"You'll do fine," I told Pepper and Fluttershy quietly, "You have all the alicorns with you. Princess Luna will help you."
Spicy Pepper swallowed visible before she nodded, "I-I know," she said, "We'll be fine," she said and glanced at Fluttershy.
Fluttershy nodded firmly before surprising me by taking a step forward to hug me.
I hugged back, "Remember, you're not alone," I told her quietly, "trust your friends."
Fluttershy nodded and stepped back, "B-be careful," she said and then rushed over to Midnight and the rest of the group around her.
Everypony was gathered in the throne room around the map table.
It was time.
"You too," I then told Spicy Pepper quietly, "There will be ponies that will react with fear. Use Celestia."
Pepper glanced away.
"Trust me on this," I said and moved to catch her eyes, "She's a genius on this. I know you don't like her, and I'm not asking you to, but I need you to rise over that or you won't get anywhere."
Spicy Pepper met my eyes before she nodded, "...I'll try."
I smiled, "Keep your ears about you, Pepper. It will be tough, but worth it."
Then I looked over to where Midnight was hugging her parents before turning back to her, "I need to go now. Be well, Spicy Pepper."
"Safe travels, your majesty," she said and bowed to me.
I bowed back before turning away and walking over to stand next to the bags. Talon hugged Night Light firmly and then let go and walking up to me,
"Ready?" he asked, his voice slightly unsteady.
I touched his shoulder with my hoof, "Ready," I said, "You sure of this?"
Talon closed his eyes and then nodded firmly.
He didn't look certain, but there really wasn't a good choice here. Whichever they chose, it sucked.
Midnight shared a hug with Princess Clestia before she stepped back and turned to walk over to Talon and me, "Let's get ready," she said quietly before she looked out over the group, "We're going to get ready. Everypony not going need to leave the room."
One by one the ponies left. Her parents were the last ones out, Twilight Velvet walking close to her husband and while the angle hid it from Midnight, I saw her start to cry as they left the room.
They were almost the last ones out, Starlight Glimmer remained for a second, looking at Midnight.
Midnight approached her and they talked quietly, too quietly for my ears even before they shared a hug.
Starlight stepped back and looked at Midnight, "You're sure?"
"I'm sure," Midnight said, "And I talked with Celestia."
"...What did she say?" Starlight asked nervously.
"A job and the ring off in a year if you prove you can be trusted," Midnight told her with a small smile, "I recommend doing it."
Starlight nodded, "I will," and gave her another hug, "Thank you."
Midnight hugged back, "Now you best leave or you'll end up coming along."
Nodding, Starlight let go and left, closing the door behind her.
"Just a few minutes, everypony onto the table," Midnight said and floated the bags onto it.
I jumped onto the table, careful not to step on the town as I turned to look at Talon and Midnight, "It's not too lat-"
"Shut up, Page," Midnight said firmly and jumped onto the table next to me before her expression softened, "I know what you mean and that you mean well. But we already made our choice, we're going home."
Talon nodded and climbed up next to her, "That's right."
I sighed softly and took half a step back, "I just want you to be sure," I said quietly.
Midnight stepped over a small town and gave me a hug, "I know. Thank you," she said before stepping back and floated a scroll out, "Everypony take hold of each other and hang on."
Taking a deep breath, I slipped one of Talon's bags onto my back and moved up next to Midnight, putting Talon between us as I wrapped a wing across her back, hers going across mine in turn, "Uhm... mind trying for a bit softer landing than last time?" I asked a bit warily, "Is it too late to ask for a helmet?"
"It absolutely is," Midnight said, her eyes starting to glow, magic flowing along her horn and across the scroll as power echoed through her voice.
The world seemed to shake and a blue glow appeared above us, exploding into a wide portal and wind started to flow.
Oh buck, here we go again!
My hooved left the ground and everything turned into colors, spinning and whirling before something green appeared and I smack-
Darkness.
Here we go again, indeed. Also who is this "Princess Clestia"?
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We the readers can have ideas about why a portal is or isn't possible, but if it is never addressed in the story that's still a plothole. As far as this story is concerned, the possibility of a portal is equally possible and impossible until that plothole is filled. Our knowledge as readers doesn't have any effect as we aren't part of the story.
Nuuuuuuuu the cliffhangers are killing me! Good chapter though ;p
great chapter
Lol 2 for 2 with the fantastic landings
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it was brought up, they mention that there is some kind of degradation of their bodies/souls/magic from going through the portals and that meant they wouldn't be able to keep going back and forth.
