Author's note:

Just to get this out of the way, this has NOTHING to do with my other MLP crossover, "Justice and Friendship": it's just something I felt like doing. Also, if this story doesn't seem to be your thing, I'm not going to stop you from pressing the exit button. Just do me a favor and try not to take out your frustration on me in the comment section. Anyways, I hope you like this.

Prologue

"This is NOT a good sign," Spike, personal assistant of Twilight Sparkle, directed at his friends while in the Canterlot sculpture garden sometime after the defeat of a certain draconequus, having noticed that one of the statues was missing. "You would be correct in saying so," Princess Celestia, who'd entered with her sister, Luna, in tow declared. "It seems that due to a rare event amongst the stars, Discord was able to transfer his consciousness to another plane of existence where the Elements of Harmony had little power in, at least at that particular moment," the Equestrian guardian of the night sky declared, "The disappearance of his stone prison can only mean that he's gained enough power to exist there in the PHYSICAL sense as well as the SPIRITUAL sense."

"Please tell me that Discord isn't causing trouble in some other dimension or something," Fluttershy pleaded. "I wish she could, sugar cube," Applejack remarked. "Other dimension or not, I REFUSE to let that dreadfully repulsive troublemaker to cause mischief like he did before," Rarity declared. "I hate to be the bearer of bad news, girls," Twilight said sincerely, "but we don't have time to go to this alternate reality the same way that Discord did."

"We've been thinking about that very thing, my faithful student," Celestia said by way of reply, "and I believe we have a solution." Producing a small vile, she declared, "This magical elixir was created ages ago, just in case those who worship disorder of our world were to attempt an escape to another: I've always hoped I'd never have to use it." "So, the liquid in that bottle will take us to wherever Discord is?" Rainbow Dash inquired, to which the guardian of the day light replied with, "Not exactly: it will take you to the location of someone who will help you defeat Discord and whatever allies he may have gathered." "This is so exciting!" Pinkie Pie exclaimed, "Are you excited? Because I've never been so excited in my life! Except when I'm preparing a big party, but I mean, who can top that?"

"Don't get TOO excited, sugar cube," Applejack chided, "This world will probably a bit more dangerous then ours." "She's right, darling," Rarity agreed, "I, for one, am feeling a bit nervous about what we'll encounter in this new world." "It's okay, Rarity," Twilight declared, "I'm sure that as long as we stick together, we've got nothing to worry about." "I can think of some things to worry about," Fluttershy replied, "but it won't be Discord."

"Is it okay if I go with you girls?" Spike inquired, "I mean, you never know if you'll need to contact Princess Celestia or something." "That's actually not a bad idea," Twilight proclaimed, "We might need some advice or tools from Equestria at some point." "Very well," the Princess in question said with a nod, "I shall allow the young dragon to go along with you, but be forewarned: the level of danger is not the ONLY thing that is different in this world." "We'll be sure to keep that in mind," Twilight insured. With that, the elixir was poured onto the ground, producing a portal. "This is going to be so AWESOME!" Rainbow Dash declared as she and the others entered the dimensional doorway.

Author's note:

Okay, now to get a few things out of the way: this takes place somewhere between seasons 2 and 3 of "Friendship is Magic". However, I should probably mention that I've got a pretty good idea about how go about showing the "gameplay," most of which will be answered in the next chapter or two, so hold off on any questions on that front, at least for right now. Also, just to get this out of the way, this will NOT be a perfect play-by-play of the actual game, meaning I'm going to be leaving out some of the side missions and such. If that's going to be a problem, there's the door. Until next time, however, know that criminals aren't that hard to figure out…bonus points to anyone else who knows how the rest of this goes.