a big if, this side of the portal has a low magic saturation, if Director Miller's reports are to be trusted. Pine's heartbeat steady as she rationalized her situation, acutely aware that the supposedly Sun-moving Princess was currently just outside the door. She can't move the sun here. Hopefully.
"Thank you for your time, Twilight." Was Pine's polite response, one that managed to draw a surprised response from the girl sitting opposed to her. "You've answered my questions for the time, please vacate the room and tell the Princess it's her turn."
Twilight sat motionless, her mouth opening and closing as she tried to digest what Pine had just said. Finally, just when Pine was about to repeat herself, the girl finally spoke.
"Are you afraid of Princess Celestia?"
Alex wasn't happy.
His vacation was cut short, his quick in and out 'a few days at most' homecoming has been extended indefinitely, and his comfy if somewhat lonely apartment was substituted by an hotel room he had to share with his lifelong friend, which wasn't necessarily a bad thing, mind you, just a little jarring.
I get not bothering to give me a room, agents are likely a dime a dozen, but Danny's a God damn director now, are we really that stingy? Or did we spend all our budget on that pizza place?
On top of that, the alien congregation just had to arrive the week they began working on moving the damn statue. Just when things were starting to look up...
Oh, and Danny snores like a bitch.
Alex noticed the commotion in his rearview mirror, the farm girl stirring from her position in the backseat. Choosing to strike preemptively, Alex cleared his throat, emerald eyes darting to his reflection in response.
"Got something on your mind?"
"I ain't usually one to pester folks on road trips, that's Pinkie's calling, but, well, are we there yet?" She tried to appear stoic as she spoke, but Alex could see her nervous fidgeting and clenched fists. He wasn't driving for that long, mostly stalling to give people back at base enough time to prep everything he needed. And to clear his thoughts, that too.
"Aren't you glad she isn't here?" The snarky voice to his right interrupted his train of thought before he could respond to the farm girl. "We'd be kissing the nearest wall at breakneck speeds just to get her to stop yammering for a change."
Alex cursed himself as the corner of his mouth quirked up for a moment, Sunset's words eliciting a snort from the backseat, followed by a dull thud.
"Ow!" A scratchy voice cried out. "What was that for?" Alexed watched Rainbow rub at her arm, casting a glare at the stetson wearing girl next to her, one Applejack returned in kind.
"Pinkie can be a chatterbox, that's for sure, but that don't mean you have to be mean about it! Behind her back, no less!"
"Why not? I'm just saying what everyone is thinking." Sunset remarked dismissively. "You're just too polite to say it."
Alex watched mirth drain from Rainbow's expression, her fists clenching as she leaned forward in her seat, anger and concern vying on Applejack's face as she put a hand on the athlete's shoulder in an attempt to rein her in.
Before the situation could escalate any further, Alex slammed on the brakes, the car screeching to a halt before a very convenient red light. Seat belts played a key role in holding the three girls from smashing headfirst into the car's interior, their momentary confusion giving Alex precious time to speak his mind.
"You all want a fight? Do it in your spare time, I'm not exactly looking forward to fixing a broken nose or two. Now, Skittles?" Rainbow's eyes traveled to his reflection, glints of ire in her eyes as she heard the nickname. "You treat every asshole running their mouth like that, you'll end up in an alley with a knife between your ribs before thirty. Some fights just aren't worth starting." Rainbow's glare faded a little, the athlete receding back into her seat.
"This goes for you too, Hayseed." Alex continued, his eyes centering on emerald ones of Applejack's reflection. "You don't have to prove anything to random assholes, even if they're badmouthing your friends." If anything, the farm girl's glare hardened, his speech having riled her up.
"And you, Bacon Hair-" He turned to his right, fixing the girl with a hard look. "need to stop pushing away the people that care about you." Judging by her stunned expression, his words weren't what Sunset expected.
Alex turned away, fixing his eyes on the road, watching the red light turn yellow.
The car was silent the rest of the way.
