Honestly, What Did We Expect?
Twilight Uses Science Instead of Magic To Blow Stuff Up
By iAmSiNnEr
Twilight blearily opened her eyes and yawned, before sneezing. Her eyes drifted over to the doorway, where a cloaked figure was making her exit. A glint caught her eye.
“My crown!” Twilight shouted. “She’s got my crown!”
“Ugh!” The cloaked figure groaned, before making a run for it.
“Stop, you!” Twilight yelled, galloping after the cloaked figure as her horn lit up in an array of explosive runes. “I will blow you up!”
“Twilight, what’s happening?” Cadence blearily peeked out of her door, before the cloaked figure slammed into her and sent her tumbling. In the process, the cloaked figure stumbled and fell, the crown falling onto the ground along with the cloak falling off the mare.
An orange unicorn mare was revealed, streaks of auburn in her mane. “Sorry it had to be this way, Princess,” the mare said, before she and the crown disappeared in a flash of magic, only to reappear on the other side of the corridor. She kicked open a door, before rushing inside. Twilight promptly teleported after her, the runes on her horn spinning, ready to activate.
Inside the door, there was a mirror. The unicorn looked at Twilight and smiled, before throwing the crown inside. Immediately after, she jumped into the portal. Twilight growled. “Dammit…”
“Sunset Shimmer. A former student of mine. She began her studies with me not long before Twilight,” Celestia paced the room, a worried look on her face. “But when she did not get what she wanted as quickly as she liked, she turned cruel and dishonest. I tried to help her, but she eventually decided to abandon her studies and pursue her own path. One that has sadly led to her stealing your crown.”
“She replaced Twilight's with this one.” Spike held up the fake crown.
“I suppose Sunset Shimmer thought you wouldn't notice right away that this was not yours,” Celestia mused. “And by the time you did, it would be too late to go after your crown and Element of Harmony- where did Twilight go?”
“Looks like she went to that room where the mirror is, Sister,” Luna smiled grimly. “I fear more for your student than she at this point. Remember what she did to Tirek?”
“...yes. Spike, please go after her and make sure she doesn’t do anything foolish.”
“Yes, Princess!” Spike saluted, before rushing after Twilight.
Twilight groaned, her head spinning from the array of colors that had assaulted her as she went through the portal. “Ugh…”
“Uh, Twilight?” Spike looked up at Twilight.
“Spike?” Twilight asked, her head still spinning. “You weren’t supposed to come after me...wait, are you a dog?”
“Yeah, I...think so?” Spike looked at himself, his tail wagging uncontrollably. “But I have no idea what you are!”
Twilight looked at herself, before promptly collapsing on the ground laughing. “What in Equestria-” she choked. “Nevermind.” She recomposed herself. “Oh, jeez, this feels weird.”
“You also don’t have a horn or wings,” Spike pointed out.
“Well, that’s interesting,” Twilight peered at the building next to them. “Wait, is that Rarity in the window?”
“I don’t think that’s her,” Spike said. “She didn’t come through with us.”
“So we have our counterparts in this world,” Twilight mused. “If I don’t have magic...I have an idea.”
“What is it?” Spike yapped. “I’m all ears!”
“We need to find this world’s Pinkie,” Twilight grinned. “She probably has explosives I can use.”
“That’s a good idea- wait, WHAT?”
“You know that’s how I problem solve, Spike,” Twilight smirked. “If I can’t use my spells to do so, I’m looking for the one source of magic I know is constant in every world. Pinkie Pie.”
“But Princess Celestia said-”
“We’re in another world, Spike,” Twilight rolled her eyes. “What she doesn’t know won’t hurt her. Let’s make a deal. I’ll make you the hero again.”
“...”
“Did Celestia say anything else?” Twilight looked at Spike. “I skipped the lecture.”
“Well, Princess Luna said that we have three days before the portal closes. After that, we’re trapped for thirty moons.”
“Wait, WHAT?!”
“You're from an alternate world and you're a pony princess there and the crown actually has a magical element embedded in it that helps power up other magical elements, and without it, they don't work anymore, and you need them to help protect your magical world, and if you don't get the crown tonight, you'll be stuck in this world and you won't be able to get back for, like, a really, really long time!” Pinkie Pie exclaimed.
“...” Spike facepawed.
“Honestly, what were we expecting?” Twilight grinned. “Classic Pinkie. I need your help, by the way. Do you have any way to procure explosives?”
Pinkie Pie smiled widely. “I thought nobody would ask. Let’s go to my lab.”
“You have a lab?” Rainbow questioned.
“Let’s not question Pinkie, darling,” Rarity ushered her aside.
Twilight looked at the table full of bubbling liquids and gadgets strewn all over the room.
“Will this do?” Pinkie beamed.
“Oh, this will do just fine,” Twilight grinned.
“Twilight, you sure you know how to use these things?” Spike looked nervously at the equipment.
“Look,” Twilight smirked. “I was Princess Celestia’s personal student for years, Spike. I know the Periodic Table and the chemicals. I know what to use.”
“...now I’m concerned,” Spike said.
Twilight rolled her eyes. “Oh, don’t worry. All I need is Group One Metals. They react with water violently. I can use that to blow whatever I need up. Pinkie, do you know where to get Rubidium?”
“I’ve got something better,” Pinkie’s grin widened. “I have Francium.”
“...now I’m concerned,” Twilight looked at Pinkie. Pinkie’s grin only widened further.
“I win, and you lose,” Sunset laughed evilly, looking down on Twilight. “I have the crown now, and I have ultimate power!”
Twilight smiled. “You should probably get a raincheck on that.”
“What do you mean?” The demon that was Sunset demanded.
“Well, uh,” Twilight whistled nonchalantly. “I have a weapon with me here that is greater than the crown. You’ll never defeat me without it!”
“Give me that weapon!” Sunset took the bait.
“Here you go!” Twilight cheerfully took a vial out of her pocket filled with oil and something metallic at the bottom. She yeeted it up towards Sunset, aiming it at the crown. The vial broke against the crown, exposing the metal to the moisture in the air.
Needless to say, the demon that was Sunset exploded.
“...” Twilight examined the ground, looking at the pieces that were all that remained of the crown. “Spike, we have a problem.”
“I told you we should have gone another route,” Spike grumbled.
“Let’s not tell anyone about this,” Twilight said.
“What about the Element of Magic?” Spike protested.
“I’ll call in a favor from Discord. We’ll steal one from another universe,” Twilight thought out loud.
“Really, Twilight?” Spike groaned. “Another adventure?” Suddenly, they could hear police sirens.
“We should probably skedaddle before the police here arrest me for illegal possession of Cesium.”
“We should, yes.”
“THANKS FOR YOUR HOSPITALITY! DON’T WORRY, I’M NOT A TERRORIST. I’LL SEE YOU AGAIN, GIRLS!” Twilight yelled at the alternate world’s version of her friends. She jumped into the portal, and Spike quickly followed her.
The cops pulled up. “Now, who was the one who had the Cesium?”
Snips and Snails looked at each other, before pointing at the crumpled body of Sunset, who had reverted back to her normal form.
“...another alternate universe?” Discord raised his eyebrow.
“Discord, you owe me,” Twilight sighed. “Come on, please?”
“Fine. But we’re going on a trip afterward to blow up a hydra.”
“Deal.”