Twilight Sparkle nodded, collecting bits of information to be placed on her shelves.

"Spike!" She called.

The stocky dragon raced forward, saluting her.

"Yes, Twilight?" He asked.

Twilight smiled at his gusto, "yes, I want you to put these in th-Whoaa!"

A gigantic seismic quake threw Twilight across the room, the shelves spilled their books, adding to Twilight's frustration. She groaned as she got up, aching from the toss. She walked out and immediately was thrown back by Pinkie Pie.

"Twilight! Come on, we gotta go!" Pinkie yelled.

Twilight tried to uncross her eyes, "what?"

Pinkie's voice sounded so slurred it was hard to hear what she was trying to say.

"There was a big BOOM over on the Everfree forest peak! Me and Dashie found it and it was a HUGEHUGEHUGE spaceship! You gotta check it out!" Pinkie yelled furiously.

"Let's go." Twilight said.

By time they arrived, every pony else was there, Applejack, Rainbow Dash, Fluttershy, and Rarity. The space capsule emitted white smoke as it opened. Twilight put a protective magical barrier around them, shielding them just in case.

Out came a young colt. He had cyan colored fur, alike to Rainbow Dash. His longer scruffy dark blue mane hung disheveled over his head. He was wearing aviators goggles along with a dark cotton-fur coat. His short tail flicked side to side, and Twilight could see faded streaks of color on it. Twilight edged closer.

"What's your name, and why are you here?" She asked, snarling.

The colt nodded, "my name is Firefly, and I am here to warn all of you." He said.

"What time is this again? Twilight, I'm afraid you never got the time right when you made this contraption." He said.

Twilight shuddered, "how do you know my name?" She asked, daring to come closer.

"Answer my question first."

"No"

"Please?"

"Why is it so important?" Twilight asked.

"Because it determines the fate of Equestria." He replied. His face was steely calm.

Twilight nearly passed out. The fate of Equestria? What in Celestia's name was this pony talking about?

"Yeah? Well you better size up soon, or I'm gonna send you right back where you came from!" Rainbow Dash growled, moving forward.

"Rainbow Dash, step down. Either he is a great liar, or he actually believes what he is saying." Twilight said sternly.

Rainbow Dash stepped back, still growing. The wind ruffled Twilight's mane, and the young colt's eyes bore into Rainbow Dash. He eventually spoke up.

"Twilight, I need to talk to you. Alone." He said, still looking at Rainbow Dash.

Twilight nodded. She didn't know what possessed her to have such faith in the colt, especially since they'd just met, but she did. They moved into the Everfree forest, out of earshot, but not sight of the others. Firefly let out a long breath he must've been holding in.

"Ah, Twilight. It's so nice to see you again. I'm sorry the circumstances were a bit... Odd." He smiled warmly, gesturing for Twilight to sit.

"Now, tell me what is going on here." Twilight said, forcing her voice to be steely calm.

"Okay, that sounds like a good place to start." He began. "I'm not from here, or more specifically, this time. I'm actually from five years in the future, when the last of the Pony Race became extinct." He stated, searching Twilight's eyes for any sign of belief.

"Hold it. Extinct?" Twilight asked quizzically.

"Yes, I'm afraid. We were among the last survivors. I had been on a long hike, getting supplies for us, the last survivors. That meant you, me, and some other ponies. Most of them were young children and mothers, the children protected camp, which was in a secluded part of Ponyville. If I remember correctly, it was actually Fluttershy's cottage. You had become very secluded, working on something that even I wasn't allowed to see. By then, all the other elements had gone. My mother was killed by one of the head griffon leaders, Gilda was it? Fluttershy and Rarity never returned from a trip to get some food, Applejack died in warfare, and Pinkie Pie was being held as prisoner by the Griffon forces." He said, clearly and concisely.

"Wait, what about Rainbow Dash?" Twilight asked.

She shouldn't have even been listening, but something about this young colt, his eyes when he spoke, as if he was reliving those exact moments, made her believe him.

"Rainbow Dash was my mother." He said, eyes low. "Listen Twilight, you can't tell my mom in any possible circumstance. It might make her avoid dad and make me disappear."

Twilight didn't want to intrude in his personal life, but curiosity clawed at her like a knife.

"Who is your father?" She asked cautiously.

Firefly nodded softly, "my father was Soarin. Former member of the Wonderbolts." He replied.

Twilight nodded, "anything else I should know?" She asked.

"Yes. If today is the day I fear it is, August 23rd, then we only have four days to prepare." He said darkly.

Twilight felt like a hole opened up in her stomach, "four days?!" She asked.

"Yes." He only said.

Something fell out of his front pocket, a little slip of paper, wrapped around a card. Twilight picked it up, and when he made no sign of trying to take it back, she opened it up. It was a note, tidily wrapped around an identity card and picture. She stared at the picture, a young colt standing on top of his mother's head, his father looking at him with affection. The colt shared his mother's cyan pelt, along with his father's dark blue mane. His amber eyes looked a bit like Dash's.

The identity card had some simple information on it, his name, age, and gender, along with his rank. He had been a Leader at the time, and he had a different name. It read;

NAME-Dragonfly

AGE-14

GENDER-Colt

RANK-PEGASUS LEADER

The note was the last bit of information. It was in Twilight's own neat handwriting, neat and curly. It read;

Dear Myself,

If you got this letter then that means Dragonfly has made it and possibly saved the Pony Race. On August 27th, the war began. Griffons flew from the sky, terrorizing any hope of living most of us had. I have sent Rainbow Dash's son, Dragonfly, to aid you. I fear my time is limited, so I will make things simple. The biggest vantage point in the war for the griffons was their first attack. With us being out numbered, and unprepared they easily took most of our ground. Send fast messengers to each of the major battleground states; Manehatten, Baltimare, Canterlot, Cloudsdale, and of course the princesses. But beware, alert the griffons that you are prepared and you will almost certainly lose this war. I must leave now, do well, Twilight Sparkle, the fate of Equestria rides on your decisions.

Sincerely,

Twilight Sparkle

Very short chapter. But guess what? You get to make an OC so that makes it all better. (not really) your OC will only make a few appearances, so don't get all detailed. Just tell me their name, cutie mark, and basic personality. Oh yeah, they'll be appearing as Dragonfly's trainer. If no one sends in anything, I'll just make a default. K, bye! (And be sure to check out my other story!)

PS. To avoid confusion I would like to say that the character, Drogonfly/Firefly, will be called Firefly throughout most of this story as this is his cover name. His actual name is Dragonfly.