Princess Celestia took a deep breath, the smell of petrichor filling her lungs as she watched the midday sun crawl through the tapestry of the sky. The movement surfaced a conflicting feeling within Celestia, the woman tempted to reach out for the star, her innate magic warning her against doing so.
It wasn't her sun after all, and besides that, this sōl already had a guardian.
It would be fruitless anyways, the saturation on this side of the portal was remarkably low, even more so than she expected. It was short of a miracle the diary even transferred Sunset's message. The Princess hid a frown under a mask of impassiveness as her thoughts turned to the reason behind this whole incursion.
Sunset... How much damage have I done? Can you ever forgive me?
Would you even want to?
Heavy clouds peeked over the horizon, spurned on by gusts of moist air, obscuring the sun. A cavalcade of noise from behind Celestia made her turn around, just in time to witness a most peculiar scene.
Gleaming Shield, seasoned captain of the royal guard, well-built stallion and a proud father, was currently flailing his arm in a desperate attempt to dislodge something small and furry from it, all the while a butter-skinned girl mounted her own offense in an attempt to help him.
She was a familiar sight, yet subtly different from what she remembered. For one, she was definitely younger than the Fluttershy she remembered, perhaps less experienced, given her rather inefficient attempts to free Celestia's captain from the furry menace.
Celestia set her eyes on the guard, intent on righting at least some wrongs, her hand flexed as she drew magic from her natural reserves, the action alien enough to force Celesta to suppress a flinch. The assailant let out a small squeak as Celestia pried it off of Gleaming, guiding it into Fluttershy's grasp.
"My gosh, Sally! What has gotten into you?" The girl's voice was barely above a whisper as she berated the dazed animal, stuffing it into a carry case. "I know you're not feeling well, but it's no excuse for assaulting anyone!" She frowned as the animal emitted a low growling sound, thrashing in its cage. "What has gotten into you..."
The classroom door opened with a creak, one of the guards all but pushing Twilight outside. Said guard seemed a little sheepish as he called for the next person to come in, the title a little off putting to him.
"Erm... Princess Celestia, please come in. Miss Petrichor waiting for you." Celestia couldn't help but cast a worried look at her perturbed student, the action not going unnoticed.
"You will be given ample time to recuperate and converse with your companions, but there are important matters to attend to right now."
Celestia nodded in response to the guard's question, silently following him into the room, offering her worried student a supportive smile on her way in. The Princess made her way through the classroom, taking a seat at the table, opposite a familiar woman donning a black suit.
The woman reached for a recording device placed on the table pushing a button and clearing her throat. "This is Pine Petrichor, Head of Security of Site 11, SCP Foundation. The date is 07.10.2016, 14:20 local time." She turned to Celestia, her look cold and calculated as she took a printed list from a folder. "We represent the United States Department of State, as well as the interests of the United States of America and her people. Any and all threats against us will be considered as made against the United States of America, and will be reacted to accordingly. " Her eyes darted towards the paper for a brief moment, before returning to Celestia. "Before we continue, state your full legal name, profession and affiliation."
"Celestia Radiantes, ruling Tetrarch of Equestria." The Princess replied evenly, her posture straight and her voice professional. Pine waited for the woman to continue, speaking her mind once a few seconds of silence had passed.
"At 13:00, local time, you and a squad of armed combatants had illegally crossed our borders, constituting an act of war." She waited for Celestia's reaction, making her point clear once more when no reaction came. "Based on your willingness to cooperate and non-threatening behavior during our preparations, we assumed there to be a misunderstanding, we hope you can clear things up before the situation escalates further."
Celestia took a deep breath, making sure to do it discreetly enough for Pine not to notice.
"We had no ill intentions when crossing the portal, I can assure you of that. The only reason I had decided to go was out of fear for the wellbeing of one of my ex students." Celestia did her best to conceal the pain swelling up in her chest. "I merely wished to visit her, is all."
"Why did you see it necessary to bring armed personnel on this 'visit'?" Pine inquired, meeting Celestia's in expressionless mask with one of her own.
"I was bound by legislation, I'm afraid. A Princess must have a squad of royal guards with her during international visits." Pine raised an eyebrow.
