The Cold Reality Of It: Chapter 1

"Look, I really hope all this helped, but I need to get back to canning those apples." An Orange Earth Pony said. She had a yellow mane & tail, hair nets were on both. Three white freckles decorated each of her cheeks,right below her green eyes. She was head to toe in camo garb. This mare's name is Applejack, who was leaving to go back to her farm.

"Thank you, we're going to set things right." A Purple Alicorn replied. This mare had a tri-color mane consisting of a shade of pink and two different shade of purple and purple shimmering eyes. Her name was Princess Twilight Sparkle.

Applejack stopped. She sighed, and turned to Twilight, "I hope you do." She said in a crushed voice before continuing to walk.

"So, how ARE we gonna set things right?" Spike, the dragon who had been right next to Twilight, asked said mare.

"I DON'T KNOW!" She exclaimed before placing her face in her hooves, "The only thing we know is that Starlight used the map to stop the Rainboom." She added after lifting her face from her hooves.

The event she had referred to was the reason that Twilight and Spike had been separated from their own reality. A mare known as Starlight Glimmer had used the said magical map to travel through time and prevented one of the most important events that had united a group of friends known as the Mane-Six who had warded off many villains including an evil entity known as King Sombra, who was waging war against Equestria.

"And that the map is still here." Spike said with a raised eyebrow.

"Spike! That's it!" Twilight shouted with sudden hope, knocking Spike on his back from shock, "The map's connected to the Tree of Harmony! It must sense that something isn't right! That's why it's still here!"

Twilight started grinning and then levitated a scroll out of the backpack Spike had with him, "I'll just use Starlight's version of the spell and go back a little earlier and stop her before she knows we're there!"

She then levitated the scroll above the map and blasted it with some magic and then she waited for something to happen. But nothing happened...

"Uh, Twilight?" Spike asked concerned, "D-did you do it right?"

"Yes, Spike. I absolutely did. It just might need a little bit to take effect. Kinda like a cooldown." Twilight perked, still grinning happily.

They waited a little longer, "Why is nothing happening?!" Twilight started to panic. She read over the scroll again and again. Then something caught her eye, "No... Nonononono!"

"What's wrong?!" Spike was very worried now.

Twilight then showed him the scroll, pointing at a part of the the scroll. It read, "Use with caution. One time use, only. Be wary of the Butterfly effect."

"Does that mean we're stuck here?" Spike asked, now dreading the possibilities.

"I-I think so, Spike..." Twilight replied quietly, closing her eyes and sitting down, head hung down.

AN: Jed Captain here, I just knew I had to write this. This is a story as a what-if the spell didn't work after the first time. OCs will be accepted.