I forget what chapter, but I believe it was when they first brought up how they were going to be able to send Page back.
Poor Page, always gets knocked out. Here have a aspirin for the headache.
blue wouldn't smack you unconscious, blue is cool like that. green though, what a bastard
Well wonders what would happen if Midnight and Twilight on both sides attempt to open a new portal to each other at the same time logically they are both able to figure it out
Well that's not good
Sooo... Good he has a thick head... Did they hit a Tree or a angry Cuddlebug?
Discord: "Could you stand over there?"
Amber: "Like this?"
Discord: "Can you put out your hooves as if you impact somecreate after a punch."
Amber: "Like this?"
Discord: "Perfect, now brace for impact"
Amber: "Wait what?!"
*Page smacks right into Amber's hoove*
Discord: "Bingo! That what he get for worrying Fluttershy ~♤"
Nice
such a cliffhanger
Will the ponies and dragon end up where they were heading or did they make a quick stop to Oz on their way back? Stay tuned to find out in the next chapter!
...PORTAL APPEARS FROM A HIGH CEILING AND PROMPTLY DROPS EVERYONE DOWN...
Page&Midnight&Talon: Ahhhh--
*extremely soft thud*
Talon: Hmm..That was a much better landing than I thought was possible..
Midnight: A little TOO soft. What are we standing on!? Its too dark to see!
Page: Wait...oh no! Midnight? I have good news and bad news. Good news is we are DEFINITELY back in our universe.
Midnight: But what's the bad news?
Page: We are in the Temple of the Sisters in Griffin Country. We are standing on a body pillow pile!
*dozens of griffin eyes glow out of the darkness*
Griffins: At long last! Our loyalties are finally being rewarded. The alicorns are joining us...WELCOME TO THE HERD!
Page&Midnight&Talon: AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!
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This was priceless. I pay a like anyway.
I hope they made it the mutli verse is a huge place and finding one part is hard.
Thanks for chapter!
Have a good day!
Cliff hanger! Let the speculations begin!
Three two one we are go for cliffhanger great chapter
Oooh, a cliffhanger! Just wanted to say I love your stories and thank you for writing them.
Aw, I was super curious to find out whi 'canon' Glimglam decided to stop her time looping after Midnight vanished. I guess we'll never know for sure.
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the spell probably broke when page shredded the original spell. if I remember back the only reason why she was always there was because she made the spell do it everytime twilight used it, to prevent twilight from stopping her plan but who knows what happens if the spell was destroyed mid channel.
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My working theory was that Glimmer kept looping without Midnjght. The first time shs thought she won, realized that oh shit no elements means [insert villain here] wins, let me try again, and eventually realizes that ANY future she makes without the mane 6 getting thier cutie marks ends in disaster.
And oh buck, Midnight got lost somewhere in the shuffle, and Glimmer's magic is probably all over the castle now. Better come clean instead of being hunted down...
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ya something like that, she kept going until she realized midnight wasn't there anymore, maybe thought she won, maybe thought she ended up killing her, eventually gave up on her own only to realize she did do something horrible to midnight and spike, I can imagine she's only alive because she was the only one who survived the spell otherwise even canon celestia would have obliterated her
RD "Vampony!" *punch*
Page "Not again!"
Twilight "Rainbow, this has to stop."
RD "That's what he gets for worrying us."
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Meanwhile, during the Events of 1000yrs Ago mentioned during Season 7, Episode 16, Campfire Tales:
Funny thing about that story.... This wasn't The End of it....
Hiver: "Whuthphu...? AGAIN!!!??"
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🎵The spell began to switch, Prince Page, to pitch, He landed on the Wicked Witch in the middle of a ditch.....🎵
So ends a dilemma of self determination versus duty, for better or for worse. Poor Twilight Velvet.
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Truly, a landing worthy of a certain fellow from the St Mary's Institute of Historical Research.
A few grammar jackboots again today:
and walked up to me.
Now you'd best leave
My hooves left the ground and everything turned into colours, spinning and whirling before something green appeared and I smack-
You know, I kept thinking for a while now that Page would push the other two out of the portal the moment it was open.
At least that's what I hoped for.
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Not sure if that is possible, since it seems the portal just sucks in whatever is near it. Hence why everyone else had to leave the room before it was cast.
OK another compelling story, I am angry with my self for not rereading all of them agen so don't tell me what happens after chapter 50 going to start reading from book 1.
A real “my people need me” moment