"You didn't think to contact government officials? Organize an official diplomatic visit?" Pine paused for a moment, the lack of response from her interrogatee prompting her to continue. "Come to think of it, what channels did your ex-student use to contact you? Our current theory suggests they was magic-based, correct?" The Foundation employee paused, this time waiting patiently for Celestia to answer.
"A one of a kind artifact was used, one I created to stay in touch with my student when government affairs separated us." Celestia sighed, composing herself. "Sunset took this artifact when she ran away, but ignored my attempts to reach out to her for years... I acted rashly when her letter arrived, that much is true, but please understand that I did so only out of fear for Sunset's wellbeing." Pine nodded cautiously, writing something in her notepad.
"Has your student gone AWOL? Is she dangerous?"
"When she first ran away?" Celestia's heart was heavy as she spoke, but these words had to be said, better to hear it from her than someone else. "She was unpredictable, cunning, and ready to do whatever was necessary to achieve her goals." She watched closely for any reaction, but was met with the same cold and professional facade. "Now? From what I gathered, she is lost and afraid, she needs guidance and, above all, companionship."
"This artifact you speak of, it wasn't the only one that ended up on our side of the portal, correct? Our sources indicate that this portal was used as a prison for highly powerful magical entities, as well as a 'dump' for unwanted artifacts, is that right?"
"It is an ancient practice, one born in times of rampant banditism and anarchy." Celestia began, her thoughts wandering down memory lane. "Equestria was being torn apart by a civil war, coupled with conflicts of interests among nobles, and an attempt at a coup by one of the rulers, the country was on the verge of collapse." Celestia blinked, returned to the present by the sound of pen scratching paper. "It was a necessary evil, banishment was a most severe sentence, eclipsed only by capital punishment."
"Why? You must have known the portal was a two-way affair, weren't you afraid of retaliation?" Pine asked with a raised eyebrow.
"This world is far less saturated with magic than our own, it shouldn't have been able to support magic-heavy artifacts or creatures. This practice fell out of fashion once the country stabilized, and has been mostly forgotten." A heavy silence descended on the classroom as Pine tapped her pen against paper, before taking a deep breath and looking straight at Celestia, her eyes reminding the Equestrian Tetrarch of the haunting cold of a windigo.
"This is what we're going to do." Pine started, the tone of her voice brooking no interruption. "Your guard will vacate US territory by tomorrow, no delays and no excuses. You will allow our researchers full access to the portal, as well as any artifact and entities they may find. Furthermore, we require a full list of entities and artifacts that passed through the portal, the sooner we get it, the better. While you may request extradition of entities and/or artifacts, we retain the right to deny said requests. All matters regarding capture, containment and experimentation are left to the Foundation, while information regarding our activities remains on a strict need to know basis. In return, we will not constitute your arrival as an act of war, and consider establishing diplomatic relations. If said relations reach a position of mutual trust, we may entertain exchange of scientific knowledge, but the nature of exchanged information will be up to Foundation officials. You will not impede testing, unless it poses a risk of declassification and/or widespread awareness of The Foundation among the populace. Finally, you will not, under any circumstances, notify anyone of the existence of The Foundation. If there is no alternative, you must consult Foundation Officials before informing anyone of our existence."
Pine leaned forwards on the table, her eyes all but burning a hole through the Sun Princess.
"Have we reached an agreement?"
"So? How did it go?" Danny couldn't hide a nervous jitter in his leg as an exhausted Pine Petrichor entered his office, followed by a similarly spent form of Alex.
"The documentation is still being finalized, our lawyers are still looking for loopholes, but Celestia all but agreed to the deal." The woman said, taking a seat at the table, lowering a sizable folder onto the desk, a thousand of small sticky notes jutting out of the pile of documentation. "Director, I've highlighted points of interest for you to inspect, as well as boxes that need your signature, the deadline is 8 AM, tomorrow."
"Thanks, Pine, what would I do without you..." Danny said with a sigh, a bead of sweat rolling down his brow at the sheer amount of paperwork he now had to sift through. For the time being, he turned to Alex, the man plopping unceremoniously into a faux-leather sofa to the right of Daniel's table. "Any news about Sunset?"
"Kid's a pain in the ass, but that's hardly newsworthy." Alex said with a scoff, before rubbing the bridge of his nose. "She didn't say anything new, and neither did her friends." His eyes drifted to the Head of Security, noticing her perturbed expression. "Got anything to say?"
"I'd recommend keeping a close eye on the girl. Celestia said she wasn't dangerous, but take her words with a grain of salt. In my opinion, she didn't want to place the blame on her ex student, regardless of how dangerous she might be." A silence fell over the room, allowing Pine to think through what she was about to say. "With that said, Celestia isn't a saint either. She's definitely trying to hide something." She noticed the raised eyebrows the two friends were giving her, rushing to explain herself. "If she wanted to, she would've dismissed the guards before coming here, but she didn't. She could've followed her student here, or at least sent someone to pick her up or check up on her, but she didn't. Finally, if she knew there was an entire world on the other side of the portal, why didn't she explore it? Or at the very least make sure high schoolers aren't able to go through as they pleased."
"Right." Daniel's eloquent reply pierced the awkward silence that filled the room, forcing a snort out of Alex. "The bulk of our personnel is arriving tomorrow, I'd say we've got our work cut out for us. You've all done well today, go get some rest, tomorrow's going to be a long day." Pine simply nodded, offering a curt thankful smile as she exited the office. Daniel's gaze drifted towards Alex, specifically, the shit eating grin plastered over his face.
"What?"
"If this 'director' position doesn't work out, you can always be a spokesman, Danny." Daniel rolled his eyes as Alex stood up from the sofa and approached his desk, opening the massive folder. Noticing his friend's confused look, Alex replied. "I know you, Danny. There's no way in hell you're finishing this by tomorrow all on your own." Dragged a chair next to Danny, plopping down and rummaging through the documents.
"Nah man, I'll be fine. Go get some rest-"
"Danny, I will not let your ass embarass us tomorrow if front of an alien Princess. I'm doing this, wether you like it or not."
Daniel's lips stretched into a genuine smile.
"Thanks, Al."
"That's what friends are for."
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ya new chapter
So happy to see this
Hm, seems like a calmer chapter with hints that something is broading up. And there is still the sequel thing—
Well, let's see how it goes, and how and if they'll contain Canterlot City with all the citizens or just focus on few personalities
If the Book is a communication device, then its simply powered by the link, as the two books are just faces of each other?
Or in recent terms, theyre a quantum wormhole?
Oh.. I forgot about Haycartes method again.
To be fair to Celestia for over a thousand years the Portal was able to self contain with it's memetic effect. Sunset's little plan combned with social media was what brought it to the attention of the foundation, and even then only the insistance of agents immune to the effect broke it's self-contained status. Every ever of the EQG Films and Specials would have been contained by the Portal's effect.
Heck the Foundation will likely build a site in Canterlot, the whole area has a memetic field over it that makes people ignore everything strange. How many SCPs could be more easily contained here? Safe Class humanoids could be allowed to live "normal" lives in Canterlot where no one blinks at thier anomaly. I wouldn't be shocked if all kids of Safe class Anomalous objects and creatures just end up in Canterlot because they draw no attention there.
Yeah Celestia either willing or have forgotten to mention both worlds are not temporal synchronized, ten years in Equestria's world is the equivalent of three years. Sunset itself probably have not catch on to the fact that she was gone from her home for ten years.
Also there is the thing that Sunset transformed because is scary that the Element of Magic transform a girl that probably just wanted become a alicorn to show up the closest thing she has of a mother figure in a monster, if paying attention Sunset was actually crying and screaming in pain during her transformation, that wishes to brainwashing the entire population of the planet.
Yes, now I won't have to kill all those innocent children now that the new chapter is out...
For now.
Exciting! Thank you for the new chapter, and new Celestia name!
His parallel in Equestria IS Mud Briar, isn't?